FeaturedPsychology·March 28, 2012·2 min readCoffee and Other Stimulant Drugs May Cause High Achievers to Slack OffWhile stimulants may improve unengaged workers’ performance, a new University of British Columbia study suggests that for others, caffeine and...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 27, 2012·3 min readBlocking “Oh-Glick-Nack” May Improve Long-Term MemoryJust as the familiar sugar in food can be bad for the teeth and waistline, another sugar has been implicated...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 23, 2012·4 min readResearchers Show that Memories Reside in Specific Brain CellsSimply activating a tiny number of neurons can conjure an entire memory. Our fond or fearful memories — that first...Read More
NeuroethicsNeuroscience·March 23, 2012·3 min readResearchers Partially Control a MemoryScripps Research Institute Team Wrests Partial Control of a Memory The work advances understanding of how memories form and offers...Read More
Featured·March 9, 2012·5 min readTeach Your Robot WellWithin a decade, personal robots could become as common in U.S. homes as any other major appliance, and many if...Read More
GeneticsNeuroethics·March 9, 2012·2 min readGenetic Manipulation Boosts Growth of Brain Cells Linked to Learning, Enhances Effects of AntidepressantsSouthwestern Medical Center investigators have identified a genetic manipulation that increases the development of neurons in the brain during aging...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 5, 2012·3 min readMaking Memories: How 1 Protein Does ItMicroRNAs key to memory and learning process. Studying tiny bits of genetic material that control protein formation in the brain,...Read More
Neuroscience·March 5, 2012·2 min readScientists Search for Source of CreativityIt takes two to tango. Two hemispheres of your brain, that is. USC researchers are working to pin down the...Read More
Psychology·March 2, 2012·2 min readNew Software Responds to Students’ Emotions, BoredomEmotion-sensing computer software that models and responds to students’ cognitive and emotional states – including frustration and boredom – has...Read More
Neurology·March 1, 2012·2 min readHow Marijuana Impairs MemoryA major downside of the medical use of marijuana is the drug’s ill effects on working memory, the ability to...Read More
Neurology·February 29, 2012·3 min readReversing Alzheimer’s Gene Blockade Can Restore Memory, Other Cognitive FunctionsNeuroscientists show that HDAC2 enzyme could be a good target for new drugs. MIT neuroscientists have shown that an enzyme...Read More
Neurology·February 27, 2012·1 min readLow Levels of Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Cause Memory ProblemsA diet lacking in omega-3 fatty acids, nutrients commonly found in fish, may cause your brain to age faster and...Read More
