From the NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development press release via EurekAlert!: One of the basic elements of cognition – the ability to estimate quantities – grows more precise across the first 30…
From the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology press release via EurekAlert!: In a recent Journal of Biological Chemistry “Paper of the Week,” research led by Ayae Kinoshita at the Kyoto University Graduate School…
From the Johns Hopkins University press release: A first-of-its kind study using the World Wide Web to collect data from more than 10,000 study subjects ages 11 to 85 found that humans’ inborn “number sense”…
From the Lifespan press release via EurekAlert!: Rhode Island Hospital researcher Suzanne de la Monte, M.D., has found a link between brain insulin resistance (diabetes) and two other key mediators of neuronal injury that help…
From the Northwestern University press release: Want to nail that tune that you’ve practiced and practiced? Maybe you should take a nap with the same melody playing during your sleep, new provocative Northwestern University research…
From the UCSF press release by Jason Bardi: Preventing diabetes or delaying its onset has been thought to stave off cognitive decline — a connection strongly supported by the results of a 9-year study led…
From the IOS Press BV press release via AlphaGalileo: Scientists from the University of South Florida and Fudan University in Shanghai found increases in brain volume and improvements on tests of memory and thinking in…
From the Taylor & Francis press release via AlphaGalileo: ‘We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented.’ – Ed Harris, The Truman Show (1998) Over the last decade, millions of words…
From the University of Maine press release: Brooding, or excessive rumination over negative feelings, is known to interfere with important problem-solving abilities, while immediate distraction from those feelings can increase problem-solving capacity, according to new…
From the Kansas State University press release via MedicalXpress: Most of us have experienced it. You are introduced to someone, only to forget his or her name within seconds. You rack your brain trying to…