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Study links delay of gratification to how brain structures are connected

The ability to delay gratification in chimpanzees is linked to how specific structures of the brain are connected and communicate with each other, according to researchers at Georgia State University…

Mental health services: two-thirds of <em>headspace</em> clients show improvement, Australia

headspace has been associated with improved mental health outcomes for young Australians, according to research published in the Medical Journal of Australia.

Personality shapes the way our brains react to eye contact

Eye contact plays a crucial role when people initiate interaction with other people.

Lending a hand, or a paw — what drives us to help others?

Similarly to humans, rats offer help without self-benefit, say researchers at Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, in Lisbon, PortugalOur social connections and social compass define us to a…

Personality shapes the way our brains react to eye contact

Eye contact plays a crucial role when people initiate interaction with other people. If people look each other in the eye, they automatically send a signal that their attention is focused on the other person. If the other person happens to look back, t…

Preventive neuroradiology: Brain imaging bolsters efforts to lower Alzheimer’s risk

Armed with new knowledge about how neurodegenerative diseases alter brain structures, increasing numbers of neurologists, psychiatrists and other clinicians are adopting quantitative brain imaging as…

Illicit drug-taking in the workplace ‘increasing’

Company that carries out millions of US workplace tests for drugs says the proportion of positives is on the rise, including for marijuana, cocaine and amphetamines.

Delay of gratification linked to how brain structures are connected

The ability to delay gratification in chimpanzees is linked to how specific structures of the brain are connected and communicate with each other, according to new research.

Despite abnormalities after concussion, sleep continues to aid memory and recall

After a concussion, a person can be left with disturbed sleep, memory deficits and other cognitive problems for years, but a new study suggests that despite these abnormalities, sleep still helps them to overcome memory deficits, and the benefit is equ…

Preventive neuroradiology: Brain imaging bolsters efforts to lower Alzheimer’s risk

Armed with new knowledge about how neurodegenerative diseases alter brain structures, increasing numbers of neurologists, psychiatrists and other clinicians are adopting quantitative brain imaging as a tool to measure and help manage cognitive declines…