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Is Facebook Actually Making Communication About Products and Brands More Interesting?
July 26, 2013 Communication channels such as Facebook may be leading consumers to discuss more interesting products, according to a new ... > full story -
Cellular Mechanisms for Attention in Brain Uncovered
July 26, 2013 The ability to pay attention to relevant information while ignoring distractions is a core brain function. Without the ability to focus and filter out "noise," we could not effectively interact with ... > full story -
Isolated Psychiatric Episodes Rare, but Possible, in Common Form of Autoimmune Encephalitis
July 26, 2013 A small percentage of people diagnosed with a mysterious neurological condition may only experience psychiatric changes - such as delusional thinking, hallucinations, and aggressive behavior - ... > full story -
Is It Bell's Palsy or a Stroke? Emergency Physicians Have the Answer
July 26, 2013 Emergency physicians correctly identified nearly 100 percent of patients with Bell's palsy, the symptoms of which are nearly identical to potentially life-threatening diseases such as stroke and ... > full story -
A Faster Vessel for Charting the Brain
July 25, 2013 Researchers have created "souped up" versions of the calcium-sensitive proteins that for the past decade or so have given scientists an unparalleled view and understanding of brain-cell ... > full story -
Analysis of 26 Networked Autism Genes Suggests Functional Role in the Cerebellum
July 25, 2013 Scientists have obtained intriguing insights into two groups of autism candidate genes in the mammalian brain that new evidence suggests are functionally and spatially related. The newly published ... > full story -
Certain Blood Pressure Drugs Slow Dementia Deterioration
July 25, 2013 A class of drug, called ACE inhibitors, which are used to lower blood pressure, slow the rate of cognitive decline typical of dementia, suggests new ... > full story -
Novel Mechanism in Spinal Cord Injury Discovered: 'See-Saw' Molecule May Offer Clues to Potential Therapies in the Long-Term
July 25, 2013 More than 11,000 Americans suffer spinal cord injuries each year, and since over a quarter of those injuries are due to falls, the number is likely to rise as the population ages. The reason so many ... > full story -
Neuroscientists Plant False Memories in Mice: Location Where Brain Stores Memory Traces, Both False and Authentic, Pinpointed
July 25, 2013 The phenomenon of false memory has been well-documented: In many court cases, defendants have been found guilty based on testimony from witnesses and victims who were sure of their recollections, but ... > full story -
How Brain Cells Change Their Tune
July 25, 2013 Researchers may have answered a long-standing, fundamental question about how brain cells communicate by showing that brief bursts of chemical energy coming from rapidly moving power plants, called ... > full story
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