FeaturedNeuroscience·April 19, 2011·2 min readEffects of Obesity On the Brain: Sex-Related Differences in the Brain’s White MatterEffects of obesity on the brain: first evidence of sex-related differences in the brain’s white matter structure Obesity is today...Read More
ElectrophysiologyNeuroscience·April 18, 2011·2 min readHow the Bilingual Brain Copes with AgingAs brain power decreases, older adults find new ways to compute language Older bilingual adults compensate for age-related declines in...Read More
NeurologyNeuroscience·April 9, 2011·5 min readResearcher Doggedly Pursues New Treatments for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients in ComaFamiliar voices, magnetic stimulation being tested in 2 clinical trials We’ve all watched it unfold on soap operas, medical dramas...Read More
Neuroscience·April 8, 2011·2 min readDopamine Controls Formation of New Brain CellsA study of the salamander brain has led researchers at Karolinska Institutet to discover a hitherto unknown function of the...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 7, 2011·2 min readFreeway Air Bad for Mouse BrainStudy finds brain damage typical of aging and memory loss after short-term exposure to vehicle pollution If mice commuted, their...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 5, 2011·1 min readScientists Develop New Technology for Stroke RehabilitationDevices which could be used to rehabilitate the arms and hands of people who have experienced a stroke have been...Read More
Neurology·April 4, 2011·2 min readResearchers Link Herpes to Alzheimer’s Disease‘Cold sores’ connected to cognitive decline Laboratories at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Brown University, and House Ear Institute...Read More
Neurology·April 2, 2011·3 min readResearchers Discover How Brain’s Memory Center Repairs Damage from Head InjuryResearchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have described for the first time how the brain’s memory center repairs itself following...Read More
Psychology·April 2, 2011·2 min readAntidepressants Linked to Thicker ArteriesAntidepressant use has been linked to thicker arteries, possibly contributing to the risk of heart disease and stroke, in a...Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeurologyPsychology·March 8, 2011·3 min readCerebellum Grey Matter Volume Used to Predict General IntelligenceResearchers believe they have found a link between the volume of one's cerebellum and general intelligence.Read More
ElectrophysiologyNeurologyNeuroscience·July 15, 2010·2 min readNeurobiology Research Finds GABA Interferes with Memory of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 PatientsNeurobiology research from UCLA indicates the possibility of GABA interfering with working memory in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1, or NF1.Read More
