From the Georgetown University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists have long wondered how nerve cell activity in the brain’s hippocampus, the epicenter for learning and memory, is controlled — too much synaptic communication…
From the University of Edinburgh press release via EurekAlert!: Research at the University of Edinburgh tracked electrical signals in the part of the brain linked to spatial awareness. The study could help us understand how,…
From the University of Rochester Medical Center press release via ScienceDaily: A new study out January 10 in the journal Science turns two decades of understanding about how brain cells communicate on its head. The…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: Bipolar disorder is a severe mood disorder characterized by unpredictable and dramatic mood swings between the highs of mania and lows of depression. These mood episodes occur among…
From the Duke University press release via EurekAlert!: A monkey would probably never agree that it is better to give than to receive, but they do apparently get some reward from giving to another monkey.…
From the Karolinska Institutet press release via ScienceDaily: Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified two molecules that play an important role in the survival and production of nerve cells in the brain, including…
From the Universität Tubingen press release via ScienceDaily: Even when they are not directly in sight, we are aware of our surroundings: so it is that when our eyes are fixed on an interesting book,…
From the Université Laval press release via EurekAlert!: For individuals with agonizing pain, it is a cruel blow when the gold-standard medication actually causes more pain. Adults and children whose pain gets worse when treated…
From the University of Rochester press release via MedicalXpress: Using brain scans of children and adults watching Sesame Street, cognitive scientists are learning how children’s brains change as they develop intellectual abilities like reading and…
From the INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) press release via ScienceDaily: Physical inactivity is a major public health problem that has both social and neurobiological causes. According to the…