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Imaging Shows How Brain Controls Accents in Speech

June 19th, 2013
Imaging Shows How Brain Controls Accents in SpeechA new UK study identifies the particular brain regions involved when a person performs impersonations and accents. Researchers believe the discovery can ...

Commerce Websites Use Social Media to Build Loyalty

June 17th, 2013
Commerce Websites Use Social Media to Build Loyalty Online marketplaces are using instant messaging to create the sense of personal and social relationships between buyers and sellers. Researchers use the term ...

Can Software Actually Help Improve Your Social Skills?

June 17th, 2013
Can Software Actually Help Improve Your Social Skills?    MIT scientists have developed a software system to help people improve their conversational and interview skills. Experts say that social phobias affect about ...

A New Hope for Anorexia Patients Found Through Brain Treatment

June 16th, 2013
A New Hope for Anorexia Patients Found Through Brain TreatmentIn a novel but very small study, scientists were able to help some women with severe anorexia nervosa through deep brain stimulation (DBS).  On ...

New Brain Imaging Technique Helps Diagnose Parkinson’s

June 14th, 2013
New Brain Imaging Technique Helps Diagnose Parkinson’s A new study gives hope that a brain-imaging technique will improve diagnoses for the millions of people with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. Researchers from ...

Brain Scans May Someday Help Choose Best Depression Treatment

June 13th, 2013
Brain Scans May Someday Help Choose Best Depression TreatmentProvocative new research suggests a brain scan can determine if a depressed individual would do better with an antidepressant medication or psychotherapy. The National ...

Video Games Can Rev Up Brain’s Use of Visual Input

June 13th, 2013
Video Games Improve Brain Speed New research further supports the notion that video games can provide tangible benefits to users. Duke University researchers discovered gaming not only trains a ...

Does Facebook Promote Narcissism?

June 12th, 2013
Does Facebook Promote Narcissism?According to a new University of Michigan study, some of our favorite social media sites serve as a vehicle to self-promote. Researchers Elliot Panek, Ph.D., Yioryos Nardis ...

Mice Study Suggests One Intriguing Method to Block OCD

June 10th, 2013
Mice Study Suggests Method to Block OCDMIT neuroscientists have discovered a method to block a brain circuit that controls compulsive behavior in mice. Researchers believe the knowledge could help researchers develop new treatments for diseases ...

Anorexia, Bulimia Linked to Disturbance in Brain Region

June 10th, 2013
Anorexia, Bulimia Linked to Disturbance in Brain RegionAnorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are among the deadliest of psychiatric disorders, with few proven effective treatments. The insidious disorders are ...