From the American Academy of Neurology press release: Imagine waking up and being unable to see or recognize anything on the left side of your body. This condition, called hemispatial neglect, is common after a…
From the Friedrich Miescher Institute of Biomedical Research press release via MedicalXpress: A team of neurobiologists around Andreas Lüthi at the Friedrich Miescher Institute of Biomedical Research has shown for the first time that cortex,…
From the University of Warwick press release: Human minds have hit an evolutionary “sweet spot†and – unlike computers – cannot continually get smarter without trade-offs elsewhere, according to research by the University of Warwick.…
From the Max Planck Institute press release: As dizzying as it may sound, the impression that we are living in a 3D world is actually a continuous fabrication of our brains. When we look at…
From the Economic and Social Research Council (UK) press release: New research suggests that far from disengaging young people from real life, virtual worlds can provide unique environments that can help them learn and negotiate…
From Kansas State University via Newswise: A Kansas State University speech-language pathologist is finding that even though children at the age of 6 may recognize a comment as sarcastic, realizing when the words are meant…
From the St. Lawrence University press release: Have an important final exam coming up? Maybe your test prep should include chewing some gum. St. Lawrence University Assistant Professor of Psychology Serge Onyper conducted a study…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: Babies born at a very low birth weight are more likely to have memory and attention problems when they become adults than babies born at a low…
From the Association of Psychological Science press release: The witness points out the criminal in a police lineup. She swears she’d remember that face forever. Then DNA evidence shows she’s got the wrong guy. It…
From the Virginia Tech press release: When a person with mild cognitive impairment is agitated or restless, caregivers can expect to find they are more edgy as well. According to recent research conducted at Virginia…