Neuroscience

Saving Brains- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Discovery In Sheep Could Help Humans Soon

In a study on fetal alcohol syndrome, researchers were able to prevent the damage that alcohol causes to cells in a key area of the fetal brain by blocking acid sensitive potassium channels and preventing the acidic environment that alcohol produces. The c ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 10 2008 - 11:47pm

Can't See? Maybe Your Hearing Is Going Bad

The traditional view of individual brain areas involved in perception of different sensory stimuli, with one brain region involved in hearing and another involved in seeing, has been thrown into doubt in recent years. A new study published in BMC Neuroscie ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 11 2008 - 10:57pm

Should Drug-Associated Memories Be 'Erased'?

'Erasing' drug-associated memories may prevent recovering drug abusers from relapsing, researchers at the University of Cambridge have said. The team, led by Professor Barry Everitt, was able to reduce drug-seeking behaviors in rats by blocking a ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 12 2008 - 4:33pm

Sophisticated Sleep Decides What Memories To Keep

As poets, songwriters and authors have described, our memories range from misty water-colored recollections to vividly detailed images of the times of our lives. Now, a study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Boston Col ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 14 2008 - 2:10am

Self-Recognition In Mirrors Not Just For Advanced Creatures

Self-recognition, it has been argued, is a hallmark of advanced cognitive abilities in animals. It was previously thought that only the usual suspects of higher cognition—some great apes, dolphins, and elephants—were able to recognize their own bodies in a ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 18 2008 - 10:52pm

People With Epilepsy Have 19X Risk Of Drowning

People with epilepsy appear to have a much higher risk of drowning compared to people without epilepsy, according to a study published in the August 19, 2008, issue of Neurology. Previous studies have shown a higher risk most likely due to seizures but thi ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 19 2008 - 9:39am

Human Memory- Sometimes Our Brain Just Makes Things Up

Many of us remember that first day of kindergarten or a trip we took as a toddler but new research shows that the human brain, while able to accurately recall trivial details from the past, can also be remarkably fragile and even inventive. In fact, people ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 19 2008 - 2:18pm

Facial Recognition Is Cultural, Not Universal

Because face recognition is effortlessly achieved by people from all different cultures it was considered to be a basic mechanism universal among humans. However, by using analyses inspired by novel brain imaging technology, researchers at the University o ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 19 2008 - 8:51pm

Eyes May Be A Window To Detect Diabetes

Scientists at Aston University in Birmingham, UK are carrying out a unique study using the eyes to detect early signs of health problems which could lead to diabetes, and they’re looking for volunteers to help. A team of scientists from Aston’s Ophthalmic ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 23 2008 - 9:07pm

Empathy Is Impetus For Sharing In All Primates, Says Study

Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have shown capuchin monkeys, just like humans, find giving to be a satisfying experience. This finding comes on the coattails of a recent imaging study in humans that documented ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 25 2008 - 4:31pm