Neuroscience

CDH10 Gene Variant Appears In Nearly 20 Percent Of Autism Cases

Autism is a complex brain disorder that strikes in early childhood. The condition disrupts a child's ability to communicate and develop social relationships and is often accompanied by acute behavioral challenges. The Centers for Disease Control and P ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 29 2009 - 1:17am

Where Did I Leave My Keys? Neuroscientists Decode Brain Activity For Navigation And Spatial Memory

How many times have you wondered where did I leave my keys?   Activity in your hippocampus and medial temporal lobes encodes the answer. ...

Article - Kathy Murphy - May 7 2009 - 10:00pm

Vaccine Order Affects Infant Pain Response- Study

Infants who receive the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) following the combination vaccine for diphtheria, polio, tetanus, pertussis and Haemophilus influenzae type b (DPTaP-Hib vaccine) appear to experience less pain than those who are immunized in th ...

Article - News Staff - May 4 2009 - 9:08pm

Enlarged Amygdala In Toddlers With Autism

Toddlers with autism appear more likely to have an enlarged amygdala, a brain area associated with numerous functions, including the processing of faces and emotion, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. In addition, thi ...

Article - News Staff - May 5 2009 - 4:39pm

Babies Are Smarter Than You Think

A new study from Northwestern University shows what many mothers already know: their babies are a lot smarter than others may realize. Though only five months old, the study's cuties indicated through their curious stares that they could differentiate ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2009 - 9:12pm

'Activitystat', Not Physical Education In School, Drives Activity Levels In Kids

Research presented Thursday at the European Congress on Obesity says scheduling more physical education time in schools does not mean children will increase their activity levels; those who got lots of timetabled exercise at school compensated by doing les ...

Article - News Staff - May 7 2009 - 7:19am

HBO Documentaries Present "The Alzheimer's Project": Groundbreaking Discoveries Explained

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Article - Sachin Patil - May 8 2009 - 12:11pm

Mirror Neurons Reflect More Than Understanding

This blog entry is about one of the most interesting discoveries of the 90's in Neuroscience-- Mirror Neurons-- and a recent research paper that adds to their intrigue. Mirror neurons are found in the premotor cortex, and what has made them so interes ...

Article - Kathy Murphy - May 8 2009 - 9:09am

Good News For Dieters- Center For Self Control In The Brain Identified

When you're on a diet, deciding to skip your favorite calorie-laden foods and eat something healthier takes a whole lot of self-control--an ability that seems to come easier to some of us than others. Now, scientists from the California Institute of T ...

Article - News Staff - May 8 2009 - 12:44pm

Can You Inherit Happiness? Endorphins And The Biochemistry Of Inheritance

As if you need another reason for parental guilt, a new article in Bioscience Hypotheses speculates that our feelings could impact our reproduction and affect our children. Dr Alberto Halabe Bucay of Research Center Halabe and Darwich, Mexico, suggests tha ...

Article - News Staff - May 14 2009 - 12:42pm