Your hands may reveal the struggle to maintain self-control
From the Ohio State University press release: It takes just a few seconds to choose a cookie over an apple and wreck your diet for the day. But what is happening during those few seconds…
Controlling memory by triggering specific brain waves during sleep
From the Institute for Basic Science press release: Have you ever tried to recall something just before going to sleep and then wake up with the memory fresh in your mind? While we absorb so much…
Study identifies gene that could play key role in depression
From the University of Maryland School of Medicine press release: Globally, depression affects more than 300 million people annually. Nearly 800,000 die from suicide every year — it is the second-leading cause of death among people…
How plants grow like human brains
From the Salk Institute press release: Plants and brains are more alike than you might think: Salk scientists discovered that the mathematical rules governing how plants grow are similar to how brain cells sprout connections.…
Finding what’s right with children who grow up in high-stress environments
From the University of Utah press release: A new research article proposes that more attention be given to what’s right with children who grow up in high-stress environments so their unique strengths and abilities can be…
Learning with music can change brain structure
From the University of Edinburgh press release: Using musical cues to learn a physical task significantly develops an important part of the brain, according to a new study. People who practiced a basic movement task to…
Sleep problems may be early sign of Alzheimer’s
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: Poor sleep may be a sign that people who are otherwise healthy may be more at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life than people who do…
Study looks at manifestations of jealousy at online infidelity
From the Springer press release: When men and women find social media messages indicating that their partner has been cheating on them, they show the same type of jealousy behaviour as finding offline evidence that…
No link seen between traumatic brain injury and cognitive decline
From the Boston University Medical Center press release: Although much research has examined traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a possible risk factor for later life dementia from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), little is…
Study identifies four categories of Facebook users
From the Brigham Young University press release: On an average day, 1.28 billion people check it. Monthly? Nearly 2 billion. And according to one recent estimate, the average Facebook user spends 35 minutes a day on…