From the University of Queensland press release: Fear is an important survival mechanism and so too is the ability to inhibit fear when it’s no longer needed. In order to counter-balance fear, the brain engages…
From the Goethe University Frankfurt press release: We learned it as children: to cross the street in exemplary fashion, we must first look to the left, then to the right, and finally once more to…
From the Yale University press release: When people behave selfishly, they have a reliable ally to keep their self-image well-polished — their own memory. When asked to recall how generous they were in the past,…
From the Baylor College of Medicine press release: Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reveal that astrocytes, the most abundant cells in the brain, play a direct role in the regulation of neuronal circuits involved…
From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release: If your hearing deteriorates in old age, the risk of dementia and cognitive decline increases. So far, it hasn’t been clear why. A team of neuroscientists has examined what…
From the University of Bath press release: A new study from psychologists at the University of Bath highlights the true impact of heavy drinking on our ability to plan, set goals and make decisions the…
From the Stanford University press release: New research from Stanford University has found that stress can hinder our ability to develop informed plans by preventing us from being able to make decisions based on memory.…
From the Baylor University press release: College students who listened to classical music by Beethoven and Chopin during a computer-interactive lecture on microeconomics — and heard the music played again that night — did better…
From the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences press release: The brain is permanently exposed to new impressions. Even when sleeping, it does not rest and processes recent experiences. In very early…
From the Yale University press release: Working memory, the ability to hold a thought in mind even through distraction, is the foundation of abstract reasoning and a defining characteristic of the human brain. It is…