Mom’s Love Good for Child’s BrainSchool-age children whose mothers nurtured them early in life have brains with...Read More
Magic Mushrooms’ Effects Illuminated in Brain Imaging StudiesBrain scans of people under the influence of the psilocybin, the active...Read More
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Study Offers Clue As to Why Alcohol is AddictingUCSF Gallo scientists show that drinking releases brain endorphins Drinking alcohol leads...Read More
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A Gene for Depression LocalizedPsychiatric disorders can be described on many levels, the most traditional of...Read More
Elderly Can Be As Fast As Young in Some Brain TasksBoth children and the elderly have slower response times when they have...Read More
Babies Remember Even as They Seem to ForgetFifteen years ago, textbooks on human development stated that babies 6 months...Read More
Brain Function – A New Way to Measure the Burden of Aging Across NationsCognitive function may be a better indicator of the impact of aging...Read More
Helping Your Fellow Rat: Rodents Show Empathy-Driven BehaviorRats free trapped companions, even when given choice of chocolate instead The...Read More
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Attention and Awareness UncoupledBrain imaging experiments uncouple two apparently intimately connected mental processes In everyday...Read More