From the Emory University press release by Carol Clark via ScienceDaily: The ability to learn complex, symbolic math is a uniquely human trait, but it is intricately connected to a primitive sense of magnitude that…
From the UC Davis press release via EurekAlert!: An intensive early intervention therapy that is effective for improving cognition and language skills among very young children with autism also normalizes their brain activity, decreases their…
From the Mount Sinai Medical Center press release via Newswise: An international team led by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York has for the first time shown that one area of…
From the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) press release via Newswise: People with perfect pitch seem to possess their own inner pitch pipe, allowing them to sing a specific note without first hearing a reference…
From the University of Pittsburgh press release: While Omega-3 essential fatty acids—found in foods like wild fish and grass-fed livestock—are necessary for human body functioning, their effects on the working memory of healthy young adults…
From the Mayo Clinic press release via EurekAlert!: A gene linked to the risk of developing Alzheimer’s, heart disease and diabetes becomes less important to quality of life once people hit their 90s, a Mayo…
From the UC Irvine press release via HealthCanal: Poor physical performance on activities such as walking was associated with increased odds of dementia in a survey of individuals 90 and older, according to UC Irvine…
From the University of Western Ontario press release via MedicalXpress: A breakthrough study conducted in Canada has found that training of the well-known brainwave in humans, the alpha rhythm, enhances a brain network responsible for…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Life is about failure as much as it is about success. From the mistakes we make at work or school to our blunders in romantic relationships, we…
From the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology press release via AlphaGalileo: Neurobiologists at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna investigated how the brain is able to group external stimuli into stable categories.…