Soccer players who head the ball a lot are three times more likely to have concussion symptoms than players who don't head the ball often, according to a new study published in the February 1, 2017, online issue of...
Large human genetics study finds loneliness is a heritable trait associated with neuroticism and depressive symptoms, but no one gene is responsible.
Loneliness is linked to poor physical and mental health, and is an even more accurate predictor of early...
Repeat ketamine infusions decreased -- and for some, eliminated -- suicidal thoughts in outpatients with treatment-resistant depression. Credit: © ryan melaugh / Flickr
Repeat intravenous treatment with low doses of the anesthetic drug ketamine quickly reduced suicidal thoughts in a...
You don't focus as well as you think you do.
That's the fundamental finding of a team of researchers from Princeton University and the University of California-Berkeley who studied monkeys and humans and discovered that attention pulses in and out...
A photograph of a rat exploring a traffic light illustrating artistically the balance of motor inhibition (red light), preparation (yellow light), and execution (green light). Photo: Michael Veit
Whether the brain responds to an external stimulus or not depends significantly...
In situ image of the recorded baboons.Credit: © Caralyn Kemp and Julie Gullstrand / Laboratory of Cognitive Psychology (CNRS/AMU
Baboons produce vocalizations comparable to vowels. This is what has been demonstrated by an international team coordinated by researchers from the...
Image credit: Flickr/Hans Splinter
Researchers at UdeM's audiology school find that musicians have faster reaction times than non-musicians – and that could have implications for the elderly.
Could learning to play a musical instrument help the elderly react faster and stay...
Cats have a reputation for being aloof and independent. But a study of the way domestic cats respond to their caregivers suggests that their socio-cognitive abilities and the depth of their human attachments have been underestimated.
The findings reported in...
You followed the directions, but still no restaurant in sight; How far are you willing to drive? It depends on your initial confidence about the directions. We experience confidence as a feeling, but behind it are objective statistical calculations...
More than half of workers who reported symptoms of depression did not perceive a need for treatment, according to a study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto.
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The study, published in the Journal...
Humans have evolved a disproportionately large brain as a result of sizing each other up in large cooperative social groups, researchers have proposed.
A team led by computer scientists at Cardiff University suggest that the challenge of judging a person's...
