From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release: A collaboration between investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital and Khyber Medical University in Pakistan may have discovered how chronic stress experienced early in life increases vulnerability to post-traumatic…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Seeing an object at the same time that you hear sound coming from somewhere else can lead to the “ventriloquist illusion” and its aftereffect, but research suggests…
From the James Cook University press release: A researcher from James Cook University in Australia has found that a person’s mental state affects how they look at art. JCU psychology lecturer Nicole Thomas said the…
From the University of Toronto press release: The hippocampus is an area of the brain commonly linked with memory and dementia. But new U of T Scarborough research finds that it may also yield important…
From the NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism press release: Losing just one night of sleep led to an immediate increase in beta-amyloid, a protein in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to…
From the University of Toronto press release: New research by University of Toronto (U of T) neuroscientists sheds light on links between early brain growth and sensations experienced by animals soon after birth. The findings…
From the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center press release: Patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia commonly experience the sundown syndrome — a sudden worsening of confusion, agitation and aggression at the end…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: Entering menopause at a later age may be associated with a small benefit to your memory years later, according to a study published in the April 11,…
From the Johns Hopkins University press release: Often people think performing in front of others will make them mess up, but a new study led by a Johns Hopkins University neuroscientist found the opposite: being…
From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute press release: When you are lost or disoriented, your brain uses cues from your surroundings — landmarks both near and far — to sort out where you are. The…