Neuroscience
The bit of your brain that signals how bad things could be
An evolutionarily ancient and tiny part of the brain tracks expectations about nasty events, finds new UCL research.
Jul 28, 2014
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Neuroscience
Mobile games used for psychology experiments
(Medical Xpress)—Initial findings from one of the largest cognitive science experiments ever conducted have shown that mobile games can be used to reliably address psychology questions, paving the way to a better understanding ...
Jul 17, 2014
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Neuroscience
Controlling brain waves to improve vision
Have you ever accidentally missed a red light or a stop sign? Or have you heard someone mention a visible event that you passed by but totally missed seeing?
Apr 24, 2014
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Neuroscience
Males and females differ in specific brain structures
Reviewing over 20 years of neuroscience research into sex differences in brain structure, a Cambridge University team has conducted the first meta-analysis of the evidence, published this week in the prestigious journal Neuroscience ...
Feb 11, 2014
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Neuroscience
Silencing synapses: Hope for a pharmacological solution to cocaine addiction
Imagine kicking a cocaine addiction by simply popping a pill that alters the way your brain processes chemical addiction. New research from the University of Pittsburgh suggests that a method of biologically manipulating ...
Dec 17, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Size matters: Brain processes 'big' words faster than 'small' words
(Medical Xpress)—Bigger may not always be better, but when it comes to brain processing speed, it appears that size does matter.
Sep 27, 2013
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Neuroscience
How old memories fade away: Discovery of a gene essential for memory extinction could lead to new PTSD treatments
If you got beat up by a bully on your walk home from school every day, you would probably become very afraid of the spot where you usually met him. However, if the bully moved out of town, you would gradually cease to fear ...
Sep 18, 2013
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Genetics
Study relies on twins and their parents to understand height-IQ connection
The fact that taller people also tend to be slightly smarter is due in roughly equal parts to two phenomena—the same genes affect both traits and taller people are more likely than average to mate with smarter people and ...
Aug 27, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How parents see themselves may affect their child's brain and stress level
A mother's perceived social status predicts her child's brain development and stress indicators, finds a study at Boston Children's Hospital. While previous studies going back to the 1950s have linked objective socioeconomic ...
Aug 9, 2013
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Neuroscience
Making connections in the eye: Wiring diagram of retinal neurons is first step toward mapping the human brain
The human brain has 100 billion neurons, connected to each other in networks that allow us to interpret the world around us, plan for the future, and control our actions and movements. MIT neuroscientist Sebastian Seung wants ...
Aug 7, 2013
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