From the Georgia State University press release: Society’s expectations about gender roles alter the human brain at the cellular level, according to a paper published by a group of neuroscience researchers at Georgia State University.…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Researchers have identified a pattern of brain activity that predicts anger experienced during dreaming, according to a new study of healthy adults published in JNeurosci. The research could potentially…
From the PLOS press release: The neuropeptide oxytocin blocks enhanced drinking in alcohol-dependent rats, according to a study published April 16 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology led by Drs. Tunstall, Koob and Vendruscolo of the National…
From the University of Plymouth press release: Imagine working in your office while the sun is shining outside. Thinking about what you could be doing instead of working is an example of “counterfactual thinking.” New…
From the Rutgers University press release: Learning how to tie a shoe or shoot a basketball isn’t easy, but the brain somehow integrates sensory signals that are critical to coordinating movements so you can get…
From the University of Cambridge press release: Scientists have identified special types of brain cells that may allow us to simulate the decision-making processes of others, thereby reconstructing their state of mind and predicting their…
From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke press release: In a study of healthy volunteers, National Institutes of Health researchers found that our brains may solidify the memories of new skills we just…
From the Texas A&M University press release: Dr. Stephen Maren, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, recently published significant research on the psychological and neural basis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder…
From the D’Or Institute for Research and Education press release: Less than one hour of brain training with neurofeedback leads to a strengthening of neural connections and communication among brain areas. This is the main…
From the Boston University press release: In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Neuroscience, Rob Reinhart, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University and BU doctoral researcher John Nguyen, demonstrate that electrostimulation…