First-time parents are only somewhat satisfied with their sex lives according to Penn State health researchers who checked in with parents regularly after their baby was born. And one factor that appears to be reducing their sexual satisfaction is...
Itching is a highly contagious behavior. When we see someone scratch, we're likely to scratch, too. New research from the Washington University Center for the Study of Itch shows contagious itching is hardwired in the brain. Credit: Michael Worful
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Health-care workers treating soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) report that some soldiers' partners and family members display symptoms of PTSD despite never serving in the military. A research study by scientists at the University of Calgary may help...
Columbia scientists have developed a new mathematical model that helps to explain how the human brain's biological complexity allows it to lay down new memories without wiping out old ones -- illustrating how the brain maintains the fidelity of...
Headphones are a standard sight in gyms and we've long known research shows listening to tunes can be a game-changer for your run or workout.
Back in 2012, Brunel University London's Costas Karageorghis likened music to a legal, performance-enhancing drug,...
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...
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...
We've all asked ourselves these types of questions: Where did I leave my keys? What was his name? Where did I park my car?
As people grow older their memory tend to get poorer, so finding ways to improve it...
The researchers could watch in a top-down view the 36 participants passing through a bottleneck during a simple evacuation situation. Each pedestrian was controlled by a real experimental participant who viewed the situation in a realstic way from the...
People living in neighbourhoods with more birds, shrubs and trees are less likely to suffer from depression, anxiety and stress. Image credit: Flickr/Peter Miller
People living in neighbourhoods with more birds, shrubs and trees are less likely to suffer from...
Neuroscientists have discovered a new learning rule for pattern completion.Credit: Copyright IST Austria
Recently, scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) discovered a new learning rule for a specific type of excitatory synaptic connection in the...
