From the Stanford University Medical Center press release: Why is it so much fun to hang out with our friends? Why are some people so sociable while others are loners or seemingly outright allergic to interactions…
From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release: Neuropsychologists of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum let video gamers compete against non-gamers in a learning competition. During the test, the video gamers performed significantly better and showed an increased brain activity…
From the University of Tsukuba press release: Losing yourself in your favorite activities without any urge to sleep, or falling asleep during boring lectures — As humans, we often defy sleepiness and stay awake when…
From the New York University press release: A team of neuroscientists has uncovered how our brains organize, over time, our experiences: that is, according to their similarities. “It is as if in order to make sense…
From the Ruhr-Universität-Bochum press release: Pigeons are capable of switching between two tasks as quickly as humans — and even more quickly in certain situations. These are the findings of biopsychologists who had performed the same…
From the McGill University press release: For the first time, researchers have been able to see changes in the neural structures in specific areas of the brains of people who suffered severe abuse as children. Difficulties…
From the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg press release: Visitors to the Oktoberfest have always known it and now it has been scientifically proven — beer can lift your spirits. Scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) examined 13,000 food components…
From the Cell Press press release: For most people, laughter is highly contagious. It’s nearly impossible to hear or see someone laughing and not feel the urge to join in. But researchers reporting in Current Biology on…
From the Cell Press press release: The repeated behaviors that characterize obsessive-compulsive disorder are a manifestation of an underlying brain dysfunction that is not yet well understood. Now, in a study appearing on September 28…
From the University of Warwick press release: Dieting could be revolutionised, thanks to the ground-breaking discovery by the University of Warwick of the key brain cells which control our appetite. Professor Nicholas Dale in the School…