From the University of Gothenburg press release via EurekAlert!: Individuals who drink excessively or are alcohol dependent (AD) have reduced central serotonergic neurotransmission, which can have an impact on planning, judgment, self-control, and emotional regulation.…
From the Brown University press release via ScienceDaily: It’s no secret that fear is a mechanism often used in political campaigns to steer public opinion on hot-button issues like immigration and war. But not everyone…
From the University of Notre Dame press release via EurekAlert!: We’ve heard the clichés: “It was love at first sight,” “It’s inner beauty that truly matters,” and “Opposites attract.” But what’s really at work in…
From the University of Missouri press release via HealthCanal: Researchers long have evaluated the roles parents play in children’s development. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that mothers’ directiveness, the extent to…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Reading text on digital devices like tablet computers requires less effort from older adults than reading on paper, according to research published February 6 in…
From the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine press release via Newswise: Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say overexpression of a protein called alpha-synuclein appears to disrupt…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Differences in the physical connections of the brain are at the root of what make people think and behave differently from one another. Researchers reporting in the…
From the UCLA press release by Rachel Champeau via ScienceDaily: A team of academic researchers has pinpointed how vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acids may enhance the immune system’s ability to clear the brain of…
From the Yale University press release by Karen N. Peart via ScienceDaily: Researchers at Yale School of Medicine are able to detect deficits in social attention in infants as young as six months of age…
From the Medical University of Vienna press release via AlphaGalileo: Fear is a protective function against possible dangers that is designed to save our lives. Where there are problems with this fear mechanism, its positive…