From the UC Riverside press release by Bettye Miller via ScienceDaily: Sleep researchers from University of California campuses in Riverside and San Diego have identified the sleep mechanism that enables the brain to consolidate emotional…
From the AFTAU press release via ScienceDaily: A structure called “the microtubule network” is a crucial part of our nervous system. It acts as a transportation system within nerve cells, carrying essential proteins and enabling cell-to-cell…
From the Scripps Research Institute press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found evidence that an emotion-related brain region called the central amygdala—whose activity promotes feelings of malaise and unhappiness—plays…
From the Johns Hopkins Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: As anyone who’s ever mixed up the sugar and salt while baking knows, too much of a good thing can be inedible. What hasn’t been clear,…
From the Endocrine Society press release via EurekAlert!: A high-fat diet in adolescence appears to have long-lasting effects on learning and memory during adulthood, a new study in mice finds. The results were presented Saturday…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: People can plan strategic movements to several different targets at the same time, even when they see far fewer targets than are actually present, according to a…
From the Duke University press release via EurekAlert!: Next time you’re doing a slow burn in security screening at the airport, calm yourself with the assurance that a more deliberate baggage scanner may do a…
From the Endocrine Society press release via EurekAlert!: A missing brain enzyme increases concentrations of a protein related to pain-killer addiction, according to an animal study. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine…
From the Carnegie Mellon University press release via EurekAlert!: For the first time, scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have identified which emotion a person is experiencing based on brain activity. The study, which will be…
From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release via MedicalXpress: Locating a car that’s blowing its horn in heavy traffic, channel-hopping between football and a thriller on TV without losing the plot, and not forgetting the start of…