From the University of California – San Francisco press release: Survival often depends on animals’ ability to make split-second decisions that rely on imagining alternative futures: If I’m being chased by a hungry predator, do…
From the Rockefeller University Press press release: Researchers at Albany Medical College in New York have discovered that a specific type of immune cell accumulates in older brains, and that activating these cells improves the…
From the VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) press release: Brain scientists led by Sebastian Haesler (NERF, empowered by IMEC, KU Leuven and VIB) have identified a causal mechanism of how novel stimuli promote learning.…
From the Aston University press release: Social media users are more likely to eat fruit and veg – or snack on junk food – if they think their friends do the same, a new study…
From the University of Freiburg press release: Effortless learning during sleep is the dream of many people. The supportive effect of smells on learning success when presented both during learning and sleep was first proven…
From the University of Limerick press release: Men are not better than women at spatial cognition — such as map reading — is the principal finding from ground-breaking work by researchers at Lero, the Science…
From the Virginia Commonwealth University press release: What makes people more or less mindful from one situation to the next? Researchers have found that mindfulness is not entirely something an individual brings to a situation…
From the University of California – Irvine press release: Individuals with a history of early life adversity (ELA) are disproportionately prone to opioid addiction. A new UCI-led study reveals why. Published in Molecular Psychiatry, the study…
From the University of Cambridge press release: New brain networks come ‘online’ during adolescence, allowing teenagers to develop more complex adult social skills, but potentially putting them at increased risk of mental illness, according to…
From the University of Turku press release: A study conducted by the University of Turku shows the top horror movies of the past 100 years, and how they manipulate brain activity. Humans are fascinated by…