From the Northwestern University press release: Northwestern Medicine scientists have used an innovative gene editing technique to identify the genes that may lead to Parkinson’s disease after exposure to paraquat, a commonly-used herbicide. This study,…
From the Georgia Institute of Technology press release: A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology suggests that daydreaming during meetings isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It might be a sign that you’re really smart…
From the University of Freiburg press release: The more we know about the billions of nerve cells in the brain, the less their interaction appears spontaneous and random. The harmony underlying the processing of memory…
From the Thomas Jefferson University press release: Patients diagnosed and treated for a long-term potentially fatal diseases such as cancer, can accumulate distressing and traumatic experiences along the way. A new study from the Marcus Institute…
From the NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development press release: Infant cries activate specific brain regions related to movement and speech, according to a National Institutes of Health study of mothers…
From the University College London press release: A team of UCL researchers has devised a mathematical equation that can explain how our self-esteem is shaped by what other people think of us, in a new study…
From the McLean Hospital press release: A team of investigators from McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School, led by Kai C. Sonntag, MD, PhD, and Bruce M. Cohen, MD, PhD, has found a connection between…
From the University of Cambridge press release: A brain network previously associated with daydreaming has been found to play an important role in allowing us to perform tasks on autopilot. Scientists at the University of…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Higher quality sleep patterns are associated with reduced activity in brain regions involved in fear learning, according to a study of young adults published in JNeurosci. The results suggest that…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release: Have you ever been stuck in a rut, going through the same motions day in and day out? How do you motivate to change your behavior? Researchers from…