From the University of South Australia press release via MedicalXpress: The brain’s perception of space can determine whether a part of a body which occupies that space is either healthy or “neglected”. Lorimer Moseley, Chair in…
From the University of Notre Dame press release by Susan Guibert via MedicalXpress: Witnessing a car wreck or encountering a poisonous snake are scenes that become etched in our memories. But how do we process…
From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: Previous research has found that individuals who become more energized, talkative, and/or social when they drink – versus sedated or sleepy – are more likely to drink heavier.…
From the Case Western Reserve University press release via ScienceDaily: The initial excitement of hearing a new song fades as it’s replayed to death. That’s because the brain naturally functions as a kind of ticking…
From the BioMed Central press release via HealthCanal: Older people often worry about dementia and while some risks are known, for example alcoholism or stroke, the effects of illness are less clear. New research published…
From the Mayo Clinic press release: It appears that long, arduous hours in the hospital are causing more than stress and fatigue among doctors-in-training — they’re crashing, or nearly crashing, their cars after work, according…
From the University of Chicago press release by Matt Wood via ScienceDaily: When you walk into a darkened room, your first instinct is to feel around for a light switch. You slide your hand along…
From the UC Davis press release via ScienceDaily: Memories are made of this, the song says. Now neuroscientists have for the first time shown individual mouse brain cells being switched on during learning and later…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers are more likely to make emotional instead of objective assessments when the outcomes are closer to the present time than when they are…
From the American Psychological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Paying it forward – a popular expression for extending generosity to others after someone has been generous to you – is a heartwarming concept, but it…