May 18th, 2013

When the brain's primary learning center is damaged, new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function, a ...
May 17th, 2013

Emerging research discovers an association between how music makes us feel and colors.
That is, our brains are wired to make music-color connections depending on how the ...
May 16th, 2013

A new study looks at the relationship between fluctuations in body weight and personality traits.
Florida State University researchers discovered people who gain weight are ...
May 15th, 2013

A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health discovers a pregnant mothers' exposure to the flu may have extreme mental health ...
May 12th, 2013

Has the term “schizophrenia” become outdated? Some experts are beginning to think so.
For several decades now, “schizophrenia” has been the word used to describe a condition with a specific type ...
May 11th, 2013

Different areas of the brain are activated when we choose to suppress an emotion, compared to when we are instructed to suppress ...
May 10th, 2013

Forgetfulness as we get older may be due to the changing way we perceive events as we age, according to ...
May 9th, 2013

Children with autism can detect simple movements twice as fast as typically developing children, and this hypersensitivity to motion may provide insight into the workings behind the ...
May 6th, 2013

When individuals create their own avatar and modify it, the difficult situations faced by their alter egos may influence the perception of the virtual ...
May 5th, 2013

Brain function in adults as young as 35 may decline as their risk of heart disease increases, according to new research.
"Young adults ...