Category: Neuroscience

When babies awake: New study shows surprise regarding important hormone level

From the University of Georgia press release by Philip Williams: Cortisol may be the Swiss Army knife of hormones in the human body-just when scientists think they understand what it… Read more »

New research distinguishes roles of conscious and subconscious awareness

From the Hebrew University of Jerusalem press release, via EurekAlert!: What distinguishes information processing with conscious awareness from processing occurring without awareness? And, is there any role for conscious awareness… Read more »

Study links dyslexia to difficulties perceiving rhythmic patterns in music, suggests early musical games may help

From the Elsevier press release: Children with dyslexia often find it difficult to count the number of syllables in spoken words or to determine whether words rhyme. These subtle difficulties… Read more »