Autism spectrum disorders
Research offers new understanding of autism
Research by The University of Queensland may provide a better understanding of the social functioning difficulties of people with autism.
Feb 15, 2017
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Understanding mind-wandering could shed light on mental illness
If you think the mind grinds to a halt when you're doing nothing, think again.
Oct 31, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Neuroimaging study: Building blocks activate spatial ability in children better than board games
Research from Indiana University has found that structured block-building games improve spatial abilities in children to a greater degree than board games.
Sep 13, 2016
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Researchers demonstrate gender identity is reflected in the brain, including transgenderism
Women and men often show marked differences as regards mental illnesses. In order to learn more about this phenomenon, a project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF explored how opposite-sex hormonal therapy applied ...
Aug 23, 2016
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Attention neuron type identified
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, have identified for the first time a cell type in the brain of mice that is integral to attention. By manipulating the activity of this cell type, the scientists ...
Jan 14, 2016
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The brain concentrates on the objective
Which is more important when we plan an action: the overarching goal or the approach along the way? Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig have discovered that we initially ...
Jan 5, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Is dopamine to blame for our addictions?
Most researchers agree that the key difference between human brains and those of other animals is the size and complexity of our cerebral cortex, the brain's outer layer of neural tissue. We therefore tend to focus our attention ...
Dec 3, 2015
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Math boosts brain research
Human memory is the result of different mental processes, such as learning, remembering and forgetting. However, these distinct processes cannot be observed directly. Researchers at the University of Basel now succeeded at ...
Aug 10, 2015
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Majority of homeless adults with mental illness have high rates of cognitive deficits
Nearly three-quarters of homeless adults with mental illness in Canada show evidence of cognitive deficits, such as difficulties with problem solving, learning and memory, new research has found.
Jan 26, 2015
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Bee brains offer insights into how human memories form
(Medical Xpress)—University of Queensland scientists have discovered that genes switch off as memories are being formed, allowing for new connections between nerve cells.
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