From the Technische Universität München press release via EurekAlert!: New findings clarify where and how the brain’s “slow waves” originate. These rhythmic signal pulses, which sweep through the brain during deep sleep at the rate…
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via AlphaGalileo: If you are negotiating with someone who has more power than you it is a good idea to avoid face-to-face meetings. That is the conclusion…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Mutations found in individuals with autism block the action of molecules made by the brain that act on the same receptors that marijuana’s active chemical acts on,…
From the USC Health Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: The company you keep in junior high school may have more influence on your smoking behavior than your high school friends, according to newly published research…
From the University of Missouri press release: In December of last year the New York Post published images of a man about to be killed by a train while several bystanders did little to help…
From the McGill University press release via EurekAlert!: A new study reveals what happens in our brain when we decide to purchase a piece of music when we hear it for the first time. The…
From the University of Adelaide press release via HealthCanal: University of Adelaide researchers are studying the reliability of eyewitness identification testimony in criminal cases in the hopes of improving evidence from witnesses and leading to…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Slow oscillations in brain activity, which occur during so-called slow-wave sleep, are critical for retaining memories. Researchers reporting online April 11 in the Cell Press journal Neuron…
From the Dartmouth College press release via EurekAlert!: There is no single sexy chin. That’s the conclusion of a new Dartmouth College global study of male and female preferences for facial characteristics of the opposite…
From the Taylor & Francis press release via AlphaGalileo: Sure, many young adults are ecstatic at that first taste of freedom that comes with “going away to college.” But for some, the intense transition can…