From the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences press release by Julie Rhodes via ScienceDaily: Stroboscopic training, performing a physical activity while using eyewear that simulates a strobe-like experience, has been found to increase visual short-term…
From the University of Barcelona press release via ScienceDaily: A study shows that using virtual reality an arm up to three or possibly even four times the length of a person’s real arm can be…
From the Northwestern University press release via EurekAlert!: A new class of drug developed at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine shows early promise of being a one-size-fits-all therapy for Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: The traditional approach to psychiatric diagnosis is based on grouping patients on the basis of symptom clusters. This approach to diagnosis has a number of problems, as symptoms…
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release via EurekAlert!: Neuroscientists have found strong evidence that vivid memory and directly experiencing the real moment can trigger similar brain activation patterns. The study, led by…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: Anxiety disorders affect approximately 40 million American adults each year, and although they are treatable, they often cause significant distress.The excessive fear and dread that accompanies anxiety disorders…
From the Wake Forest Baptist University press release via ScienceDaily: Ever wonder how the human brain, which is constantly bombarded with millions of pieces of visual information, can filter out what’s unimportant and focus on…
From the University of Exeter press release via EurekAlert!: Snack consumption and BMI are linked to both brain activity and self-control, new research has found. The research, carried out by academics from the Universities of…
From the Brown University press release via EurekAlert!: A new study finds that mice have a distinct neural subsystem that links the nose to the brain and is associated with instinctually important smells such as…
From the Boston Children’s Hospital press release: Severe psychological and physical neglect produces measurable changes in children’s brains, finds a study led by Boston Children’s Hospital. But the study also suggests that positive interventions can…