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Study examines link between circadian rhythms and aging

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From the MIT press release via EurekAlert!: Human sleeping and waking patterns are largely governed by an internal circadian clock that corresponds closely with the 24-hour cycle of light and darkness. This circadian clock also… 

Study discovers how the brain controls accents and impersonations

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From the Royal Holloway, University of London press release via EurekAlert!: A study, led by Royal Holloway University researcher Carolyn McGettigan, has identified the brain regions and interactions involved in impersonations and accents. Using an… 

Numerical simulation provides insights into social attitudes

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From the A*STAR press release via MedicalXpress: A Singaporean computer scientist and his American colleague have created a computer simulation of how humans perform on a widely employed test of implicit or unconscious social attitudes,… 

Study examines brain in resting state

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From the Vanderbilt University press release via EurekAlert!: Kick back and shut your eyes. Now stop thinking. You have just put your brain into what neuroscientists call its resting state. What the brain is doing…