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·February 12, 2015·2 min read

Study Shows Older Adults Struggle to Recall Names When Music Is Playing

For older adults, background music can interfere with memory recall tasks.

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·February 11, 2015·3 min read

How the Brain Listens to Literature

Researchers use neuroimaging technology to measure how people immerse themselves in situations and empathize with characters when listening to literature.

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·February 10, 2015·4 min read

Researcher Explores Complex Relationship Between Color Perception and Memory

A new study explores the relationship between working memory and how people perceive colors.

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·February 9, 2015·4 min read

Serotonin Deficient Brains More Vulnerable to Social Stress

According to a new study, transgenic mice with serotonin deficiencies are more vulnerable to social stressors that their normal litter-mates.

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·February 5, 2015·4 min read

Learning with All the Senses

A new study reports it is easier to learn vocabulary if the brain can link the word with different sensory perceptions.

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·February 5, 2015·4 min read

Forever Young: Meditation Might Slow the Age-Related Loss of Gray Matter in the Brain

New brain research findings suggest long-term meditation may lead to less age-related gray matter atrophy in the human brain.

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·February 4, 2015·4 min read

How Eyes Reveal the Brain’s Focus

By examining the eyes of rhesus macaques, researchers investigate how the brain processes distractions.

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·January 23, 2015·2 min read

Lucid Dreams and Metacognition

According to new research, the brain area which enables self reflection is larger in those who have lucid dreams.

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·January 22, 2015·2 min read

Having a Romantic Partner Present Can Make Pain Feel Worse

While many might think that having a partner with them during a painful medical procedure helps, a new study reports this can actually make the pain feel worse.