News tagged with conscious system
What the heart can tell us about overcoming alcohol dependence
(Medical Xpress)—Monitoring heart rate patterns can help identify risk and treat people who are dependent on alcohol by predicting their craving levels, researchers at the University of Sydney have shown.
Addiction
Apr 22, 2013 |
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Babies are born earlier and smaller when males are scarce
(Medical Xpress)—In communities where Dad is more likely to be missing from the picture, more babies are born prematurely and of lower weight, according to a researcher from the University of Michigan School of Public Health ...
Health
Feb 11, 2013 |
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The pilot and autopilot within our mind-brain connection: Conscious vs. unconscious, habit vs. non-habit examined
(Medical Xpress)—Have you ever driven to work so deep in thought that you arrive safely yet can't recall the drive itself? And if so, what part of "you" was detecting cars and pedestrians, making appropriate stops and ...
Neuroscience
Jan 11, 2013 |
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How our nerves regulate insulin secretion
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have managed to graft beta cells into the eyes of mice in order to study them in a living organism over a prolonged period of time. As a result, the group and a team of colleagues ...
Medical research
Dec 10, 2012 |
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Intermediate glucose control may be better than tight in neurocritical care patients
A new study in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care suggests that intensive glycemic control does not reduce mortality in neurocritical care patients and could, in fact, lead to more neurological damage. Compli ...
Other
Oct 21, 2012 |
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Electrical brain stimulation curbs epileptic seizures in rats
(HealthDay) -- Researchers report that they have created a device able to short-circuit epileptic seizures in rats.
Neuroscience
Aug 09, 2012 |
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How music prevents heart transplant rejection
Music has a fundamental affect on humans. It can reduce stress, enhance relaxation, provide a distraction from pain, and improve the results of clinical therapy. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal ...
Cardiology
Mar 22, 2012 |
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New tick-borne disease discovered in Gothenburg
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg's Sahlgrenska Academy have discovered a brand new tick-borne infection. Since the discovery, eight cases have been described around the world, three of them in the Gothenburg area, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 06, 2011 |
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New research distinguishes roles of conscious and subconscious awareness
What distinguishes information processing with conscious awareness from processing occurring without awareness? And, is there any role for conscious awareness in information processing, or is it just a byproduct, like the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 30, 2011 |
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When the brain remembers but the patient doesn't
Brain damage can cause significant changes in behaviour, such as loss of cognitive skills, but also reveals much about how the nervous system deals with consciousness. New findings reported in the July 2011 issue of Elsevier's ...
Neuroscience
Jul 14, 2011 |
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