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Fishing for Memories: How Long-Term Memories Are Processed to Guide Behavior
May 16, 2013 — In our interaction with our environment we constantly refer to past experiences stored as memories to guide behavioral decisions. But how memories are formed, stored and then retrieved to assist ... > full story -
Fast and Painless Way to Better Mental Arithmetic? Yes, There Might Actually Be a Way
May 16, 2013 — In the future, if you want to improve your ability to manipulate numbers in your head, you might just plug yourself in. So say researchers who report on studies of a harmless form of brain ... > full story -
Faulty Energy Production in Brain Cells Leads to Disorders Ranging from Parkinson's to Intellectual Disability
May 16, 2013 — Neuroscientists have shown for the first time that dysfunctional mitochondria in brain cells can lead to learning disabilities. The link between dysfunctional mitochondria and Parkinson's disease is ... > full story -
Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia Is Connected to Reduced IQ
May 16, 2013 — The relationship between the heritable risk for schizophrenia and low intelligence (IQ) has not been clear. Schizophrenia is commonly associated with cognitive impairments that may cause functional ... > full story -
Brain Rewires Itself After Damage or Injury, Life Scientists Discover
May 15, 2013 — The brain forms complex new circuits after damage to compensate for lost function, often far from the damaged region, life scientists report. The new study identified the exact regions of the brain ... > full story -
Alzheimer's Markers Predict Start of Mental Decline
May 14, 2013 — Using long-term patient data, scientists have found that many of the biomarkers for Alzheimer’s identified in recent years can help accurately predict the start of full-blown disease years in ... > full story -
Brain Frontal Lobes Not Sole Center of Human Intelligence, Comparative Research Suggests
May 13, 2013 — Human intelligence cannot be explained by the size of the brain's frontal lobes, say researchers. Research into the comparative size of the frontal lobes in humans and other species has determined ... > full story -
Serotonin Mediates Exercise-Induced Generation of New Neurons
May 13, 2013 — Mice that exercise in running wheels exhibit increased neurogenesis in the brain. Crucial to this process is serotonin signaling. Surprisingly, mice lacking brain serotonin due to a genetic mutation ... > full story -
Brain System for Emotional Self-Control Discovered
May 9, 2013 — Different brain areas are activated when we choose to suppress an emotion, compared to when we are instructed to inhibit an emotion, according a new ... > full story -
Laughter Perception Networks in Brain Different for Mocking, Joyful or Ticklish Laughter
May 8, 2013 — A laugh may signal mockery, humor, joy or simply be a response to tickling, but each kind of laughter conveys a wealth of auditory and social information. These different kinds of laughter also spark ... > full story
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