Psychology & Psychiatry
How humans use their sense of smell to find their way
You might say that a sweet tooth turned sixth-year psychology Ph.D. student Clara Raithel onto the human sense of smell.
Oct 30, 2023
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Current Biology
Neuroscience
Neuroscientists demonstrate flexibility of innate behavior
Some behaviors that are crucial to survival appear to be hard-wired, meaning that they occur without previous experience. For example, many prey organisms naturally know how to escape to safety from perceived threats. However, ...
Jun 2, 2022
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Neuroscience
Previously unknown neural mechanism of habit formation identified
There is little doubt that dopamine transmission in the brain plays a role in habit formation. However, two central questions that remain are which of the different dopamine projection pathways in the brain are critical, ...
Feb 7, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sleep may be compromised with a bed partner
If you're having trouble sleeping, perhaps contact with a bedmate is causing the problem, say University of Michigan researchers.
Dec 27, 2023
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists find more naturalistic ways to study vision
For years, neuroscience experiments have depended on carefully controlled conditions. Mice run in place on tiny treadmills, rather than freely scurrying. Or they're meticulously trained to do easy-to-measure tasks that don't ...
Oct 10, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Human body can predict mealtimes, shows study
The human body can predict the timing of regular meals, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. The research team also found that daily blood glucose rhythms may be driven not only by meal timing but by meal ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Health
Permanent daylight saving time? America tried it before, and it didn't go well
The U.S. is seriously considering making daylight saving time permanent, a move that would likely be popular. But history suggests that opinion might not last.
Mar 16, 2022
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Neuroscience
Study finds that the brain searches for the best way to move the body
Research that examines how the body adapts to new movements is shedding new light on how the nervous system learns, and could help to inform a wide range of applications, from customized rehabilitation and athletic training ...
May 10, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Our memory for objects might be better than we think
The next time you're struggling to remember exactly where you left your keys, parked your car or put down your glasses, don't necessarily give up on your memory completely. Previous research has shown that, if people are ...
Jan 23, 2023
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Neuroscience
Memory formation influenced by how brain networks develop during youth
In a new, rare study of direct brain recordings in children and adolescents, a Northwestern Medicine scientist and colleagues from Wayne State University have discovered as brains mature, the precise ways by which two key ...
Feb 15, 2022
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