Print
Email
Bookmark
RSS
Feeling Blue? You'll Shun the New
A negative mood imparts a
warm glow to the familiar.
Happiness, on the other
hand, makes novelty
attractive (and can instead
give the familiar a "blah"
cast). This is the first
... > full story
Brain Location for Fear of Losing Money Pinpointed -- The Amygdala
Two patients with rare
lesions to the brain have
provided direct of evidence
of how we make decisions --
and what makes us dislike
... > full story
Brain Scans Track Hoop Fans' Happy Memories
In a novel study that used
historical tape of a
thrilling overtime
basketball game between Duke
and the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill,
brain researchers at Duke
... > full story
Neuroimaging Study May Pave Way for Effective Alzheimer's Treatments
Scientists have determined
that a new instrument known
as PIB-PET is effective in
detecting deposits of
amyloid-beta protein plaques
in the brains of living
... > full story
Browse News Stories
1 to 10 of 6,757 stories (1,546 over past year)
view headlines only
-
Sporting Prowess Through Brain Power
February 10, 2010 — Expert sportsmen are quicker to observe and react to their opponents’ moves than novice players, exhibiting enhanced activation of the cortical regions of the brain. More experienced sports ... > full story -
Low IQ Among Strongest Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease -- Second Only to Cigarette Smoking in Large Population Study
February 10, 2010 — While lower intelligence scores have been associated with a raised risk of cardiovascular disease, no study has so far compared the relative strength of this association with other established risk ... > full story -
Depression and Lack of Concentration Do Not Necessarily Go Together
February 10, 2010 — A recent review has found that depression does not always lead to memory problems or difficulties ... > full story -
Locust Study Promises New Insights Into Limb Control
February 9, 2010 — New research into how the brain controls the movements of limbs could prompt major advances in understanding the human brain and the development of prosthetic ... > full story -
Brain Protein for Synapse Development Identified
February 9, 2010 — A new study identifies for the first time a brain protein called SynDIG1 that plays a critical role in creating and sustaining synapses, the complex chemical signaling system responsible for ... > full story -
'Counterfactual' Thinkers Are More Motivated and Analytical, Study Suggests
February 9, 2010 — Counterfactual thinking -- considering a "turning point" moment in the past and alternate universes had it not occurred -- heightens one's perception of the moment as significant, and even fated, ... > full story -
Marijuana Ineffective as an Alzheimer's Treatment
February 9, 2010 — The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer's disease have been challenged in a new ... > full story -
Morality Research Sheds Light on the Origins of Religion
February 9, 2010 — The details surrounding the emergence and evolution of religion have not been clearly established and remain a source of much debate among scholars. Now, a new article brings a new understanding to ... > full story -
Mediterranean Diet May Lower Risk of Brain Damage That Causes Thinking Problems
February 9, 2010 — A Mediterranean diet may help people avoid the small areas of brain damage that can lead to problems with thinking and memory, according to a new ... > full story -
Drug Shows Promise for Huntington's Disease
February 9, 2010 — An early stage clinical trial of the experimental drug dimebon (latrepirdine) in people with Huntington's disease appears to be safe and may improve ... > full story
Search ScienceDaily
Number of stories in archives: 81,203
