From the University of Tsukuba press release: You may have experienced sleepless nights when you were anxious, stressed or too excited. Such emotions are well-known to affect wakefulness and can even cause insomnia, though the underlying…
From the Frontiers press release: A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands — a phrase commonly used to justify ones chocolate snacking behavior. A phrase now shown to actually harbor some truth, as the…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: A study published in eNeuro exploring the neural correlates of the ‘fight-or-flight’ response finds that people who choose to flee perceive a greater threat, which leads them to mentally…
From the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center press release: People experiencing migraines often avoid light and find relief in darkness. A new study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has revealed a…
From the University of Iowa press release: The human brain is nimble. It can reorganize itself to learn new things, catalog memories, and even break old habits. So, what if our brains could be taught…
From The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine press release: Many genes linked to late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are expressed in myeloid cells and regulated by a single protein, according to research conducted…
From the University of California – Davis press release: While the definitive causes remain unclear, several genetic and environmental factors increase the likelihood of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, a group of conditions covering a “spectrum”…
From the Carnegie Mellon University press release: Carnegie Mellon University scientists can now use brain activation patterns to identify complex thoughts, such as, “The witness shouted during the trial.” This latest research led by CMU’s Marcel…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Healthy adults carrying the gene APOE4 — the strongest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) — may struggle to adapt their brain activity to increasing cognitive demands…
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: Many cognitive processes, such as decision-making, take place within seconds or minutes. Neuroscientists have longed to capture neuron activity during such tasks, but that dream has remained elusive…