From the Karolinska Institutet press release: What happens in the brain when we feel discomfort? Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden are now one step closer to finding the answer. In a new study published…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: New research published in JNeurosci reports features of the brain in musicians with absolute, or perfect, pitch (AP) that likely enable individuals with this rare ability — shared by Mozart,…
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release: Vivid dreams involving drinking and drug use are common among individuals in recovery. A study from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Recovery Research Institute, published in the January…
From the American Physiological Society press release: New research suggests that the relationship between physical and brain fitness varies in older adults by virtue of their sex. The study is published ahead of print in…
From the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University press release: Columbia neuroscientists have revealed that a simple brain region, known for processing basic sensory information, can also guide complex feats of mental activity. The new study…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Researchers have clarified the development of the ability to attend to a speaker in a noisy environment — a phenomenon known as the “cocktail party effect.” Published in JNeurosci,…
From the Elsevier press release: Patients with psychosis have accelerated aging of two brain networks important for general cognition — the frontoparietal network (FPN) and cingulo-opercular network (CON) — according to a new study in Biological…
From the Columbia University Irving Medical Center press release: Athletes know a vigorous workout can release a flood of endorphins: “feel-good” hormones that boost mood. Now there’s evidence that exercise produces another hormone that may…
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release: Adults who notice that they frequently lose their train of thought or often become sidetracked may in fact be displaying earlier symptoms of cerebral small vessel…
From the University of Zurich press release: Our actions are guided by moral values. However, monetary incentives can get in the way of our good intentions. Neuroeconomists at the University of Zurich have now investigated…