From the Johns Hopkins Medicine press release: Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have figured out how stem cells found in a part of the brain responsible for learning, memory and mood regulation…
From the JAMA and Archives Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Treatment with growth hormone-releasing hormone appears to be associated with favorable cognitive effects among both adults with mild cognitive impairment and healthy older adults, according…
From the Research Council of Norway press release via ScienceDaily: Ingesting the hormone oxytocin via nasal spray improves the ability to read people’s facial expressions. These findings hold great promise for treatment of mental health…
From the Elsevier press release via AlphaGalileo: Is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) due to a delay in brain development or the result of complete deviation from typical development? In the current issue of Biological Psychiatry, Dr.…
From the Michigan State University press release: For the human brain, learning a new task when rules change can be a surprisingly difficult process marred by repeated mistakes, according to a new study by Michigan…
From the NIH/National Institute of Mental Health press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists have discovered a biological marker that may help to identify which depressed patients will respond to an experimental, rapid-acting antidepressant. The brain signal,…
From the UC Irvine press release: UC Irvine scientists have discovered intriguing differences in the brains and mental processes of an extraordinary group of people who can effortlessly recall every moment of their lives since…
From the CNRS (Délégation Paris Michel-Ange) press release via AlphaGalileo: In the cognitive sciences, the capacity to interpret the intentions of others is called “Theory of Mind” (ToM). This faculty is involved in the understanding…
From the American Psychological Association press release via Newswise: Determining when a teenage brain becomes an adult brain is not an exact science but it’s getting closer, according to an expert in adolescent developmental psychology,…
From the University of Michigan press release by Laura Bailey: Concussions and even lesser head impacts may speed up the brain’s natural aging process by causing signaling pathways in the brain to break down more…