From the Rockefeller University Press press release via EurekAlert!: A study in The Journal of General Physiology presents new methods to evaluate how astrocytes contribute to brain function, paving the way for future exploration of…
From the press release via ScienceDaily: Children with autism see simple movement twice as quickly as other children their age, and this hypersensitivity to motion may provide clues to a fundamental cause of the developmental…
From the PLoS press release via ScienceDaily: A laugh may signal mockery, humor, joy or simply be a response to tickling, but each kind of laughter conveys a wealth of auditory and social information. These…
From the Yale University press release via EurekAlert!: Alcohol treatment interventions work best when patients understand and are actively involved in the process. A first-of-its-kind study looks at the interactive effects of smoking status and…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: The relationship between the heritable risk for schizophrenia and low intelligence (IQ) has not been clear. Schizophrenia is commonly associated with cognitive impairments that may cause functional disability.…
From the University College London press release via EurekAlert!: Different brain areas are activated when we choose to suppress an emotion, compared to when we are instructed to inhibit an emotion, according a new study…
From the PLOS press release via ScienceDaily: Cone receptors in the human eye lose their color sensitivity with age, but our subjective experience of color remains largely unchanged over the years. This ability to compensate…
From the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania press release via ScienceDaily: Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that an area of the brain…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Some memory problems common to older adults may stem from an inability to segment daily life into discrete experiences, according to a new study published in Psychological…
From the UCLA press release by Alison Heather via ScienceDaily: When the brain’s primary “learning center” is damaged, complex new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function, say life scientists from UCLA and…