Although we have known for several years that the adult brain can produce new neurons, many questions about the properties conferred by these adult-born neurons were left unanswered. What advantages could they offer that could not be offered by...
We make snap judgments of others based not only on their facial appearance, but also on our pre-existing beliefs about how others' personalities work, finds a new study by a team of psychology researchers.
Its work, reported in the journal...
One month old newly born neurons in the dentate gyrus of the adult mouse hippocampus were labeled by injection of retrovirus expressing green-fluorescent-protein (GFP). The photomicrograph shows GFP expressing new neurons and the nuclei of the granule cell layer...
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can alter our language processing, allowing for faster comprehension of meaningful word combinations, according to new research.
How the human brain processes the words we hear and constructs complex concepts is still somewhat of a...
Lenticular organic microfossils in the Kromberg Formation, Onverwacht Group, Barberton Mountain Land of South Africa. Image shown is an optical photomicrograph of a polished thin section, taken in transmitted light.
Credit: Dorothy Oehler on a sample provided by Maud Walsh...
new research from Duke University suggests the Oxytocin may also support spirituality. Credit: © wiertz / Flickr
'Love hormone' gives greater sense of spirituality than a placebo
Oxytocin has been dubbed the "love hormone" for its role promoting social bonding, altruism...
New research from The University of Texas at Dallas supports the growing consensus that pain begins differently for men and women at the cellular level.
Dr. Ted Price BS'97, Dr. Salim Megat and their colleagues in the Pain Neurobiology Research...
Study shows one in six girls report experiencing an episode of clinical depression over previous year. Image Credit: Flickr/amenclinicsphotos ac
The rate of adolescents reporting a recent bout of clinical depression grew by 37 percent over the decade ending in...
Psychologists have found that the emotional benefits of compassionate acts are significant for the giver, whether or not the recipient is even aware of the act. Image credit:Flickr/Pia Kristine
We've all heard that it's better to give than to receive....
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...
The desire for revenge can be the consequence of a feeling of anger. But is this the case at the cerebral level? What happens in the human brain when injustice is felt?
To answer these questions, researchers from the University...
