From the Brigham Young University press release: As many YouTube videos show, striking the top of a liquid-filled bottle can shatter the bottom. Now researchers are hoping to use new knowledge of that party trick…
From the Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine press release: Cocaine-addicted individuals say they find the drug much less enjoyable after years of use, but they have great difficulty quitting. A new brain…
From the Columbia University Medical Center press release: New research from the Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) identifies a potential biomarker that predicts atypical development in 1- to 2-month-old infants…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Neural activity associated with defensive responses in humans shifts between two brain regions depending on the proximity of a threat, suggests neuroimaging data from two independent samples of…
From the Florida State University press release: Every time you walk out of a building, you immediately see where you’re at and then step toward a destination. Whether you turn left, right or go straight…
From the Frontiers press release: Researchers have studied the brain activity of young binge-drinking college students in Spain, and found distinctive changes in brain activity, which may indicate delayed brain development and be an early…
From the University of Luxembourg press release: People can intuitively recognise small numbers up to four; however, when calculating they depend on the assistance of language. In this respect, the fascinating research question ensues: how…
From the University of Chicago Medical Center press release: More than 2 billion people — nearly one out of every three humans on earth, including about 60 million people in the United States — have a…
From the Dartmouth College press release: When it comes to the concept of fairness, teenagers’ ability to consider the intentions of others appears to be linked to structural changes underway in the brain, according to…
From the American Association for the Advancement of Science press release: Scientists have identified a subgroup of neurons in mice that drive a critical instinct – thirst. Activity of the neurons decreased as the mice…