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Humans hardwired to lean to the right while kissing

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From the University of Bath press release: If you lean in for a kiss on the left you may be in the minority. A new study from an international team of psychologists and neuroscientists suggest that… 

Bacteria found in Alzheimer’s brains

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From the Frontiers press release: Researchers in the UK have used DNA sequencing to examine bacteria in post-mortem brains from patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Their findings suggest increased bacterial populations and different proportions of specific… 

Study suggests elderly yoginis have greater cortical thickness

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From the Frontiers press release: Scientists in Brazil have imaged elderly female yoga practitioners’ brains and found they have greater cortical thickness in the left prefrontal cortex, in brain areas associated with cognitive functions like… 

New research uncovers a cause of schizophrenia

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From the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences press release: A new study from the University of Copenhagen shows that genetic defects may damage the supporting cells of the brain – the… 

Daily crosswords linked to sharper brain in later life

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From the University of Exeter press release: The more regularly people report doing word puzzles such as crosswords, the better their brain function in later life, a large-scale and robust online trial has found. Experts at… 

Visual system changes that may signal Parkinson’s disease

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From the Radiological Society of North America press release: Changes in the visual systems of newly diagnosed Parkinson’s disease patients may provide important biomarkers for the early detection and monitoring of the disease, according to a… 

Researchers examine how the brain makes hypnotic states possible

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From the Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena press release: “In our project, we are looking at how the brain makes hypnotic states possible,” explains Professor Wolfgang Miltner, who has been working on the phenomenon for decades. “First, we looked… 

Under stress, brains of bulimics respond differently to food

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From the American Psychological Association press release: Magnetic resonance imaging scans suggest that the brains of women with bulimia nervosa react differently to images of food after stressful events than the brains of women without…