From the MIT press release: Scientists have long believed that the central amygdala, a structure located deep within the brain, is linked with fear and responses to unpleasant events. However,… Read more »
From the University of Sussex press release: The gentle burbling of a brook, or the sound of the wind in the trees can physically change our mind and bodily systems,… Read more »
From the Duke University press release: Seemingly countless self-help books and seminars tell you to tap into the right side of your brain to stimulate creativity. But forget the “right-brain”… Read more »
From the King’s College London press release: A new study published in PLOS Medicine‘s Special Issue on Dementia has found that the metabolism of omega-3 and omega-6 unsaturated fatty acids… Read more »
From the Ohio State University press release: We live in a three-dimensional world, but everything we see is first recorded on our retinas in only two dimensions. So how does… Read more »
From the Universiteit Leiden press release: When we are around four years old we suddenly start to understand that other people think and that their view of the world is often… Read more »
From the Princeton University press release: It’s the part of the brain that makes sure you cannot tickle yourself. The cerebellum, an apple-sized region near the base of the skull,… Read more »
From the University of Michigan press release: Thin parts of the cell membranes of neurons turn out to be particularly vulnerable to a protein that collects in the brain of people… Read more »
From the Cognitive Neuroscience Society: Researchers have identified more than 100 genes important for memory in people. The study is the first to identify correlations between gene data and brain… Read more »
From the Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group press release: The biomechanics of head injury in youths (5 to 18 years of age) have been poorly understood. A new study reported in… Read more »
