Neuropsychology and Neurology News

Fever in Pregnancy Ups Risk of Developmental Delay, Autism

May 25th, 2012
Fever in Pregnancy Ups Risk of Developmental Delay and Autism A provocative new study suggests untreated maternal fever during pregnancy increases the chance that the ...

Old Rats Learn New Tricks, and Rewire the Brain

May 25th, 2012
Rewiring in the Brain Possible Even As We AgeNew research with rats shows that changes in sensory experiences can rewire the brain at any age. The study also ...

Strong Emotions Put People In Sync

May 25th, 2012
Strong Emotions Put People In SyncExplaining the role and purpose of emotions has been a human preoccupation since Plato and Aristotle. Now, brain imaging suggests the experience of strong emotions ...

Healthy Brain Wiring Preserves Cognitive Skills

May 24th, 2012
Healthy Nerve Connections in Brain Preserve Cognitive SkillsThe benefits of being “well-connected” apply to more than social status and economic success – new study finds that maintaining nerve connections ...

Harnessing Unconscious Visual Preferences to Consumer Choices

May 24th, 2012
Harnessing Unconscious Visual Preferences to Consumer ChoicesWhen you pick up a pen out of a messy drawer or grab a coffee cup in the morning, you don't really ...

‘Deadly Duo’ Kills Off Brain Cells Marked by Alzheimer’s

May 23rd, 2012
'Deadly Duo' Kills Off Brain Cells Marked by Alzheimer’sWhen brain cells start showing too much of the amyloid protein that is the hallmark of Alzheimer’s ...

Brain Circuits Differ in Women with Anorexia vs. Obesity

May 22nd, 2012
Brain Circuitry Different In Women with Anorexia and ObesityWhy does one person become anorexic and another obese? Blame the brain. A study recently published by a University of ...

Direct Brain Stimulation Decreases Hallucinations in Schizophrenia

May 22nd, 2012
Transcranial direct stimulation may help some patients with schizophrenia, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. Although still considered an experimental therapy , direct brain stimulation (DBS) has been in practice for several years and has been tried ...

Acid in the Brain Linked to Panic Disorders, Depression

May 20th, 2012
Recent studies suggest that increased acidity, or low pH, in the brain is linked to panic disorders, anxiety, and depression. But University of Iowa neuroscientist John Wemmie, M.D., Ph.D., says his work suggests that changes in acidity are important for normal brain activity ...

Your Brain’s Lie Detector

May 20th, 2012
Your Brain's Lie DetectorNew research shows that suspicion resides in two distinct regions of the brain: The amygdala, which plays a central role in processing fear and emotional memories, and the ...
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