These are skull casts from human evolution. Left to right: Australopithecus afarensis, Homo habilis, Homo ergaster, Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis.Credit: Roger Seymour. Casts photographed in the South Australian Museum.
A University of Adelaide-led project has overturned the theory that...
Over the past few years, scientists have faced a problem: They often cannot reproduce the results of experiments done by themselves or their peers.
This "replication crisis" plagues fields from medicine to physics, and likely has many causes. But one...
Immunostaining after two weeks of differentiation of neural progenitor cells into neurons.
Credit: Neha Rani
Compared to other mammals, humans have the largest cerebral cortex. A sheet of brain cells that folds in on itself multiple times in order to fit...
These are brain scans of chronically depressed patients before and during treatment. Left: Before treatment, depressed patients had a thicker cortex in the frontal, temporal and parietal lobes of the brain (shown in red). Right: Over 10 weeks of...
New research shows tha estrogen and progesterone cause the brain to favor one memory system or strategy over another.Image Credit: Flickr/picturesbyann
It’s been suggested that women are better at giving directions than men. New Concordia research published in the journal...
The NUS-developed novel microfibre sensor, which functions like a conductive thread, is highly sensitive and ultra-thin with a diameter of a strand of human hair. Designed to be durable and washable, this invention has promising applications in the emerging...
Unemployed people were more likely to land a job if they used skills commonly taught as part of cognitive therapy for depression, a new study found.
These skills included identifying negative thoughts and countering them with more positive responses and...
New research from Newcastle University, UK, in collaboration with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, investigated the way the human brain folds and how this 'cortical folding' changes with age. Linking the change in brain folding to the...
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UCLA’s research introduced mindfulness training early in the recovery process with encouraging results. Credit: Bär Baer/Flickr
Study shows training is particularly beneficial for addicts who have been diagnosed with depression or anxiety
Meditation and other mindfulness strategies may reduce the...
Children's self-esteem is linked to the behaviour of who is considered the most powerful parent within the household, new University of Sussex research suggests.
The study of English and Indian families living in Britain is the first to assess the...
A new study says neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's may be linked to defective brain cells disposing toxic proteins that make neighboring cells sick.Image credit: Flickr/HAMZA BUTT
Rutgers scientists say neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's may be linked...
