Study of 2011 Medicaid claims also finds that among children with an attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnosis, those in foster care were as likely as others to be treated with ADHD…
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Children in foster care three times more likely to have ADHD diagnosis
October 23, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Subliminal effect of facial color on fearful faces
October 23, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Facial color affects N170 stage of subliminal processing of facial expressionFacial color is suggestive of emotional states, as in the phrases: “flushed with anger” and “pale with fear.
The power of 2 may help explain brain design
October 23, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
At its most basic level, the brain is about the power of two, says Medical College of Georgia neuroscientist Dr. Joe Z. Tsien.
New insights into REM sleep crack an enduring mystery
October 22, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
REM sleep — the phase of night-time mammalian sleep physiology where dreams occur — has long fascinated scientists, clinicians, philosophers, and artists alike, but the identity of the neurons that control REM sleep, and its function in sleep have be…
Alzheimer’s disease: Plaques impair memory formation during sleep
October 22, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Alzheimer’s patients frequently suffer from sleep disorders, mostly even before they become forgetful. Furthermore, it is known that sleep plays a very important role in memory formation. Researchers have now been able to show for the first time how th…
New technique permits cell-specific examination of proteins in alzheimer’s disease brain tissue
October 22, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Using 10-year-old archival brain tissue from patients with Alzheimer’s disease, a research team has developed a novel method to examine the structure and function of proteins at the cell level — providing greater means to study protein changes found…
New depression diagnosis and treatment
October 22, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Major depression is now believed to be caused by abnormalities in immune cells of the brain. New research may be set to revolutionize next-generation psychiatric medication treatment, according to researchers.
Music listening habits tell about mental health
October 22, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Brain imaging reveals how neural responses to different types of music really affect the emotion regulation of individuals. The study proves that especially men who process negative feelings with music react negatively to aggressive and sad music.
3-D map of the brain
October 22, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
The animal brain is so complex, it would take a supercomputer and vast amounts of data to create a detailed 3-D model of the billions of neurons that power it. But computer scientists and a professor of ophthalmology have developed software that maps o…
How music listening habits affect mental health
October 22, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Brain imaging reveals how neural responses to different types of music really affect the emotion regulation of persons.
