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Neuroscientists call for deep collaboration to ‘crack’ the human brain

The time is ripe, the communication technology is available, for teams from different labs and different countries to join efforts and apply new forms of grassroots collaborative research in brain science. This is the right way to gradually upscale the…

Blood vessels control brain growth

Blood vessels play a vital role in stem cell reproduction, enabling the brain to grow and develop in the womb, reveals new research in mice.

Older dogs better at learning new tricks

Older adolescents and adults can learn certain thinking skills including non-verbal reasoning more effectively than younger people, finds new UCL (University College London) research.

Study identifies new biomarkers for Huntington’s disease

Researchers have identified several new biological markers to measure the progression of the inherited neurodegenerative disorder Huntington’s disease. Their findings could benefit clinical trials that test new treatments for the disease.

Music therapy reduces depression in children and adolescents, research finds

Researchers at Bournemouth University and Queen’s University Belfast have discovered that music therapy reduces depression in children and adolescents with behavioural and emotional problems.

Kids should be part of treatment for moms fighting substance use: Study finds family therapy leads to faster recovery

Mothers in therapy for drug and alcohol use recover faster if their children take part in their treatment sessions, according to a first-of-its-kind study.

Low oxytocin may lead to low empathy, study finds

The ‘love hormone’ seems to be responsible for deficient levels of empathy in patients with certain neurological conditions, according to a new study.

Study: Internet gaming’s ‘not as addictive as gambling but more research is needed’

It is the first research that has tried to measure the scale of gaming addiction in the general population using symptoms of ‘internet gaming disorder’ as defined by the American Psychiatric…

Pupil response to negative facial expressions predicts risk for depression relapse

Pupil dilation in reaction to negative emotional faces predicts risk for depression relapse, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

How do orgasms affect the brain? Study investigates

A new study reveals how rhythmic sexual stimulation can induce rhythmic activity in the brain, causing a ‘sexual trance’ associated with climax.