From the Université de Montréal press release: If you’re between 55 and 75 years old, you may want to try playing 3D platform games like Super Mario 64 to stave off mild cognitive impairment and…
From the Karolinska Institutet press release: Using genetic information, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden provide new evidence that higher educational attainment is strongly associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The causes of…
From the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research press release: Deep learning has brought about machines that can ‘see’ the world more like humans can, and recognize language. And while deep learning was inspired by the…
From the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology press release: Chronic sleep deprivation — which can involve staying up late, and waking up early for work or school — has become a way of life for both…
From the Wiley press release: The error-related negativity (ERN) is a brain signal response to errors that is thought to reflect threat sensitivity and has been implicated in anxiety disorders in individuals without autism spectrum…
From the Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine press release: Mount Sinai researchers have found a positive relationship between the brain network associated with working memory — the ability to store and…
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release: Adults who lived high-stress childhoods have trouble reading the signs that a loss or punishment is looming, leaving themselves in situations that risk avoidable health and financial problems…
From the Aarhus University press release: Researchers from Aarhus University have discovered that patients with the RBD sleep behaviour disorder lack dopamine and have a form of inflammation of the brain. This means that they…
From the University of Helsinki press release: The brain’s auditory system can be shaped by exposure to different auditory environments, such as native language and musical training. A recent doctoral study by Caitlin Dawson from…
From the Radiological Society of North America press release: Researchers have found an imbalance in the brain chemistry of young people addicted to smartphones and the internet, according to a study presented today at the…