From the Washington University School of Medicine press release: The term “doomscrolling” describes the act of endlessly scrolling through bad news on social media and reading every worrisome tidbit that pops up, a habit that…
From the University of California – Davis press release: If you have watched TV since the 1990s, the sitcom theme song, “I’ll Be There for You,” has likely been stuck in your head at one…
From the Kobe University press release: A research group including Professor MATSUDA Tetsuya of Tamagawa University’s Brain Science Institute (Machida City, Tokyo; Director: SAKAGAMI Masamichi) and Assistant Professor ISHIHARA Toru from Kobe University’s Graduate School…
From the Northwestern University press release: Scientists have long known the brain’s hippocampus is crucial for long-term memory. Now a new Northwestern Medicine study has found the hippocampus also plays a role in short-term memory…
From the Rockefeller University press release: Scientists have long searched in vain for a class of brain cells that could explain the visceral flash of recognition that we feel when we see a very familiar…
From the University of Oregon press release: Product marketers should be clear in their messaging to avoid customer skepticism that makes them feel duped, according to University of Oregon research. At issue in a new…
From the Max Planck Institute for Human Development press release: Human decision-making depends on the flexible processing of complex information, but how the brain may adapt processing to momentary task demands has remained unclear. In…
From the University of Birmingham press release: What information is retained in a memory over time, and which parts get lost? These questions have led to many scientific theories over the years, and now a…
From the Michigan State University press release: Rough night of sleep? Relying on caffeine to get you through the day isn’t always the answer, says a new study from Michigan State University. Researchers from MSU’s…
From the University of Birmingham press release: While we sleep, the brain produces particular activation patterns. When two of these patterns — slow oscillations and sleep spindles — gear into each other, previous experiences are…