Ever So Slight Delay Improves Decision Making Accuracy Researchers discover decision making accuracy can be improved by postponing the onset of a decision by a fraction of a second.
In One Ear and Out the Other Researchers report when it comes to memory, we don't remember things we hear as well as things we see.
Study Ties Father’s Age at Childbearing to Higher Rates of Psychiatric, Academic Problems in Kids A new study reports a father's advancing age at childbearing can lead to higher rates of psychological and academic problems for the offspring.
Maze Puts Images on Floor Where Rats Look Projecting images onto the floor of a maze, rodents can learn behaviors faster.
New Autism Definition May Decrease Diagnosis by One Third A new study reports a statistically significant decrease in patients being diagnosed with ASD by clinicians using the new DSM-5.
Phantom Limb Pain Relieved When Amputated Arm Is Put Back to Work A new method of treating phantom limb pain which utilizes several technologies is providing successful.
New Study Settles How Social Understanding is Performed by the Brain New research settles how the brain makes sense of actions it witnesses others performing in daily life.
Researchers Pinpoint Brain Region Essential for Social Memory CA2, a small region of the hippocampus, is essential for social learning, a new study reports.
Study in Mice Raises Question: Could PTSD Involve Immune Cell Response to Stress? A new study reports that after chronic stress, primed immune cells cause an excessive reaction to a later event.
Alcohol Is Not a Direct Cause of Cognitive Impairment in Older Men New research claims alcohol consumption is not a direct cause of cognitive impairment in older men.
Most of Us Have Made Best Memories by Age 25 Researchers report by the age of 25, most people have already created their most important memories.
Beautiful but Sad Music Can Help People Feel Better Listening to music considered to be beautiful but sad can help elevate mood when people feel blue, a new study reports.
Study Reveals Workings of Working Memory The brain uses similar circuits involved in planning motion when selecting tasks from working memory, new research reports.
A Circuit for Change Researchers identify a region of the hippocampus which is sensitive to small changes in familiar context.
Study Uncovers Surprising Differences in Brain Activity of Alcohol Dependent Women Researchers discover differences between patterns of brain network activation between alcohol dependent women and non addicted females.
