E-meditation: A new tool for an ancient technique
How a team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina is trying to take meditation practices into the ...
Tag: Perception/Awareness
Esports gamers face same level of psychological pressure as pro-athletes, study finds
Elite videogamers under as much stress as top-flight footballers and rugby playersCredit: ESL/University of Chichester Esports athletes playing in top-level ...
Polygenic risk score improves psychosis risk prediction
A new study by UNC researchers finds that using a polygenic risk score (PRS) based on data from genome-wide association ...
An exception to the rule: An intact sense of smell without a crucial olfactory brain structure
A handful of left-handed women have excellent senses of smell, despite lacking olfactory bulbsCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science Is a ...
Artificial networks shed light on human face recognition
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Our brains are so primed to recognize faces - or to tell people apart - ...
Research worth ‘bragging’ about
An MU psychology professor and students provide a possible way to improve dialogue in relationshipsCredit: University of Missouri On a ...
Psychedelic drug to be tested for treatment-resistant depression in Houston
Credit: Photo by UTHealth Psilocybin, a psychedelic drug believed to help rewire the brain, is now being studied to relieve ...
Navigating ‘Neuralville’: Virtual town helps map brain functions
How cortical scene-selective regions are specializedCredit: Andrew Persichetti Psychologists at Emory University have found that the human brain uses three ...
Addictive de-vices: How we can unplug from this 21st century epidemic
Credit: Helena Lopes We spend our days looking at them, talking to them, and touching them. They increasingly consume our ...
The science of mindfulness — What do we really know and where do we go?
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center The historical practice of mindfulness is a burgeoning integrated medicine field associated with benefits for ...
Researchers develop program aimed at reducing dating violence among students
Credit: UTHealth A program developed to encourage healthy relationships and reduce dating violence was effective among early middle school students, ...
Avatars against obesity
Credit: ViTraS project Obesity, which means having a high amount of extra body fat, is a widespread medical condition that ...
Seeing is believing: Eye-tracking technology could help make driving safer
MU scientists take a new look at the importance of keeping your eyes on the roadCredit: University of Missouri "Keep ...
Gene regulators work together for oversized impact on schizophrenia risk
Modeled gene expression changes match those found in patients' brainsCredit: Seok-Man Ho, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Researchers ...
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