From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: Using a sling or cast after injuring an arm may cause your brain to shift quickly to adjust, according to a study published in the…
From the University of Alberta press release: It could be called the wingman theory or the Barney Stinson principle (after the character played by Neil Patrick Harris on hit TV show How I Met Your…
From the University of Pittsburgh press release via EurekAlert!: Teenagers are more susceptible to developing disorders like addiction and depression, according to a paper published by Pitt researchers Jan. 16 in the Proceedings of the…
From the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) press release: Drinking alcohol leads to the release of endorphins in areas of the brain that produce feelings of pleasure and reward, according to a study led…
From the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) press release via ScienceDaily: A new technology developed by neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) transforms the way highly detailed anatomical images can be made of whole…
From the Medical University of Vienna press release via AlphaGalileo: A team of researchers at the MedUni Vienna’s Department of Neurophysiology (Centre for Brain Research) has discovered a previously unknown effect of opioids: the study,…
From the Medical University of Vienna press release: Fundamentally people behave in a social and rather compassionate and “good” way rather than aggressively, even without specified rules. That is the result of a study from…
From the University of Nottingham press release via AlphaGalileo: Are you someone who easily recognises everyone you’ve ever met? Or maybe you struggle, even with familiar faces? It is already known that we are better…
From the Cornell University press release via Newswise: Maybe the powerful really do feel bigger than the rest of us: A recent study led by a Cornell University researcher finds that the psychological experience of…
From the Johns Hopkins Medicine press release via Newswise: Neuroscientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered how the sense of touch is wired in the skin and nervous system. The new…