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…
From the UK Research and Innovation press release: Researchers have identified how cells in our brains work together to join up memories of separate experiences, allowing us to make educated guesses in everyday life. By…
From the McGill University press release: How do people coordinate their actions with the sounds they hear? This basic ability, which allows people to cross the street safely while hearing oncoming traffic, dance to new…
From the Johns Hopkins Medicine press release: Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine using MRI scans and computer modeling say they have further pinpointed areas of the human brain that regulate efforts to deal with fatigue.…
From the University of North Carolina Health Care press release: Cognitive flexibility refers to the ability to readily switch between mental processes in response to external stimuli and different task demands. For example, when our…
From the Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine press release: Loneliness is recognized as a serious threat to mental health. Even as our world becomes increasingly connected over digital platforms, young people…
From the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus press release: A little understood region of the cerebellum plays a critical role in making split-second `go-no go’ decisions, according to a new study from researchers at…
From the Yale University press release: “One day at a time” is a mantra for recovering alcoholics, for whom each day without a drink builds the strength to go on to the next. A new…
From the University of South Australia press release: From Sinatra to Katy Perry, celebrities have long sung about the power of a smile — how it picks you up, changes your outlook, and generally makes…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: People are better at learning and decision-making when trying to avoid harm to others, according to new research published in JNeurosci. Humans are often motivated by self-interest. Participants in…