From the MIT press release by Anne Trafton via EurekAlert!: By activating a brain circuit that controls compulsive behavior, MIT neuroscientists have shown that they can block a compulsive behavior in mice — a result…
From the Temple University press release via HealthCanal: A chemical hormone released in the body as a reaction to stress could be a key trigger of the mechanism for the late onset of Alzheimer’s disease,…
From the University of Southern California press release via EurekAlert!: A new study finds that stroke patients’ brains show strong cortical motor activity when observing others performing physical tasks – a finding that offers new…
From the Boston University Medical Center press release via ScienceDaily: Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have uncovered important clues about a biochemical pathway in the brain that may one day expand treatment…
From the UC Berkeley press release via MedicalXpress: New research by neuroscientists at UC Berkeley, suggests that the human brain is not detail-oriented, but opts for the big picture when it comes to hearing. Researchers…
From the University of Groningen press release via ScienceDaily: Most drivers enjoy listening to the radio or their favourite CD while driving. Many of them switch on the radio without thinking. But is this safe?…
From the UBC press release via MedicalXpress: A new study from the University of British Columbia helps explain how people become obsessed with forbidden pleasures. The study, which will appear in an upcoming edition of…
From the UCI press release by Sherri Cruz via MedicalXpress: University of California-Irvine neurobiologists have discovered a protein complex in neurons that is essential to long-term memory formation and is also corrupted in the brains…
From the University of Washington press release by Michelle Ma via EurekAlert!: Small electrodes placed on or inside the brain allow patients to interact with computers or control robotic limbs simply by thinking about how…
From the University of Oregon press release via EurekAlert!: A gene linked to autism spectrum disorders that was manipulated in two lines of transgenic mice produced mature adults with irreversible deficits affecting either learning or…