From the MIT press release: MIT researchers have devised a way to measure dopamine in the brain much more precisely than previously possible, which should allow scientists to gain insight into dopamine’s roles in learning,…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release: It is a question that has mystified countless people: Why does one article spread like wildfire through social media and another — seemingly similar — doesn’t? How does…
From the Frontiers press release: Flashbacks of scenes from traumatic events often haunt those suffering from psychiatric conditions, such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). “The close relationship between the human imagery system and our…
From the University of Chicago Medical Center press release: People with intermittent explosive disorder (IED) — a condition marked by frequent physical or verbal outbursts — are at five times greater risk for abusing substances such…
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release: A study led by a Massachusetts General Hospital pediatrician finds that children ages 3 to 7 who don’t get enough sleep are more likely to have problems with…
From the National Research University Higher School of Economics press release: Researchers from the Higher School of Economics, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, Indiana University and the Russian Academy of Sciences Nizhny Novgorod Institute of Applied Physics…
From the Johns Hopkins University press release: Learning and memory depend on cells’ ability to strengthen and weaken circuits in the brain. Now, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report that a protein involved in recycling…
From the University of Helsinki press release: The aim of Mona Moisala’s doctoral dissertation was to study patterns of activity in cortical networks related to attention and working memory, as well as to investigate associations…
From the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory press release: In the struggle of life, evolution rewards animals that master their circumstances, especially when the environment changes fast. If there is a recipe for success, it is not:…
From the University of Bonn press release: People with social anxiety avoid situations in which they are exposed to judgment by others. Those affected also lead a withdrawn life and maintain contact above all on…