From the Caltech press release by Katie Neith via ScienceDaily: The frontal lobes are the largest part of the human brain, and thought to be the part that expanded most during human evolution. Damage to…
From the European Society of Cardiology press release via AlphaGalileo: Spouses of people who suffer a sudden heart attack (an acute myocardial infarction) have an increased risk of depression, anxiety, or suicide after the event,…
From the Lawson Health Research Institute press release via EurekAlert!: The impact of bipolar disorder during pregnancy has been hotly contended among the research community. Now, a new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and…
From the FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology press release via EurekAlert!: A study enjoying Spanish participation has analysed the theatre demand of society according to the socioeconomic status of the different types…
From the Wellcome Trust press release via EurekAlert!: People will reject an offer of water, even when they are severely thirsty, if they perceive the offer to be unfair, according to a new study funded…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Though the seconds may tick by on the clock at a regular pace, our experience of the ‘fourth dimension’ is anything but uniform. When we’re waiting in…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Managers and non-managers show distinctly different brain activation patterns when making decisions, according to research published Aug. 22 in the open access journal PLOS ONE.…
From the NYU press release via EurekAlert!: Preemptive cognitive training—an early intervention to address neuropsychiatric deficiencies—can help the brain function normally later in life, a team of researchers has found through a series of experiments…
From the UC Berkeley press release via EurekAlert!: Intensive preparation for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) actually changes the microscopic structure of the brain, physically bolstering the connections between areas of the brain important…
From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: Every high school kid has done it: putting off studying for that exam until the last minute, then pulling a caffeine-fueled all-nighter in an attempt to cram as…