Nationwide project seeks to understand how brain exercises produce cognitive benefits
Joint UC Riverside-UC Irvine study seeks volunteers to assess memory trainingCredit: I. Pittalwala, UCR. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- How does memory ...
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Couldn’t socially distance? Blame your working memory
UC Riverside-led study highlights critical role working memory capacity plays in social distancing compliance during early stages of the COVID-19 ...
Research advances understanding of how the brain focuses while ignoring distractions
UC Riverside mouse study has implications for treating neuropsychiatric diseases such as ADHD and schizophreniaCredit: Zagha lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, ...
Insufficient sleep harms children’s mental health
University of Houston study: Poor sleep at night 'spills over' into children's emotional livesCredit: University of Houston In a new ...
Social media can identify fathers at risk of postpartum depression
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 7, 2020--Fathers' prepartum social media posts can predict their risk ...
Dopamine neurons mull over your options
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have found that dopamine neurons in the brain regulate the internal process of economic ...
Native Amazonians, Americans and monkeys show similar thinking patterns
The neural computations of human and non-human primates shed new light on the evolution of languageCredit: Photo courtesy of Stephen ...
Simulated sea slug gets addicted to drug
Credit: Photo by Tracy Clark. Graphic by Diana Yates CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists built a computer model of a simple ...
Studies of brain activity aren’t as useful as scientists thought
Duke researcher questions 15 years of his own work with a reexamination of functional MRI dataCredit: Annchen Knodt, Duke University ...
Convenient spit test helps women assess cancer risk from the comfort of their own homes
First-of-its-kind clinical trial validates remote genetic counselingCredit: Stand Up To Cancer, Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (New ...
Autistic burnout
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 21, 2020 "What is autistic burnout has been a term ...
Depression symptoms linked to reduced cognitive control in people with autism
Credit: UC Davis Health According to a UC Davis study, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ...
Cultivating cooperation through kinship
Cooperation among biologically unrelated individuals is uniquely humanCredit: Painted by: Liane Gabora While the capability for organisms to work together ...
Two-person-together MRI scans on couples investigates how touching is perceived in the brain
An MRI in each other's arms shows how physical contact alters the brains of couplesCredit: Ville Renvall/ Aalto University Researchers ...
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