Neural Circuit Mechanisms of Emotion Identified
Researchers shed light on the mechanisms behind the anxiolytic CRH circuit in the ventral tegmental area of the brain.... Read More...
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Culture Shapes the Brain: How Reading Changes the Way We Think
A new study sheds light on how reading shapes our brain and can improve our memory. Those who are not practiced readers, researchers discovered, find it more difficult to distinguish how an object is oriented in space.... Read More...
How the Brain Processes Music
Researchers reveal the right homologue of the Broca's area plays a major role in the processing of music.... Read More...
Seeing Sound: Molecular Clues for Synesthesia Discovered
Researchers have identified six genes that appear to modify sensory experiences and may alter brain connectivity in those with synesthesia.... Read More...
Decoding the Structure of Huntintin
Researchers have decoded the 3D structure of the Huntingtin protein. The discovery may help develop new treatments for Huntington's disease.... Read More...
Jymmin: How a Combination of Exercise and Music Help Us Feel Less Pain
Jymmin, a system that mixes working out on exercise equipment and free musical improvisation, may make us less sensitive to pain, researchers report. ... Read More...
Modern Human Brain Organization Emerged Only Recently
Max Planck researchers reveal Homo sapiens fossils show a gradual evolution of the human brain towards its current shape.... Read More...
Deaf Children Learn Words Faster Than Hearing Children
Max Planck Institute researchers report deaf children who receive cochlear implants are better at learning words when introduced to spoken word than children with normal hearing.... Read More...
Miles Davis is Not Mozart: Brains of Jazz and Classical Pianists Work Differently
Different processes occur in the brains of jazz and classical pianists while playing the same piece of music, researchers report.... Read More...
Vengeance is Sweet
Chimpanzees and children as young as six years of age feel the need to reprimand antisocial behavior, a new study reports.... Read More...
Where Voice Recognition Occurs in the Brain
A new study reveals the superior temporal gyrus appears to be critical for voice recognition. ... Read More...
Anti-Stress Compound Reduces Obesity and Diabetes Risk
A protein associated with anxiety and depression has been found to act as a link between the stress regulatory system and metabolic processes, research report.... Read More...