From the UC Santa Barbara press release via MedicalXpress: UC Santa Barbara has reported an important discovery in the interdisciplinary study of split-brain research. The findings uncover dynamic changes in brain coordination patterns between left…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release via ScienceDaily: We humans organize ourselves in myriad kinds of social groups, from scout troops and sports teams to networks of friends, colleagues, or classmates. But how…
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release via MedicalXpress: Investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have identified for the first time a pattern of brain activity that appears to…
From the JAMA and Archives Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Eating meals and other foods from fast-food and full-service restaurants appears to be associated with increased caloric intake for children and adolescents, as well as…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: New findings led by Dr. Michael Lombardo, Prof. Simon Baron-Cohen and colleagues at the University of Cambridge indicate that testosterone levels early in fetal development influence later sensitivity…
From the University of Stavanger press release via HealthCanal: Problems caused by bullying do not necessarily cease when the abuse stops. Recent research at the University of Stavanger (UiS) and Bergen’s Center for Crisis Psychology…
From the Weizmann Institute of Science press release: Rats use a sense that humans don’t: whisking. They move their facial whiskers back and forth about eight times a second to locate objects in their environment.…
From the Duke University Medical Center press release via ScienceDaily: Recent combat veterans who are diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder have significantly smaller volume in an area of the brain critical for regulating fear…
From the UC Davis Health System press release via EurekAlert!: UC Davis researchers have found that for children with the genetic disorder known as chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, anxiety — but not intelligence — is…
From the University of Notre Dame press release by Shannon Chapla via ScienceDaily: Sexual harassment is devastating in and of itself for its victims, but new research shows there can be an even more insidious…