From the University of Minnesota Medical School press release: The behavior of people who remain committed to a choice, even when it is clear that an alternate choice would be a better option, has been…
From the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health press release: Stressful situations affect the brain and body differently in people with schizophrenia compared to people without the mental illness or individuals at high risk for…
From the McGill University press release: If you want to learn to walk a tightrope, it’s a good idea to go for a short run after each practice session. That’s because a recent study in NeuroImage demonstrates…
From the Frontiers press release: The perception of having Albert Einstein’s body may help unlock previously inaccessible mental resources, finds a new study. Following a virtual reality “Einstein” experience, participants were less likely to unconsciously…
From the EMBO press release: Cocaine can have a devastating effect on people. It directly stimulates the brain’s reward center, and, more importantly, induces long-term changes to the reward circuitry that are responsible for addictive…
From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release: Nerve cells in the brain region planum temporale have more synapses in the left hemisphere than in the right hemisphere — which is vital for rapid processing of auditory…
From the Columbia University press release: John Coltrane and Jerry Garcia became improvising legends for their ability to mix musical elements on the fly. How the brain accomplishes such feats of creativity under pressure remains…
From the RIKEN press release: Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science have discovered a circuit in the brain that is necessary for unlearning fear. Published in Nature Communications, the study details the role of…
From the Frontiers press release: While everyone gets older, not everyone feels their age. A recent study finds that such feelings, called subjective age, may reflect brain aging. Using MRI brain scans, researchers found that…
From the University College London press release: We have a ‘thirst for knowledge‘ but sometimes ‘ignorance is bliss‘, so how do we choose between these two mind states at any given time? UCL psychologists have…