Psychology & Psychiatry
Do we tend to centre our Instagram selfies on our left eye?
Do we tend to centre our Instagram selfies on our left eye?
Sep 10, 2019
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Medical research
A small electrical zap to the brain could help you retrieve a forgotten memory
A study by UCLA psychologists provides strong evidence that a certain region of the brain plays a critical role in memory recall. The research, published in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, also shows for the first ...
May 31, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer cells' plasticity makes them harder to stop
When metastatic cancer cells need to avoid a threat, they simply reprogram themselves. Rice University scientists are beginning to get a handle on how they survive hostile environments.
Feb 8, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Word order predicts a native speakers' working memory
Several studies have investigated how humans store and retrieve memories under different conditions. Typically, stimuli presented at the beginning and at the end of a list are recalled better than stimuli from the middle. ...
Feb 5, 2019
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Neuroscience
Brain's navigation more complex than previously thought
Neuroscientists' discovery of grid cells, popularly known as the brain's GPS, was hailed as a major discovery. But new Stanford research suggest the system is more complicated than anyone had guessed.
Apr 7, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify interaction among proteins that cause cancer cells to metastasize
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified an interaction among proteins that allows cancer cells to grow and metastasize. They say the discovery may play a role in developing a better understanding of how tumors grow in ...
Mar 28, 2017
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Neuroscience
Toeing the line: Study finds brain cells that signal path of travel
Imagine you're navigating a city like New York, or any other that's laid out on a grid. Suppose you run into a roadblock as you're heading north. How do you know that you can turn to your left, say, and then take a right ...
Dec 21, 2016
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Neuroscience
Calcium waves in the brain alleviate depressive behavior in mice
Researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan have discovered that the benefits of stimulating the brain with direct current come from its effects on astrocytes—not neurons—in the mouse brain. Published in ...
Mar 22, 2016
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Neuroscience
Researchers explain how vestibular system influences navigation
Dartmouth researchers have found the first direct evidence showing how the vestibular system's horizontal canals play a key role in sensing our direction in the environment.
Jan 19, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Could electrical stimulation to the brain help with weight loss? Study shows promise
Giving a region of the brain that's key to self-control and motivation a zetz of electrical stimulation may help the obese to eat less and lose more weight, says a new study.
Nov 5, 2015
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