From the Dartmouth College press release via EurekAlert!: Most people equate “gray matter” with the brain and its higher functions, such as sensation and perception, but this is only one part of the anatomical puzzle…
From the George Washington University press release: Research comparing brain development in humans and our closest nonhuman primate relatives, chimpanzees, reveals how quickly myelin in the cerebral cortex grows, shedding light on the evolution of…
From the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory press release via EurekAlert!: A team of neuroscientists and chemists from the U.S. and China today publish research suggesting that a class of currently used anti-cancer drugs as well…
From the Rice University press release: Contrary to the prevailing theories that music and language are cognitively separate or that music is a byproduct of language, theorists at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and…
From the American Psychological Association press release via Newswise: Some athletes may improve their performance under pressure simply by squeezing a ball or clenching their left hand before competition to activate certain parts of the…
From the Uppsala University press release via EurekAlert!: Newly formed emotional memories can be erased from the human brain. This is shown by researchers from Uppsala University in a new study now being published by…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers have new evidence in rats to explain how it is that chocolate candies can be so completely irresistible. The urge to overeat such deliciously sweet and…
From the University of Twente press release via AlphaGalileo: MRI brain scans no longer just show the various regions of brain activity; nowadays the networks in the brain can now be imaged with ever greater…
From the CAMH press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have identified a new role of a chemical involved in controlling the genes underlying memory and learning. “The…
From the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania press release via ScienceDaily: A syndrome called “post-operative cognitive decline” has been coined to refer to the commonly reported loss of cognitive abilities, usually…