From the Michigan State University press release: The simple act of silently talking to yourself in the third person during stressful times may help you control emotions without any additional mental effort than what you would…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: A new method may help determine whether a person has Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal dementia, two different types of dementia that often have similar symptoms, according to a…
From the Radiological Society of North America press release: Images of the brain’s gray and white matter obtained with multiple MRI techniques can help identify and track cognitive impairment in active professional fighters, according to a…
From the VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) press release: For decades researchers have been investigating the underlying foundations of Alzheimer’s disease to provide clues for the design of a successful therapy. This week, VIB/KU Leuven…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Individual differences in the pattern of release of the hormone cortisol in response to a stressful experience reveal how stressed a person actually feels, suggests a study of healthy…
From the Harvard University press release: Harvard scientists have gained new insights into how the brain networks important for thought and remembering are organized in individual people, bringing the notion of using brain scans to help…
From the Stanford University Medical Center press release: Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have identified a cluster of nerve cells in the male mouse’s brain that, when activated, triggers territorial rage in a variety of…
From the King’s College London press release: Brain stimulation could be used to treat cognitive deficits frequently associated with schizophrenia, according to a new study from King’s College London. There is currently a lack of effective…
From the University of California – Los Angeles press release: UCLA researchers have discovered that children with autism have a tell-tale difference on brain tests compared with other children. Specifically, the researchers found that the lower…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Pain sensitivity associated with alcohol withdrawal may activate the same brain region in both drinking and non-drinking mice, finds a study published in eNeuro. Monique Smith and colleagues previously…