A combination of mental practice and physical therapy is an effective treatment for people recovering from a stroke, according to researchers at Georgia State University.
Apr 9, 2015
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A frantic phone call to Rutgers neuroscientist Liz Torres from a colleague whose pregnant wife had slipped into a coma has led to the use of sensors that can detect visually imperceptible motions in a comatose person, proving ...
Apr 8, 2015
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A new study by scientists at the Wayne State University School of Medicine demonstrates that communication between some of the brain's most important centers is altered in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Apr 1, 2015
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The hormone oxytocin is made at different levels in different people and it plays a role in regulating social behavior. A new University of Virginia study involving brain imaging finds that people with naturally higher levels ...
Mar 30, 2015
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There may not yet be a cure for insomnia, but Concordia University researchers are a step closer to predicting who is most likely to suffer from it—just in time for World Sleep Day on March 13.
Mar 11, 2015
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A region of the brain thought to control speech production develops abnormally in children who stutter—a pattern that persists into adulthood, according to new University of Alberta research.
Feb 9, 2015
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Now that we're in to February, are you struggling to stick to your New Year's resolution exercise plan? There may be more to your success or failure than meets the eye.
Feb 9, 2015
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The cognitive effects of poverty can be mitigated during middle school with a targeted intervention, according to researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas.
Dec 9, 2014
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New research has found that athletes who are exposed to subliminal visual cues during endurance exercise will perform significantly better.
Dec 1, 2014
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Using world-leading research methods, the team of Dr David Wright and Prof Paul Holmes, working with Dr Jacqueline Williams from the Victoria University in Melbourne, studied activity in an area of the brain responsible for ...
Nov 26, 2014
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