From the Uppsala University press release via ScienceDaily: New research from Uppsala University shows that sleep-deprived people select greater portion sizes of energy-dense snacks and meals than they do after one night of normal sleep.…
From the University of Cambridge press release via MedicalXpress: Psychogenic diseases, formerly known as ‘hysterical’ illnesses, can have many severe symptoms such as painful cramps or paralysis but without any physical explanation. However, new research…
From the UCSF press release via MedicalXpress: A team of researchers at UC San Francisco has uncovered the neurological basis of speech motor control, the complex coordinated activity of tiny brain regions that controls our…
From the Oxford University press release via EurekAlert!: The origin of an innate ability the brain has to protect itself from damage that occurs in stroke has been explained for the first time. The Oxford…
From the Biomed press release via ScienceDaily: Adding movement to mental rehearsal can improve performance, finds a study in BioMed Central’s open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions. For high jumpers the study shows that…
From the Cardiff University press release via MedicalXpress: Hypnosis has begun to attract renewed interest from neuroscientists interested in using hypnotic suggestion to test predictions about normal cognitive functioning. To demonstrate the future potential of…
From the Universität Tübingen press release via MedicalXpress: Have you ever wondered whether it’s possible to look at two places at once? Because our eyes have a specialized central region with high visual acuity and…
From the Northwestern University press release via HealthCanal: Though learning to read proceeds smoothly for most children, as many as one in 10 is estimated to suffer from dyslexia, a constellation of impairments unrelated to…
From the University of Leicester press release via MedicalXpress: Concepts in our minds – from Luke Skywalker to our grandmother – are represented by their own distinct group of neurons, according to new research involving…
From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: For chronic pain sufferers, such as people who develop back pain after a car accident, avoiding the harmful effects of stress may be key to managing…