From the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg press release via AlphaGalileo: Interfaces between the brain and a computer could be the key to a more independent life for patients with severe paralysis: Devices that transform the mere thought…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Sons of fathers with high incomes tend to end up with higher than average incomes themselves, but new research shows that it’s not just…
From the University of Maine press release: Brooding, or excessive rumination over negative feelings, is known to interfere with important problem-solving abilities, while immediate distraction from those feelings can increase problem-solving capacity, according to new…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: A pioneering report of genome-wide gene expression in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) finds genetic changes that help explain why one person has an ASD and another does…
From the Wiley-Blackwell press release: Eating disorders are commonly seen as an issue faced by teenagers and young women, but a new study reveals that age is no barrier to disordered eating. In women aged…
From the IOS Press press release via HealthCanal: Some Parkinson’s patients report that their motor function is better upon awakening in the morning, which is contrary to what would be expected after a night without…
From the Kansas State University press release via MedicalXpress: Most of us have experienced it. You are introduced to someone, only to forget his or her name within seconds. You rack your brain trying to…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: New research suggests that overall happiness in life is more related to how much you are respected and admired by those around you, not to the status…
From the Royal Holloway, University of London press release via HealthCanal: Concentrating closely on a conversation can leave us ‘deaf’ to other sounds, reveals Dr Polly Dalton from the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway,…
From the RIKEN press release via MedicalXpress: Researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) in Japan have uncovered two brain signals in the human prefrontal cortex involved in how humans predict the decisions of…