From the Newcastle University press release: Heightened activity between the emotional and auditory parts of the brain explains why the sound of chalk on a blackboard or a knife on a bottle is so unpleasant.…
From the ECU press release via HealthCanal: A compound found in a common spice could hold the key to preventing Alzheimer’s disease. More than 200 Australians are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease every day and by…
From the Tokyo Institute of Technology press release via ResearchSEA: Understanding how the human brain categorizes information through signs and language is a key part of developing computers that can ‘think’ and ‘see’ in the…
From the San Francisco State University press release via MedicalXpress: Walking with a slouched or despondent body posture can lead to feelings of depression or decreased energy, but those feelings can be reversed by walking…
From the Lund University press release via AlphaGalileo: At the Swedish Armed Forces Interpreter Academy, young recruits learn a new language at a very fast pace. By measuring their brains before and after the language…
From the UCLA Health Sciences press release via ScienceDaily: UCLA researchers have for the first time measured the activity of a brain region known to be involved in learning, memory and Alzheimer’s disease during sleep.…
From the Mount Sinai Hospital press release viaEurekAlert!: Chronic morphine exposure has the opposite effect on the brain compared to cocaine in mice, providing new insight into the basis of opiate addiction, according to Mount…
From the Stanford University School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Not everyone is able to be hypnotized, and new research from the Stanford University School of Medicine shows how the brains of such people…
From the Emory University press release via EurekAlert!: A compassion-based meditation program can significantly improve a person’s ability to read the facial expressions of others, finds a study published by Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.…
From the University of Southern California press release via EurekAlert!: Hate the Lakers? Do the Celtics make you want to hurl? Whether you like someone can affect how your brain processes their actions, according to…