Topics
Neuroscience
Latest News
-
I Want to Know Where Love Is
By Staff Reporter | Jun 20, 2012 07:03 PM EDTMontreal, June 20, 2012 – Thanks to modern science, we know that love lives in the brain, not in the heart. But where in the brain is it – and is it in the same place as sexual desire? A recent international study is the first to draw an exact map of these intimately linked feelings.
-
Freud's Theory of Unconscious Conflict Linked to Anxiety Symptoms in New U-M Brain Research
By Staff Reporter | Jun 16, 2012 09:52 PM EDTAn experiment that Sigmund Freud could never have imagined 100 years ago may help lend scientific support for one of his key theories, and help connect it with current neuroscience
-
More to Facial Perception Than Meets the Eye
By Staff Reporter | Jun 15, 2012 06:02 PM EDTPeople make complex judgements about a person from looking at their face that are based on a range of factors beyond simply their race and gender, according to findings of new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
-
Videogamers No Better at Talking While Driving
By Staff Reporter | Jun 14, 2012 01:16 PM EDTDURHAM, N.C. -- No matter how much time you've spent training your brain to multitask by playing "Call of Duty," you're probably no better at talking on the phone while driving than anybody else. ...
-
Fathers Influence Children's Personality More Than Mothers Do
By Denise Baker | Jun 13, 2012 09:02 PM EDTFather's love is as important for a child as is mother's love, a new study claims. ...
-
When Being Scared Twice Is Enough to Remember
By Quinn Eastman | Jun 12, 2012 08:16 PM EDTOne of the brain's jobs is to help us figure out what's important enough to be remembered. Scientists at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University have achieved some insight into how fleeting experiences become memories in the brain.
-
Consequences of Head Injuries Are Not Same for Everyone: Brain Imaging Studies Show
By Denise Baker | Jun 09, 2012 07:45 PM EDTA latest research has revealed that concussions do not have the same effect on everyone. ...
-
Post Stroke Depression May be Blamed on Changes in Brain Network
By Denise Baker | Jun 06, 2012 06:26 PM EDTA new study has revealed that post stroke depression could be because of the changes in brain's network which involves emotional regulation.
-
A Different Drummer: Stanford Engineers Discover Neural Rhythms Drive Physical Movement
By Staff Reporter | Jun 04, 2012 11:20 AM EDTUnlike their visual cousins, the neurons that control movement are not a predictable bunch. Scientists working to decode how such neurons convey information to muscles have been stymied when trying to establish a one-to-one relationship between a neuron's behavior and external factors such as muscle activity or movement velocity.
-
Are Sweaty Brokers More Ethical?
By Chris Wickham | Jun 03, 2012 06:16 PM EDTLONDON (Reuters) - If you want to know how ethical your broker is, give them a moral dilemma and see how much they sweat before deciding what to do.
-
Same Gene that Stunts Infants' Growth Also Makes Them Grow Too Big
By Staff Reporter | May 28, 2012 11:25 PM EDTThe Caterpillar got down off the mushroom and crawled away in the grass, remarking as it went, 'One side will make you grow taller, and the other side will make you grow shorter.' -Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll
-
Anger in Spats Is More about Marital Climate than Heat of the Moment, Baylor Study Shows
By Staff Reporter | May 22, 2012 01:49 AM EDTHow good are married couples at recognizing each other's emotions during conflicts? In general, pretty good, according to a study by a Baylor University researcher. But if your partner is angry, that might tell more about the overall climate of your marriage than about what your partner is feeling at the moment of the dispute.
-
Dartmouth Researchers Are Learning How Exercise Affects the Brain
By Staff Reporter | May 20, 2012 11:14 PM EDTExercise clears the mind. It gets the blood pumping and more oxygen is delivered to the brain. This is familiar territory, but Dartmouth's David Bucci thinks there is much more going on.
-
Acid in The Brain
By Staff Reporter | May 19, 2012 09:42 PM EDTUniversity of Iowa neuroscientist John Wemmie, M.D., Ph.D., is interested in the effect of acid in the brain. His studies suggest that increased acidity or low pH, in the brain is linked to panic disorders, anxiety, and depression. But his work also suggests that changes in acidity are important for normal brain activity too.
-
No 'God Spot' in Brain, Says Recent Study
By Staff Reporter | May 14, 2012 11:58 AM EDTA recent study conducted by the University of Missouri say that there is no "God Spot" in the brain as earlier beliefs suggest.
