From the University of Southampton press release: Researchers from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with psychologists from six other universities, have started a study to assess the impact of a new psychological therapy for…
From the Brown University press release: Neurosurgeons hoping to find ways to accelerate re-learning after a stroke or brain injury are trying to tease out the circuitry that governs learning. A new study of how…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: It’s easy to pick up on the movements that other people make—scratching your head, crossing your legs. But a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal…
From the Michigan State University press release: The Eastern view of parenting, as defined by best-selling author and self-described “tiger mother” Amy Chua, is that children should be pushed to excel at all costs. Parents…
From the British Medical Journal press release: The brain’s capacity for memory, reasoning and comprehension skills (cognitive function) can start to deteriorate from age 45, finds research published on bmj.com today. Previous research suggests that…
From the CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) press release: In a new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), people with schizophrenia showed greater brain activity during tests that induce…
From the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT press release via Newswise: When you experience a new event, your brain encodes a memory of it by altering the connections between neurons. This requires turning…
From the American Society for Microbiology press release via MedicalXPress: The underlying reason autism is often associated with gastrointestinal problems is an unknown, but new results to be published in the online journal mBio on…
From the University of Utah press release via Newswise: These days, we hear a lot about the disorder of autism, but researchers at the University of Utah have created a program that helps kids with…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Will borrowing money to buy a new car make you feel richer? It depends on your net worth, says a new study in Psychological Science, a journal…