Study Finds Brain Training Overcomes Tics in Tourette Syndrome Researchers report children with Tourette syndrome may unconsciously train their brains more effectively to manage their tics.
Scientists Discover Brain’s Anti Distraction System Researchers reveal our brains rely on an active suppression mechanism to avoid distraction.
A Biological Engine for Human Language Researchers suggest the human brain forms languages based on an innate set of linguistic rules.
Jump Starting Natural Resilience Reverses Stress Susceptibility Researchers trace a vulnerability in depression like behaviors in mice to out of balance activity in neurons.
New Finding Suggests a Way to Block Stress Damage The gene REDD1 enables stress to damage neurons and cause depressive behavior, a new study reports.
Long Term Study Supports Detrimental Effects of Television Viewing on Sleep in Young Children Researchers find a small but consistent association between increased television viewing and shorter sleep duration in children.
Kids’ Earliest Memories Might Be Earlier than They Think The earliest childhood memories may develop earlier than previously thought, a new study suggests.
Researchers Search for Earliest Roots of Psychiatric Disorders A new study reports newborns, whose mothers were exposed to a variety of environmental stressors while pregnant, could be susceptible to psychiatric disorders later in life.
Feelings of Failure, Not Violent Content, Foster Aggression in Gamers Rage quitting and aggression when playing video games is connected to players experiencing failure and frustration, new research suggests.
A Brain Region for Resisting Alcohols Allure In rats, when the lateral habenula is chronically inactivated, they drink to excess and are less able to learn from the experience, a new study finds.
Positive and Negative Thinkers’ Brains Revealed The ability to stay positive in tough times may be hardwired into the brain, a new neuropsychology study reports.
Experimental Cancer Drug Reverses Schizophrenia in Adolescent Mice Researchers discover an experimental anti cancer compound appears to reverse behaviors associated with schizophrenia in mouse models.
Night Owls Tend to Be Bigger Risk Takers According to a new study, female night owls had cortisol levels comparable to men. The researcher suggests high cortisol levels could be a biological mechanism which explains higher risk taking in night owls.
Computer Maps 21 Distinct Emotional Expressions, Even Happily Disgusted Researchers discover a new way for computers to recognize 21 distinct and complex facial expressions.
