New psychology research from CU-Boulder suggests that "neural inhibition" is a critical component in our ability to make choices. Psychologists have proposed people who suffer from anxiety could have decreased neuronal inhibition, which makes it more difficult to make important decisions.
Psychology researchers recently found that practicing memory recall lead to improved long-term retention of science information when compared to other...
John Gunstad, an associate professor in Kent State University’s Department of Psychology, and a team of researchers have discovered a...
As brain power decreases, older adults find new ways to compute language Older bilingual adults compensate for age-related declines in...
Study shows religious participation and spirituality processed in different cerebral regions. Scientists have speculated that the human brain features a...
Well-connected brains make you smarter in older age Brains that maintain healthy nerve connections as we age help keep us...
Antioxidant shows promise as treatment for certain features of autism, Stanford study finds A specific antioxidant supplement may be an...
A new study led by MIT neuroscientists has found that brain scans of patients with social anxiety disorder can help predict whether they will benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy.
New research involving Vietnam veterans with combat related brain injuries offers the first detailed map of the brain regions which contribute to emotional intelligence.
A new study has identified the two areas of the brain responsible for our perception of orientation and shape. Research found that the two neighbouring areas, known as human visual field maps, process the different types of visual information independently.
A new study which looked at eye movement in patients with Schizophrenia provides evidence of difficulties in reading fluency. The findings could help to provide early identification of the mental illness for some individuals.
Researchers have discovered a neural pathway in which the brain controls a specific molecule, connected to bipolar disorder and schizophrenia which is also critical to the formation of long term memory.