Neuroscience

Why Autism Is More Common In Males? Children With Autism Had Elevated Levels Of Steroids In The Womb

most importantly, that the autism group on average had higher levels of all steroid hormones, compared ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 3 2014 - 10:03am

Oxytocin Does Not Cause Autism

their unaffected siblings and 62 unrelated children without autism. All of the children were between the ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 4 2014 - 4:05pm

C1QL1- Multiple Sclerosis Research Tackles How The Brain Replaces Lost Myelin

oligodendrocytes, the cells that produce myelin. About 5 percent of all adult brain cells are oligodendrocyte ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 11 2024 - 9:51am

Brain Compound Kynurenic Acid Like 'Gasoline Onto The Fire' Of Schizophrenia

a food reward, compared to 100 percent of the control animals. Before the intervention, all of the ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 18 2008 - 7:26pm

Compulsive Overspending- Are Men Hard Wired For It?

attract mates. It all boils down, as it has for hundreds of thousands of years, to making babies.  Kruger, ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 8 2008 - 6:37pm

In The Head, Literally- Gene Study Says Obese People May Be Hard-Wired To Overeat

found six new genes that help explain body mass index and obesity, and all but one of the genes are tied ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 14 2008 - 4:00pm

Whose Brains Trigger Easier For Violent Behavior, Males Or Females?

Brain structure, function, and connectivity can all differ between men and women, affecting how they may ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 5 2014 - 2:32pm

OCD, Compulsive Eaters And Addicts Share Common Pattern And Brain Structure

researchers demonstrated that all of the disorders were connected by a shift away from goal-directed ...

Article - News Staff - May 29 2014 - 11:00am

Media Multitaskers Have Less Gray Matter

resonance imaging (fMRI) to look at the brain structures of 75 adults, who had all answered a questionnaire ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 25 2014 - 8:30am

Emotional Response To Sounds Shows Up In Brain Scans

recorded in anechoic chambers-- rooms that absorb all reflection and echoes of sound. These symphonic ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 16 2015 - 2:30pm