From the University of Washington press release via EurekAlert!: Prenatal exposure to alcohol often results in disruption to the brain’s cognitive and behavioral domains, which include executive function (EF) and adaptive functioning. A study of…
From the Indiana University School of Medicine press release: An Indiana University-led research team, along with a group of national and international collaborators, has identified and prioritized a comprehensive group of genes most associated with…
From the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin press release via AlphaGalileo: Several weeks after mild brain ischemia, mice display a depressive-like syndrome characterized by increased anxiety, inactivity and “cheerlessness”. These symptoms of depression following a stroke…
From the University of Leeds press release: Researchers at the University of Leeds have found a previously unknown mechanism through which pain is signalled by nerve cells. A discovery that could explain the current failings…
From the University of Chicago Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: A novel mechanism for anxiety behaviors, including a previously unrecognized inhibitory brain signal, may inspire new strategies for treating psychiatric disorders, University of Chicago…
From the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne press release via MedicalXpress: Swiss scientists have proven that light intensity influences our cognitive performance and how alert we feel, and that these positive effects last until early…
From the University of Illinois press release: The sound of silence isn’t so golden for consumers, and both marketers and advertisers should take note, says new research from a University of Illinois expert in new…
From the Virginia Commonwealth University press release via Newswise: Even mild head injuries can cause significant abnormalities in brain function that last for several days, which may explain the neurological symptoms experienced by some individuals…
From the RIKEN press release via MedicalXpress: Neurons are arranged in periodic patterns that repeat over large distances in two areas of the cerebral cortex, suggesting that the entire cerebral cortex has a stereotyped organization,…
From the University of Colorado Denver press release via EurekAlert!: Why does one person become anorexic and another obese? A study recently published by a University of Colorado School of Medicine researcher shows that reward…