Study suggests chronic stress may impair memory
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Anyone who has ever been subject to chronic stress knows that it can take a toll on emotions and the ability to think clearly. Now, new research…
Study looks at neurological causes of glaucoma
From the American Academy of Opthalmology press release via EurekAlert!: A new paradigm to explain glaucoma is rapidly emerging, and it is generating brain-based treatment advances that may ultimately vanquish the disease known as the…
Study review suggests eating berries may help brain stave off age-related memory loss
From the American Chemical Society press release via ScienceDaily: Strong scientific evidence exists that eating blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and other berry fruits has beneficial effects on the brain and may help prevent age-related memory loss…
Study looks at effects of LSD on alcoholism
From the Norwegian University of Science and Technology via EurekAlert!: Forty years ago, LSD was used in the treatment of alcoholics – with good results. Perhaps it’s time to look at it again? In the…
Researchers further demonstrate brain’s flexibility, discuss possible uses for neuroprosthetics
From the UC Berkeley press release: Opening the door to the development of thought-controlled prosthetic devices to help people with spinal cord injuries, amputations and other impairments, neuroscientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and…
Study suggests new Alzheimer’s marker in strongly predictive of mental decline
From the Washington University School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: A new marker of Alzheimer’s disease can predict how rapidly a patient’s memory and other mental abilities will decline after the disorder is diagnosed,…
Study suggests weekend smoking can damage memory
From the Northumbria University press release via AlphaGalileo: People who smoke only at weekends cause as much damage to their memory as those who smoke on a daily basis, according to research from Northumbria University.…
Study suggests conscious perception has little to do with primary visual cortex
From the RIKEN press release via ScienceDaily and ResearchSEA: Imaging data suggest that conscious perception has little to do with the primary visual cortex — the region where visual information enters the brain. From a…
Study looks at source of creativity in brain
From the University of Southern California press release: It takes two to tango. Two hemispheres of your brain, that is. USC researchers are working to pin down the exact source of creativity in the brain…
Study suggests visual sense is affected by thoughts
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Our senses aren’t just delivering a strict view of what’s going on in the world; they’re affected by what’s going on in our heads. A new study…