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Parkinsons' Drug Helps Older People to Make Decisions
March 24, 2013 — A drug widely used to treat Parkinson's disease can help to reverse age-related impairments in decision making in some older people, a new study has ... > full story -
Alterations in Brain Activity in Children at Risk of Schizophrenia Predate Onset of Symptoms
March 22, 2013 — Research has shown that children at risk of developing schizophrenia have brains that function differently than those not at ... > full story -
Brain Mapping Reveals Neurological Basis of Decision-Making in Rats
March 20, 2013 — Scientists have discovered how memory recall is linked to decision-making in rats, showing that measurable activity in one part of the brain occurs when rats in a maze are playing out memories that ... > full story -
Altered Brain Activity Responsible for Cognitive Symptoms of Schizophrenia
March 20, 2013 — Cognitive problems with memory and behavior experienced by individuals with schizophrenia are linked with changes in brain activity; however, it is difficult to test whether these changes are the ... > full story -
Sleep Consolidation of Interfering Auditory Memories in Starlings
March 20, 2013 — Sleep plays an important role in the brain’s ability to consolidate learning when two new potentially competing tasks are learned in the same day, according to a new study that measured ... > full story -
'Toxicity Map' of Brain May Help Protect Cognition for Cancer Patients
March 20, 2013 — New research is giving radiation oncologists who treat brain tumors a better understanding of how to preserve the brain’s functions while still killing ... > full story -
Test to Gauge Severity of Concussions
March 19, 2013 — Neurologists have taken a promising step toward identifying a test that helps support the diagnosis of concussion. Their research has shown that autonomic reflex testing, which measures involuntary ... > full story -
More Career Options May Explain Why Fewer Women Pursue Jobs in Science and Math
March 19, 2013 — Women may be less likely to pursue careers in science and math because they have more career choices, not because they have less ability, according to a new ... > full story -
Brain-Mapping Increases Understanding of Alcohol's Effects on First-Year College Students
March 19, 2013 — Scientists have completed a first-of-its-kind longitudinal pilot study aimed at better understanding how the neural processes that underlie responses to alcohol-related cues change during students' ... > full story -
Neanderthal Brains Focused on Vision and Movement Leaving Less Room for Social Networking
March 19, 2013 — Neanderthal brains were adapted to allow them to see better and maintain larger bodies, according to new research. Although Neanderthals' brains were similar in size to their contemporary modern ... > full story
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