From the University of Illinois at Chicago press release: The reward center of the brain is much more attuned to the pleasurable effects of alcohol when estrogen levels are elevated, an effect that may underlie…
From the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston press release: Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston recently discovered that alcohol killed the stem cells residing in adult mouse brains. Because…
From the Oregon Health & Science University press release: Every person has a distinct pattern of functional brain connectivity known as a connectotype, or brain fingerprint. A new study conducted at OHSU in Portland, Oregon, concludes…
From the Northwestern University press release: Maintaining positive, warm and trusting friendships might be the key to a slower decline in memory and cognitive functioning, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. SuperAgers — who…
From the Washington University School of Medicine press release: The British have a pithy way of describing people who dither over spending 20 cents more for premium ice cream but happily drop an extra $5,000 for…
From the University of Helsinki press release: A new study from the University of Helsinki, Finland, shows that individual circadian preference is associated with brain activity patterns during the night. Sleep spindles are bursts of…
From the Washington University School of Medicine press release: A defective gene linked to autism influences how neurons connect and communicate with each other in the brain, according to a study from Washington University School of…
From the NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke press release: Using an innovative “NeuroGrid” technology, scientists showed that sleep boosts communication between two brain regions whose connection is critical for the formation of memories. The…
From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute press release: Tiny microscopes mounted on mice’s heads have given researchers a peek into the neural circuitry of social behavior. Instincts such as mating or fighting are innate behaviors generally…
From the University of North Carolina Health Care press release: Before we are born, the developing brain creates an incredible number of neurons, which migrate to specific parts of the brain to ready us for life.…