One of the main causes of aphasia is stroke
In an article in Brain, researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and elsewhere report which brain regions must be intact in...
Role of the thalamus in perception and reaction to predators
How the zebrafish brain perceives and reacts to predators has been determined by researchers at the University of Queensland.
School of Biomedical Sciences Associate Professor...
Hikikomori : modern tools to help improve interpersonal communication may have...
Experts in the Japanese phenomena of hikikomori say the condition of extreme social isolation is more widespread than previously acknowledged, and it deserves a...
A team of psychologists has found strong associations between memory and...
A team of psychologists has found strong associations between working memory - a fundamental building block of a functioning mind - and three health-related...
Small changes in a single olfactory receptor gene can affect how...
Several years ago the internet was captivated by the enigma of “the dress” – specifically, was the dress black and blue, or was it...
People who experience migraines with visual auras are at increased risk...
People who experience migraine with visual aura may have an increased risk of an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, according to a study published...
Cells called the ventrolateral preoptic nucleus (VLPO) are essential to normal...
Two decades ago, Clifford B. Saper, MD/Ph.D., Chairman of the Department of Neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), and colleagues discovered a...
Schadenfreude, the sense of pleasure people derive from the misfortune of...
Schadenfreude, the sense of pleasure people derive from the misfortune of others, is a familiar feeling to many—perhaps especially during these times of pervasive...
A ‘brain training’ app developed at the University of Cambridge could...
A 'brain training' app developed at the University of Cambridge could help people who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) manage their symptoms, which...
Women who date for a free meal and without romantic interest...
When it comes to getting a date, there’s any number of ways people can present themselves and their interests.
One of the newer phenomena...
Schizophrenia and Autism Share Common Traits
New research at Swinburne has revealed a significant overlap in the traits associated with autism and schizophrenia.
It has also discovered that people in the...
How We Perceive Color
When we view natural images the colours we perceive are due to colour information at every local patch of an image, rather than how...
Brain – The ventral pallidum area control positive and negative motivations
As our brains take in information about the world and use it to steer our actions, two key principles guide our choices: seek pleasure...
Brain’s dorsal anterior insular play a major role in ecstatic experiences
The epileptic “aura” is a subjective phenomenon that sometimes precedes the visible clinical features of a seizure.
Investigators tested three epileptic patients prior to...
Maternal thyroid hormones are critical for fetal brain development
Maternal thyroid hormones are critical for fetal brain development, but levels are frequently abnormal in women of childbearing age.
Correcting symptomatic cases protects both mother...
