Dynamic cerebral reorganization in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia: a, MRI-derived cortical thickness study.Credit: Lena Palaniyappan
A team of scientists from across the globe have shown that the brains of patients with schizophrenia have the capacity to reorganize and fight the...
Scientists in Japan have designed new molecules that modify the circadian rhythm, opening the way to the possibility of managing jet lag and improving treatments for sleep disorders.
The negative impacts of jet lag and shift work could be significantly...
Babies find it easier to learn words with repetitive syllables rather than mixed sounds, a study suggests.
Assessments of language learning in 18-month-olds suggest that children are better at grasping the names of objects with repeated syllables, over words with...
Research led by the Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience, the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), and the Ikerbasque Foundation has revealed the mechanisms that keep the brain clean during neurodegenerative diseases.
When neurons die, their debris need to be...
How does stress -- which, among other things, causes our bodies to divert resources from non-essential functions -- affect the basic exchange of materials that underlies our everyday life? Weizmann Institute of Science researchers investigated this question by looking...
Not all habits are bad. Some are even necessary. It's a good thing, for example, that we can find our way home on "autopilot" or wash our hands without having to ponder every step. But inability to switch from...
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...
This visual shows the relationship between gender-linked language topics and characteristics of warmth and assertiveness. Blue-shaded points are topics most linked with men. Orange-shaded points are topics most linked with women.Credit: Images courtesy of PLOS ONE
In a computational analysis...
UCLA neuroscientists artificially stimulated neurons to help the aging brain recapture connections between related memories. Credit: UCLA/Silva Lab
Using a miniature microscope that opens a window into the brain, UCLA neuroscientists have identified in mice how the brain links different...
"Children seem to interpret disjunction like conjunction," observes MIT Linguistics Professor Danny Fox. However, Fox adds, although "it has been claimed children are very different from adults in the interpretation of logical words," the study's larger implication is almost...
Sustained stress erodes memory, and the immune system plays a key role in the cognitive impairment, according to a new study from researchers at The Ohio State University.
The work in mice could one day lead to treatment for repeated,...
