From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release: Taboo words provoke certain responses in readers’ heart rates and brains, diminishing their attention and memory, research has shown. A new paper by scholars at the University…
From the Frontiers press release: Researchers have surveyed educators, the public and people who have completed neuroscience courses, to assess their belief in neuromyths. Neuromyths are common misconceptions about brain research, many of which relate to…
From the Yale University press release: People who hear voices — both with and without a diagnosed psychotic illness — are more sensitive than other subjects to a 125-year-old experiment designed to induce hallucinations. And the…
From the McGill University press release: Human-computer interactions, such as playing video games, can have a negative impact on the brain, says a new Canadian study published in Molecular Psychiatry. For over 10 years, scientists have…
From the CNRS press release: The human brain’s capacity for learning is astonishing: it can even memorize meaningless sounds if repeated. Hence, a pattern of white noise, like that produced by a radio when it…
From the Radiological Society of North America press release: In the first major study of its kind, researchers using MRI have identified structural abnormalities in the brains of people with one of the most common genetic…
From the Frontiers press release: Many people report positive health effects from practicing yoga and meditation, and experience both mental and physical benefits from these practices. However, we still have much to learn about how…
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release: Female teenagers living in neighbourhoods with wide salary gaps and a low-income household show changes to their brain maturation that could indicate a higher risk of developing…
From the University of Delaware press release: Tricks and illusions, once the domain of magicians, are helping scientists unveil how the brain works. Here’s one you can try using a tabletop mirror. Place your left hand…
From the University of Exeter press release: Drinking alcohol improves memory for information learned before the drinking episode began, new research suggests. In the University of Exeter study, 88 social drinkers were given a word-learning task.…