From the University of Nottingham press release via HealthCanal: Humans may be endowed with the ability to perform complex forms of learning, attention and function but the evolutionary process that led to this has put…
From the Brown University press release: Where are you? Conventional wisdom in brain research says that you just used your hippocampus to answer that question, but that might not be the whole story. The context…
From the Stanford University Medical Center press release by Max Mcclure via MedicalXpress: Using brain-monitoring technology, Stanford psychology researchers have discovered that infant brains respond to faces in much the same way as adult brains…
From the University of Western Ontario press release via EurekAlert!: New research from Western University could lead to better treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and drug addiction by effectively blocking memories. The research performed…
From the Karolinska Institutet press release: Toxoplasma is a common ‘cat parasite’, and has previously been in the spotlight owing to its observed effect on risk-taking and other human behaviours. To some extent, it has…
From the Wellcome Trust press release via EurekAlert!: Wellcome Trust researchers have discovered how the brain assesses confidence in its decisions. The findings explain why some people have better insight into their choices than others.…
From the UC San Diego Health Sciences press release via ScienceDaily: Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the VA San Diego Healthcare System have found that deficiencies in the…
From the American Epilepsy Society (AES) press release via Newswise: A study reported here at the 66th American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting has identified a significant difference in the brain response to stress in patients…
From the Michigan State University press release via ScienceDaily: A doctor-patient relationship built on trust and empathy doesn’t just put patients at ease — it actually changes the brain’s response to stress and increases pain…
From the UCLA press release by Laura Perry via ScienceDaily: Women suffering from sleep apnea have, on the whole, a higher degree of brain damage than men with the disorder, according to a first-of-its-kind study…