March 5, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
Scientists have uncovered a new ‘division of labor’ between our brain’s two hemispheres in how we comprehend the words and other sounds we hear — a finding that offers new insights into the processing of speech and points to ways to address auditory d…
March 4, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
An analysis of brain scans from more than 600 children and adolescents reveals genetically-mediated associations between the size of evolutionarily novel brain regions and intelligence test scores. Genetic influences on the brain follow the patterns of…
March 4, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
Researchers studied the synchronization of speech motor rhythms. Results show some people’s brains adapt spontaneously to align with the rhythm of the voices they hear, while others do not. According to the research study, these patterns show differenc…
March 4, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
People exposed to trauma are less able to suppress unwanted emotional memories due to neural and behavioral disruptions in their brain that may contribute to the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
March 4, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
Young adults at risk of developing problems with addiction show key differences in an important region of the brain, according to a new study.
March 4, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
Perspectives on happiness and mental health differ across the world. Westernized perspectives present happiness as an individualized state of being that can be cultivated and sustained through continuous effort. In areas where these western beliefs are…
March 4, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
Our brain comprises 85 billion nerve cells and just as many so-called glial cells. But what decides when and how many of them become neurons or glial cells? A new study has shown how the Foxg1 gene plays a fundamental role in piloting the differentiati…
March 4, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
A research conducted by the INc-UAB shows that the same perinatal brain injury caused by hypoxia and ischemia have differentiated effects on each gender, but can be improved through tactile and proprioceptive stimuli. Petting and massaging the mice in …
March 4, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
People who are witnessed by a bed partner to have stopped breathing during sleep may have higher accumulations of an Alzheimer’s disease biomarker called tau in an area of the brain that helps with memory, according to a preliminary study.
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To help promote the highest standards of care, and improve the overall rates of survival and recovery following TBI, a panel of pediatric critical care, neurosurgery and other pediatric experts today issued the third edition of the Brain Trauma Foundat…
