From the Northwestern University press release: Researchers have cast doubt on a widely-held belief that connects family income with cognitive development, according to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. A…
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: Making decisions is not always easy, especially when choosing between two options that have both positive and negative elements, such as deciding between a job with a…
From the Elsevier press release: Head injury, which often damages brain regions overlapping with those involved in addictive behaviors, does not worsen drinking behavior in people with heavy alcohol use, according to a new study…
From the Frontiers press release: A study of the effect of alcohol on long-term relationships finds that when a male prairie vole has access to alcohol, but his female partner doesn’t, the relationship suffers —…
From the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute press release: While simulation platforms have been used to train surgeons before they enter an actual operating room (OR), few studies have evaluated how well trainees transfer those skills from…
From the University of Eastern Finland press release: Astrocytes, the supporting cells of the brain, could play a significant role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to a new study from the University…
From the Cell Press press release: For decades, neuroscientists have wondered how the brain can continue to learn new skills without needing to grow in size or volume over a person’s lifetime. Evidence suggests that…
From the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) press release: A breakthrough in finding the mechanism and a possible therapeutic fix for autism and intellectual disability has been made by a University of Nebraska Medical…
From the Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center press release: A new study by researchers at Loma Linda University Health has found that eating nuts on a regular basis strengthens brainwave frequencies associated with…
From the New York University press release: The value of the products we encounter influences how much we’ll subsequently pay for other items, new neuroscience research has found. The results point to a previously undetected…