February 24, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
“Broken-hearted” isn’t just a metaphor – social pain and physical pain have a lot in common, according to Naomi Eisenberger of the University of Califiornia-Los Angeles, the author of a new paper published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. In the paper, she surveys recent research on the overlap between physical and social pain…
February 24, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
A team coordinated by Mathias Pessiglione, Inserm researcher at the “Centre de recherche en neurosciences de la Pitie Salpetriere” (Inserm/UPMC-Universite Pierre and Marie Curie/CNRS) have identified the part of the brain driving motivation during actions that combine physical and mental effort: the ventral striatum. The results of their study have been published in PLoS Biology…
February 24, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are cardinal injuries associated with combat stress, and TBI increases the risk of PTSD development. The reasons for this correlation have been unknown, in part because physical traumas often occur in highly emotional situations…
February 24, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
A biologist thinks the subterranean lifestyle of the naked mole-rat may hold clues to keeping brain cells alive and functioning when oxygen is scarce, as during a heart attack. The key may lie in how brain cells regulate their intake of calcium, he says.
February 23, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
While boys generally do better than girls in science and math, some studies have found that girls do better in arithmetic. A new study finds that the advantage comes from girls’ superior verbal skills.
February 23, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
A study published in the February 20 issue of the Medical Journal of Australia, reveals that a formal aggression management system can help control aggression and violence in hospitals. The Medical Journal of Australia is a publication of the Australian Medical Association. According to Dr…
February 23, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
Impulsive children with attention problems tend to play more video games, while kids in general who spend lots of time video gaming may also develop impulsiveness and attention difficulties, according to new research.
February 23, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
Can animals’ survival instincts shed additional light on what we know about human emotion? New York University neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux poses this question in outlining a pioneering theory, drawn from two decades of research, that could lead to a more comprehensive understanding of emotions in both humans and animals…
February 23, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
A pioneering new study finds that a specific type of computerized cognitive training can lead to significant neural and behavioral improvements in individuals with schizophrenia…
February 23, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
An assistant professor at Sam Houston State University, College of Criminal Justice is working to unlock the mysteries surrounding the role that genetics and environmental influences play on criminal and antisocial behavior. “Biosocial research is a multi-disciplinary way of studying antisocial behavior,” said Dr. Brian Boutwell…
