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Psychology·December 27, 2011·4 min readElderly Can Be As Fast As Young in Some Brain TasksBoth children and the elderly have slower response times when they have to make quick decisions in some settings. But...Read More
Neurology·December 22, 2011·2 min readUT Health Researchers Link Multiple Sclerosis to Different Area of BrainRadiology researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have found evidence that multiple sclerosis affects...Read More
Neurology·December 21, 2011·5 min readUCLA Neuroscientists Demonstrate Crucial Advances in Brain ReadingInnovative machine learning method anticipates neurocognitive changes, similar to predictive text-entry for cell phones, internet search engines At UCLA’s Laboratory...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·December 20, 2011·2 min readHuman Skull Study Causes Evolutionary HeadacheScientists studying a unique collection of human skulls have shown that changes to the skull shape thought to have occurred...Read More
NeurologyPsychology·December 19, 2011·2 min readBabies Remember Even as They Seem to ForgetFifteen years ago, textbooks on human development stated that babies 6 months of age or younger had no sense of...Read More
NeurologyNeuroscience Videos·December 16, 2011·2 min readNew Research Identifies Changes in Spinal Cord CompressionResearch from The University of Western Ontario is now looking beyond spinal cord injuries in patients to better understand what...Read More
GeneticsNeuroscience·December 15, 2011·2 min readNeuroscientists Boost Memory Using Genetics and Memory Enhancing DrugWhen the activity of a molecule that is normally elevated during viral infections is inhibited in the brain, mice learn...Read More
NeurologyNeuroscience·December 15, 2011·2 min readA Novel Mechanism Regulating Stress is IdentifiedNeuroscience researchers from Tufts identify potential target for drug therapy for wide range of disorders associated with stress Neuroscience researchers...Read More
GeneticsNeurology·December 12, 2011·3 min readBabies Born with No Eyes: Scientists Identify Genetic Cause of AnophthalmiaScientists at University College Dublin, Ireland, have identified a genetic alteration which causes a child to be born with no...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 12, 2011·3 min readMore Widespread Brain Atrophy Detected in Parkinson’s Disease with Newly Developed Structural PatternHippocampal Atrophy Seen with Early Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Disease Atrophy in the hippocampus, the region of the brain known...Read More
