From the Association for Psychological Science press release: You’re driving from work to pick up your kids at school. The drive is familiar; you’ve done it almost every day for years. But how do you…
From the University of Chicago Medical Center press release: Hundreds of times during a baseball game, the home plate umpire must instantaneously categorize a fast-moving pitch as a ball or a strike. In new research…
From the University of York press release: Scientists at the University of York have made a significant step forward in isolating the cause of Parkinson’s disease in younger adults. Research by a team in the…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: Virtual reality-enhanced exercise, or “exergames,” combining physical exercise with computer-simulated environments and interactive videogame features, can yield a greater cognitive benefit for older adults than traditional exercise alone,…
From the ESRC (UK) press release: Preparing to act in a particular way can improve the way we process information, and this has potential implications for those with learning disabilities. Researchers funded by the Economic…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: Using a sling or cast after injuring an arm may cause your brain to shift quickly to adjust, according to a study published in the…
From the University of Pittsburgh press release via EurekAlert!: Teenagers are more susceptible to developing disorders like addiction and depression, according to a paper published by Pitt researchers Jan. 16 in the Proceedings of the…
From the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) press release: Drinking alcohol leads to the release of endorphins in areas of the brain that produce feelings of pleasure and reward, according to a study led…
From the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) press release via ScienceDaily: A new technology developed by neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) transforms the way highly detailed anatomical images can be made of whole…
From the Medical University of Vienna press release via AlphaGalileo: A team of researchers at the MedUni Vienna’s Department of Neurophysiology (Centre for Brain Research) has discovered a previously unknown effect of opioids: the study,…