From the UCLA Health Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: Human and chimp brains look anatomically similar because both evolved from the same ancestor millions of years ago. But where does the chimp brain end and…
From the University of Toronto press release via EurekAlert!: Have you ever wondered why you can remember things from long ago as if they happened yesterday, yet sometimes can’t recall what you ate for dinner…
From the IOS Press press release via EurekAlert!: Research has found that declines in temporal information processing (TIP), the rate at which auditory information is processed, underlies the progressive loss of function across multiple cognitive…
From the Michigan State University press release via HealthCanal: A parasite thought to be harmless and found in many people may actually be causing subtle changes in the brain, leading to suicide attempts. New research…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: The more that we understand the brain, the more complex it becomes. The same can be said about the genetics and neurobiology of psychiatric disorders. For “Mendelian” disorders,…
From the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute press release via EurekAlert!: The underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease are not fully understood, but a good deal of evidence points to the accumulation of β-amyloid, a protein that’s…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: It isn’t uncommon for people to pass for ages much older or younger than their years, but researchers have now found that this feature doesn’t apply to…
From the Northwestern University press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers have long chronicled what goes wrong in the brains of older people with dementia. But Northwestern Medicine researcher Emily Rogalski wondered what goes right in the…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: People who are free of dementia and have high levels of a protein that indicates the presence of inflammation have relatives who are more likely to avoid…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: People who are obese and also have high blood pressure and other risk factors called metabolic abnormalities may experience a faster decline in their cognitive…