Study looks at neurological roots of conflict
From the MIT press release: MIT postdoc Emile Bruneau has long been drawn to conflict — not as a participant, but an observer. In 1994, while doing volunteer work in South Africa, he witnessed firsthand…
Study identifies protein that could be key target in controlling Alzheimer’s
From the Temple University press release: A protein recently discovered in the brain could play a key role in regulating the creation of amyloid beta, the major component of plaques implicated in the development of…
Study suggests higher risk for mild memory loss in men
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: Men may be at higher risk of experiencing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or the stage of mild memory loss that occurs between normal aging and…
Study suggests possibility of simple blood test for Alzheimer’s diagnosis
From the Springer press release via AlphaGalileo: Spanish researchers, led by Pedro Carmona from the Instituto de Estructura de la Materia in Madrid, have uncovered a new promising way to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease more accurately.…
Study points to early diagnostic marker for dyslexia
From the Children’s Medical Hospital press release via MedicalXPress: Children at risk for dyslexia show differences in brain activity on MRI scans even before they begin learning to read, finds a study at Children’s Hospital…
Study suggests infants are equipped with knowledge of “intuitive physics”
From the University of Missouri press release: While it may appear that infants are helpless creatures that only blink, eat, cry and sleep, one University of Missouri researcher says that studies indicate infant brains come…
Study links lifelong brain-stimulating habits to lower Alzheimer’s protein levels
From the UC Berkeley press release: A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, provides even more reason for people to read a book or do a puzzle, and to make…
Study documents increase in brain activation after cognitive rehab for MS
From the Kessler Foundation press release via ScienceDaily: Neuroscientists at Kessler Foundation have documented increased cerebral activation in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) following memory retraining using the modified Story Memory Technique (mSMT). This is…
Study suggests group settings can sometimes diminish expressions of intelligence
From the Virginia Tech press release via EurekAlert!: In the classic film 12 Angry Men, Henry Fonda’s character sways a jury with his quiet, persistent intelligence. But would he have succeeded if he had allowed…
Study suggests linguistic and conceptual processing take place in different parts of the brain
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: How does the brain confer meaning on the things we perceive in the world? “Many of us favor the theory that, whether it comes in through the…