Low-cost blood pressure drug improves brain function in individuals with autism
Pilot study findings show promise but require further examinationCredit: University of Missouri Health Care Drugs known as "beta-blockers" have been ...
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How sounds, shapes, speech and body movements convey emotion through one shared property
Credit: Graphic compiled by Beau Sievers. (Figure 5 from the paper). Death metal band logos often have a spiky look ...
Brain structure determines individual differences regarding music sensitivity
Pleasure with musicCredit: Journal of Neuroscience The white matter structure in the brain reflects music sensitivity, according to a study ...
Good sleep quality and good mood lead to good working memory with age
UC Riverside-led team performs two studies to examine effects of sleep, age, and depressed mood on working memoryCredit: W. Zhang, ...
Viral infections during pregnancy linked to behavioral abnormalities in offspring
Credit: University of Saskatchewan Male and female rats whose mother experienced a simulated viral infection during pregnancy behave abnormally, consistent ...
Two researchers are selected to receive 2019 John Simon Guggenheim fellowships
Two scientists at UC Santa Barbara whose work has contributed in significant ways to our understanding of nature and of ...
BU scientists find electrostimulation can improve working memory in people
As memories fade, can we supercharge them back to life?Credit: Cydney Scott for Boston University In a groundbreaking study published ...
Research shows impact of poverty on children’s brain activity
Children born into poverty show key differences in early brain function - according to new research from the University of ...
Kids store 1.5 megabytes of information to master their native language
New research suggests language acquisition between birth and 18 is a remarkable feat of cognition rather than something humans are ...
Trained musicians perform better — at paying attention
Musical training improves the ability to tune out distractions, and the more training, the better the control, reports research published ...
Emotionally attuned managers are better at judging workgroup effectiveness: study
Novel experiment shows an ability to detect others' reactions is critical People who are naturally more attuned to others' emotions ...
Public lecture on sleep and the brain, press room, and more: CNS 2019 only 4 weeks away
"If you think about the three pillars of health, you've got diet, exercise, and sleep. If you don't exercise for ...
Do bigger brains equal smarter dogs? New study offers answers
Bigger dogs, with larger brains, perform better on certain measures of intelligence than their smaller canine counterparts, according to a ...
Genetic risk for ADHD manifest in brain structure in childhood
Genetic variants related to intelligence and educational attainment found to be associated with larger total brain volume There is only ...