From the Indiana University press release: Following the birth of a child, new mothers may have an altered perception of stresses around them, showing less interest in threats unrelated to the baby. This change to…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: A new study published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that autism is associated with reductions in the level of cellular adhesion molecules in the blood, where they play a…
From the NIH/National Institute of Mental Health press release via EurekAlert!: A specific pattern of neuronal firing in a brain reward circuit instantly rendered mice vulnerable to depression-like behavior induced by acute severe stress, a…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Accumulating evidence suggests that certain brain areas involved in processing physical pain may also underlie feelings of social pain. But can altering brain activity in these areas…
From the Norwegian University of Science and Technology press release via MedicalXpress: Your brain has at least four different senses of location – and perhaps as many as 10. And each is different, according to…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release via MedicalXpress: New research published in Psychological Science investigates the ways in which the physical state of our bodies may play a role in shaping what we…
From the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) press release via ScienceDaily: For scientists who study the genetics of hearing and deafness, finding the exact genetic machinery in the inner ear that responds to sound waves and…
From the Inderscience press release via MedicalXpress: We all perhaps know the feeling of mental exhaustion, but what does it mean physiologically to have mental fatigue? A new study carried out using brain scans could…
From the Indiana University press release via MedicalXpress: At a Bloomington, Ind., toy store, kids ages 8 to 12 gather weekly to trade Pokemon cards and share their mutual absorption in the intrigue and adventure…
From the King’s College London press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists have identified the key molecular pathway leading to depression, revealing potential new targets for drug discovery, according to research led by King’s College London’s Institute…