From the Karolinska Institutet press release: Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a protein in the brain that is important both for the function of the mood-regulating substance serotonin and for the release…
From the University College London press release: Our brain responds differently if we talk to a person of a different socioeconomic background from our own compared to when we speak to someone whose background is…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Fear and anxiety reflect overlapping brain circuits, according to research recently published in JNeurosci. The findings highlight a need to reevaluate the existing models guiding anxiety research. While “fear”…
From the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University press release: Every day, we make hundreds of decisions. While most are small and inconsequential, like choosing what to eat or wear, others are…
From the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya press release: A number of studies have shown how playing video games can lead to structural changes in the brain, including increasing the size of some regions, or to…
From the Norwegian University of Science and Technology press release: Professor Audrey van der Meer at NTNU believes that national guidelines should be put into place to ensure that children receive at least a minimum…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: On some days, time flies by, while on others it seems to drag on. A new study from JNeurosci reveals why: time-sensitive neurons get worn out and skew our perceptions…
From the Dartmouth College press release: Information on social activity, screen time and location from smartphones can predict connectivity between regions of the brain that are responsible for emotion, according to a study from Dartmouth…
From the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory press release: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists have discovered neurons in the mouse brain that help an animal learn to avoid negative experiences. The cells reside in a…
From the Stanford Medicine press release: It’s neither uncommon nor especially worrisome for people to lose themselves in a great book or a daydream. But it’s disconcerting when feeling transported becomes so intense as to…