From the RIKEN press release via ResearchSEA: Our ability to ignore some, but not other stimuli, allows us to focus our attention and improve our performance on a specific task. The ability to respond to…
From the University of Rochester Medical Center press release: A type of cell plentiful in the brain, long considered mainly the stuff that holds the brain together and oft-overlooked by scientists more interested in flashier…
From the IOS Press press release: Investigators from the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, have shown that in most elderly patients invasive and expensive techniques, i.e. lumbar puncture and PET scan, are not useful to establish…
From the UC San Diego press release via Newswise: The first atlas of the surface of the human brain based upon genetic information has been produced by a national team of scientists, led by researchers…
From the IOS Press BV press release via AlphaGalileo: The deposition of amyloid beta in the brain of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease is the focus of much research into both its cause and treatment. While…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: New research explains how speaking more than one language may translate to better mental health. A paper published by Cell Press in the March 29th issue of…
From the NIH/National Institute of Mental Health press release via EurekAlert!: The brain appears to be wired more like the checkerboard streets of New York City than the curvy lanes of Columbia, Md., suggests a…
From the UC San Diego press release by Scott LaFee: Repeated stress triggers the production and accumulation of insoluble tau protein aggregates inside the brain cells of mice, say researchers at the University of California,…
From the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine press release: Working with genetically engineered mice and the genomes of thousands of people with schizophrenia, researchers at Johns Hopkins say they now better understand how both nature…
From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: Individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) often undergo multiple courses of antidepressant treatment during their lives. This is because the disorder can recur despite treatment and because finding…