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mental health

·January 11, 2012·3 min read

Study Offers Clue As to Why Alcohol is Addicting

UCSF Gallo scientists show that drinking releases brain endorphins Drinking alcohol leads to the release of endorphins in areas of...

Psychology

·January 6, 2012·2 min read

Cognitive Decline Can Begin as Early as 45, Warn Experts

The brain’s capacity for memory, reasoning and comprehension skills (cognitive function) can start to deteriorate from age 45, finds research...

Genetics Psychology

·January 4, 2012·2 min read

A Gene for Depression Localized

Psychiatric disorders can be described on many levels, the most traditional of which are subjective descriptions of the experience of...

Neurology Neuroscience

·December 28, 2011·4 min read

Scripps Research Scientists Discover a Brain Cell Malfunction in Schizophrenia

The findings could point the way to new therapies. Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered that DNA stays...

Psychology

·December 27, 2011·4 min read

Elderly Can Be As Fast As Young in Some Brain Tasks

Both children and the elderly have slower response times when they have to make quick decisions in some settings. But...

Neuroethics Neuroscience Psychology

·December 8, 2011·4 min read

Helping Your Fellow Rat: Rodents Show Empathy-Driven Behavior

Rats free trapped companions, even when given choice of chocolate instead The first evidence of empathy-driven helping behavior in rodents...

Neurology

·November 10, 2011·3 min read

New Test for Consciousness in Comatose Patients

The Coma Science Group (CRCyclotron, University of Liège /Liège University Hospital), led by Dr Steven Laureys, has developed, along with...

Autism Neurology

·April 28, 2011·2 min read

5-minute Screen Identifies Subtle Signs of Autism in 1-year olds

NIH-funded study demonstrates feasibility and effectiveness of conducting systematic screening during well-baby check-ups A five-minute checklist that parents can fill...

Autism Featured Neurology Neuroscience Neuroscience Videos

·April 2, 2011·8 min read

World Autism Awareness Day – Share the Facts About Autism Spectrum Disorders

World Autism Awareness Day is here. April 2, 2011 marks the fourth annual World Autism Awareness Day. To help build...

Psychology

·March 24, 2011·1 min read

Could Training the Brain’ Help Children with Tourette Syndrome?

Children with Tourette syndrome could benefit from behavioural therapy to reduce their symptoms, according to a new brain imaging study....

Featured Genetics Neurology

·February 16, 2011·5 min read

Alzheimer’s Symptoms Reversed in Mice with Human Tau Genes

Alzheimer’s disease research has lead to important findings involving the tau gene and the possibility of reversing the disease’s progression....

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·December 17, 2010·3 min read

The Fearless SM: Woman Missing Amygdala

A woman with bilateral damage relatively restricted to the amygdala is the subject of a case study reported today. SM, as she will be known to the public, seems able to experience emotions such as happiness and sadness normally, but shows no signs of fear.