June 19th, 2013

A new UK study identifies the particular brain regions involved when a person performs impersonations and accents. Researchers believe the discovery can ...
June 17th, 2013

Online marketplaces are using instant messaging to create the sense of personal and social relationships between buyers and sellers.
Researchers use the term ...
June 17th, 2013

MIT scientists have developed a software system to help people improve their conversational and interview skills.
Experts say that social phobias affect about ...
June 16th, 2013

In a novel but very small study, scientists were able to help some women with severe anorexia nervosa through deep brain stimulation (DBS). On ...
June 14th, 2013

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 ...
June 13th, 2013

Provocative new research suggests a brain scan can determine if a depressed individual would do better with an antidepressant medication or psychotherapy.
The National ...
June 13th, 2013

New research further supports the notion that video games can provide tangible benefits to users.
Duke University researchers discovered gaming not only trains a ...
June 12th, 2013

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 ...
June 10th, 2013

MIT 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 ...
June 10th, 2013

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are among the deadliest of psychiatric disorders, with few proven effective treatments.
The insidious disorders are ...