Study suggests art appreciation is measureable
From the University of Bergen press release via AlphaGalileo: Is it your own innate taste or what you have been taught that decides if you like a work of art? Both, according to an Australian-Norwegian…
Study finds molecular roots of cocaine addiction in the brain
From the Johns Hopkins Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at Johns Hopkins have unraveled the molecular foundations of cocaine’s effects on the brain, and identified a compound that blocks cravings for the drug in…
Study suggests depression common among children with temporal lobe epilepsy
From the Wiley press release via EurekAlert!: A new study determined that children and adolescents with seizures involving the temporal lobe are likely to have clinically significant behavioral problems and psychiatric illness, especially depression. Findings…
Study suggests bug and weed killers, solvents may increase Parkinson’s risk
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: A large analysis of more than 100 studies from around the world shows that exposure to pesticides, or bug and weed killers, and solvents is…
New imaging techniques used to help epilepsy patients
From the Canadian Association for Neuroscience press release via EurekAlert!: New techniques in imaging of brain activity developed by Jean Gotman, from McGill University’s Montreal Neurological Institute, and his colleagues lead to improved treatment of…
Study suggests insomnia may cause dysfunction in emotional brain circuitry
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: A new study provides neurobiological evidence for dysfunction in the neural circuitry underlying emotion regulation in people with insomnia, which may have implications for…
Researchers suggest new perspective needed for role of major Alzheimer’s gene
From the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis press release by Michael C. Purdy via HealthCanal: Scientists’ picture of how a gene strongly linked to Alzheimer’s disease harms the brain may have to…
Study suggests preterm birth affects ability to solve complex cognitive tasks
From the Ruhr-Universität Bochum press release via AlphaGalileo: Being born preterm goes hand in hand with an increased risk for neuro-cognitive deficits. Psychologists from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Warwick, UK have investigated…
Study examines addiction as a disorder of decision-making
From the Canadian Association for Neuroscience press release via EurekAlert!: New research shows that craving drugs such as nicotine can be visualized in specific regions of the brain that are implicated in determining the value…
Study suggests driving and hands-free talking lead to spike in errors
From the University of Alberta press release via EurekAlert!: Talking on a hands-free device while behind the wheel can lead to a sharp increase in errors that could imperil other drivers on the road, according…