With the U.S. presidential election just days away, new research from the University of South Carolina provides fresh evidence that choosing a candidate may depend more on our biological make-up than a careful analysis of ...
Nov 1, 2012
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A person in love gazes longingly and attentively at the object of his or her desire. When we want to grab another person's attention, we look directly into their eyes. Why do we behave this way? What happens during our gazing?
Dec 16, 2015
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Search for "brain training" on the Web. You'll find online exercises, games, software, even apps, all designed to prepare your brain to do better on any number of tasks. Do they work? University of Oregon psychologists say, ...
Jan 2, 2014
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Humans experience sensory input continuously as segmented units of words and events. The ability of the brain to discover regularities is known as statistical learning. This concept can be represented at multiple levels including ...
Schizophrenia is a highly inheritable brain disorder. Previous studies have proved that neurological soft signs (NSS) are strongly associated with the cortical-subcortical-cerebellum circuit, the main source responsible for ...
Dec 10, 2021
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(HealthDay) -- Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have reduced functional connectivity in the default mode network, which is associated with insulin resistance in some brain regions, according to a study published ...
Aug 1, 2012
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One per cent of adults and five per cent of children are unable to achieve what most of us take for granted—speaking fluently. Instead, they struggle with words, often repeating the beginning of a word, for example "G-g-g-g-g-ood ...
Dec 12, 2017
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Our minds often get trapped in repetitive thoughts, such as past mistakes, regrets, insecurities or unresolved conflicts. This pattern of persistent negative thinking, called rumination, can have detrimental effects on mental ...
Jun 29, 2023
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Quitting smoking is hard. Yet success is more likely with strong communication between parts of the brain that inhibit and execute automated behavior, report researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) ...
Mar 1, 2017
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A new review explores the different areas of the brain that process the meaning of concrete and abstract concepts. The article is published ahead of print in the Journal of Neurophysiology (JNP).
Feb 28, 2019
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