From the Brown University press release: Neurosurgeons hoping to find ways to accelerate re-learning after a stroke or brain injury are trying to tease out the circuitry that governs learning…. Read more »
From the British Medical Journal press release: The brain’s capacity for memory, reasoning and comprehension skills (cognitive function) can start to deteriorate from age 45, finds research published on bmj.com… Read more »
From the CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) press release: In a new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), people with schizophrenia showed greater brain… Read more »
From the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT press release via Newswise: When you experience a new event, your brain encodes a memory of it by altering the connections… Read more »
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: Objects that resemble faces are everywhere. Whether it’s New Hampshire’s erstwhile granite “Old Man of the Mountain,” or Jesus’ face on a… Read more »
From the Max Planck Institute via Medical Xpress: Learning a new language usually requires written and spoken instructions but a new study shows that the use of word-specific gestures may… Read more »
From the Duke University press release: Oxytocin, the “love hormone” that builds mother-baby bonds and may help us feel more connected toward one another, can also make surly monkeys treat… Read more »
From the University of Colorado Boulder press release: A new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder could be a wake-up call for parents of toddlers: Daytime naps for… Read more »
From the Lund University press release: Physician Oskar Hansson and his research group are studying biomarkers – substances present in spinal fluid and linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The group has… Read more »
From the Dartmouth University press release: The left brain/right brain dichotomy has been prominent on the pop psychology scene since Nobel Laureate Roger Sperry broached the subject in the 1960s…. Read more »
