A new study by a Florida State University researcher shows that both a lack of stimulation in the workplace and a dirty working environment can have a long-term cognitive effect on employees.
"Psychologists say that the brain is a muscle,...
Brain patterns in 6 month old babies may predict autism in those at high risk.
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Functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging (fcMRI) may predict which high-risk, 6-month old infants will develop autism spectrum disorder by age 2...
The suicide rate among people with epilepsy is 22 percent higher than the general population, according to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), published in Epilepsy & Behavior.
Suicide is one of the...
Two Aplysia sensory neurons with synaptic contacts on the same motor neuron in culture after isolation from the nervous system of Aplysia. The motor neuron has been injected with a fluorescent molecule that blocks the activity of a specific...
Early in learning (left) the shock is unexpected and sends a powerful signal to the amygdala (lateral portion, LA) to trigger a memory of the tone-shock association. After learning (right) the tone fully predicts the shock and engages a...
Duke researchers tracked how signals ping back and forth within the brain during empathic decision-making in rats. (Stock image)
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It's a classic conundrum: while rushing to get to an important meeting or appointment on time, you...
An international study has found that having a high status job means that you are less likely to respond to standard treatment with medications for depression. These results, which may have implications for clinicians and their patients, employers and...
Pay it forward: Small favors can yield large returns, study finds
Many people hold the door open for strangers. But what do people give in return?
Their responses appeared to depend on the door holder's effort, according to scientists at the...
Fluctuations of network structure of the brain during rest (top panel). Fluctuations grouped by high similarity show two distinct states: one in which the brain was "segregated" and another in which the brain was "integrated."Credit: Mac Shine
Communication between different...
A piece of art created by a study participant using both markers and modeling clay. They said the experience was "therapeutic, relaxing thoughtful."Credit: Courtesy of Girija Kaimal
Whether you're Van Gogh or a stick-figure sketcher, a new Drexel University...
When the body attacks its own healthy tissues in an autoimmune disease, peripheral nerve damage handicaps people and causes persistent neuropathic pain when insulation on healing nerves doesn't fully regenerate.
Unfortunately, there are no effective ways to treat the condition....
