Neuroscience

Nobel Prize In Medicine For Work On ‘The Brain’s GPS’

John O'Keefe, left, and Edvard and May-Britt Moser. Credits: David Bishop, UCL and NTNU By Luc Henry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded with one half to John O'Keefe and ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 6 2014 - 11:26pm

Sugar Implicated In Memory Problems

Using rats as model subjects, scientists have found that adolescents were at an increased risk of suffering negative health effects from sugar-sweetened beverage consumption. Adolescent rats that freely consumed large quantities of liquid solutions contai ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 7 2014 - 4:30pm

Europe Reinvestigates Fetal Cell Transplants For Parkinson’s Disease

Substantia Nigra's dopamine producing cells degrade in Parkinson's disease Credit: Geoff B Hall- Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons via Wikimedia Commons By Meredith Knight, Genetic Literacy Project ...

Article - Genetic Literacy ... - Oct 8 2014 - 8:00am

For People With Schizophrenia, Working Memory Hinders Learning

A new study has pinpointed working memory as a cause of learning difficulties in people with schizophrenia. Working memory is known to be affected in 1 percent of the population who have schizophrenia, but it has been unclear whether that has a specific r ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 8 2014 - 8:31am

Zapping The Brain With Tiny Magnetic Pulses Improves Memory

Who doesn't want more brain power? Credit: James Steidl By Elizabeth Maratos, University of Leicester The practice of physically stimulating the brain in order to alleviate symptoms of illness and injury has been around since the early 20th century. ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 9 2014 - 10:30am

The GPS In Our Brains, The ‘Doorway Effect’ And How We Orient Ourselves

By Ben Locwin, Genetic Literacy Project The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was just awarded to three neuroscientists for refining some past research and developing some pioneering new results to understand how our brains keep track of where we ...

Article - Genetic Literacy ... - Oct 10 2014 - 11:59am

Oxytocin Regulates Sexual Behavior

Oxytocin, called the "love hormone" because it has been linked to social behaviors like cuddling, maternal care and pair bonding, is also necessary for female social interest during estrus. A study Cell Press found oxytocin-responsive brain cell ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 11 2014 - 12:30pm

Important Meal: Breakfast Increases Regulation Of Food Intake And Cravings

Many teens skips breakfast and many teens are obese. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) don't think that is a coincidence, they believe skipping breakfast increases the likelihood of overeating and eventual weight gain. Statistics s ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 15 2014 - 1:30pm

Why We Should Make Time For Remembering The Future

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Article - The Conversation - Oct 16 2014 - 8:30am

Brain Scans Show Who's Likely To Trust Strangers

Won't get fooled again. Credit: Tinfoil hat by Suzanne Tucker/Shutterstock By Rebecca Slack, University of Sheffield How do you decide if you can trust someone? Is it based on their handshake, the way they look you in the eye, or perhaps their body l ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 16 2014 - 6:30pm