Neuroscience

Synaesthesia- Quirky Phenomenon Or Consistent Neuroscience Experience?”

A quirky psychological phenomenon known as “grapheme-color synaesthesia” describes individuals who experience vivid colors whenever they see, hear, or think of ordinary letters and digits. A hallmark of synaesthesia is that individuals seem to be idiosyncr ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 22 2008 - 12:25pm

The Cognitive Answers To Why Some People Are Just Better At Learning A Second Language

Learning a second language is usually difficult and often when we speak it we cannot disguise our origin or accent. However, there are important differences between individuals with regard to the degree to which a second language is mastered, even for peop ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 24 2008 - 12:12am

Neurogenesis Happens Throughout Life And New Neurons Improve Memory

The birth of new neurons (neurogenesis) does not end completely during development but continues throughout all life in two areas of the adult nervous system, i.e. subventricular zone and hippocampus. Recent research has shown that hippocampal neurogenesis ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 25 2008 - 2:01am

Electric Brain Stimulation Can Improve Dexterity

Applying electrical stimulation to the scalp and the underlying motor regions of the brain could make you more skilled at delicate tasks. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience shows that a non-invasive brain-stimulation techn ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 27 2008 - 7:30pm

That Itch May Be Stress Related

Skin provides the first level of defense to infection, serving not only as a physical barrier, but also as a site for white blood cells to attack invading bacteria and viruses. The immune cells in skin can over-react, however, resulting in inflammatory ski ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 27 2008 - 1:06am

What Is Phonagnosia?

Have you grown up without the ability to recognize voices?    If so, University College London wants to hear from you (no pun intended).    ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 27 2008 - 12:16pm

Glutamate Gets A New Look In Schizophrenia

Is schizophrenia a disorder of glutamate hyperactivity or hypoactivity?  The predominant hypothesis for many years was that schizophrenia is a glutamate deficit disorder but there is evidence of glutamate hyperactivity as well.  A new study by Karlsson et ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 27 2008 - 3:33pm

Jennifer Aniston Gets Neuron Named After Her- And Maybe We Get A Clue To Mind Reading

It seems not everyone can forget the "Friends" television show.   Angelina Jolie may have gotten Brad Pitt but Jennifer Aniston is the one with her own namesake neuron. Professor Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, neuroscientist and bio-engineer, whose resea ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 28 2008 - 1:58pm

Brain's 'Hate Circuit' Identified

People who view pictures of someone they hate display activity in distinct areas of the brain that, together, may be thought of as a ‘hate circuit’, according to new research by scientists at University College London. ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 28 2008 - 6:31pm

Boundary Extension- Why Our Brain 'Cheats' To Show Us The Whole Picture In Memories

We all experience memory errors from time to time and research has suggested that 'false' memories may be a result of having too many other things to remember or perhaps if too much time has passed. ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2008 - 6:35pm