For many women, nipples are erogenous zones. A new study may explain why: The sensation from the nipples travels to the same part of the brain as sensations from the vagina, clitoris and cervix.
Remembrance of things future: Long-term memory sets the stage for visual perception PhysOrg - December 28, 2011
Rather than being a passive state, perception is an active process fueled by predictions and expectations about our environment. In the latter case, memory must be a fundamental component in the way our brain generates these precursors to the perceptual experience Š but how the brain integrates long-term memory with perception has not been determined.
Scientists discover a brain cell malfunction in schizophrenia PhysOrg - December 28, 2011
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered that DNA stays too tightly wound in certain brain cells of schizophrenic subjects. The findings suggest that drugs already in development for other diseases might eventually offer hope as a treatment for schizophrenia and related conditions in the elderly.
Pregnancy May Change Mom's Brain For Good Live Science - December 28, 2011
Time in the womb is obviously important for the development of the fetal brain. But pregnancy is also a time for changes in Mom's brain - changes that may prepare women to become better mothers. These changes still are little-understood, concludes a review published in the December issue of the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science. Pregnant women often complain about "pregnancy brain" or "mommy brain," a memory fog that seems to produce lost car keys and misplaced cell phones. One 2010 study suggested that high levels of sex hormones could be to blame for the frustrating lapses in concentration. But in many ways, the changes that happen in a mom-to-be's brain during pregnancy remain mysterious.
Aging Brains Match Youth in Some Mental Tasks Live Science - December 28, 2011
Since physical abilities decline as people age, many people think the elderly are also less able to perform mental jumping jacks as they age. New research indicates this might not be true with all brain-powered tasks: In some ways the elderly are fit to compete with their younger counterparts. Both young and old brains take longer to reach decisions in some settings, the researchers say, because they make the conscious choice to choose accuracy over speed.
How the Brain Strings Words Into Sentences Science Daily - November 29, 2011
Distinct neural pathways are important for different aspects of language processing, researchers have discovered, studying patients with language impairments caused by neurodegenerative diseases. While it has long been recognized that certain areas in the brain's left hemisphere enable us to understand and produce language, scientists are still figuring out exactly how those areas divvy up the highly complex processes necessary to comprehend and produce language.
Psychopaths' brains show differences in structure and function PhysOrg - November 25, 2011
Images of prisoners' brains show important differences between those who are diagnosed as psychopaths and those who aren't.
Sudden stress shifts human brain into survival mode PhysOrg - November 25, 2011
In threatening situations, the brain adapts within seconds to prepare for an appropriate response. Some regions are temporarily suppressed. Others become more active and form temporarily alliances for fight or flight. Noradrenaline is driving force behind this reorganization.
DNA gene find 'transforms' theories on how brain works BBC - October 31, 2011
The genetic make-up of our brain cells changes thousands of times over the course of our lifetimes, according to new research. Scientists at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh have identified genes, called retrotransposons, responsible for tiny changes in the DNA of brain tissue. They say their discovery completely overturns previous theories about how the brain works.
Development of the brainÕs visual cortex depends on experience with light PhysOrg - September 8, 2011
Tiny molecular signals that govern how the connections between brain cells mature when the eyes first see light have now been identified by a research team in MITÕs Picower Institute for Learning and Memory and the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.
Have we met before? Direct connections between brain areas responsible for voice, face recognition PhysOrg - September 8, 2011
Face and voice are the two main features by which we recognise other people. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences have now discovered that there is a direct structural connection consisting of fibre pathways between voice- and face-recognition areas in the human brain. The exchange of information, which is assumed to take place between these areas via this connection, could help us to quickly identify familiar people in everyday situations and also under adverse conditions.
Children of depressed mothers have a different brain PhysOrg - August 16, 2011
Scientists worked with ten year old children whose mothers exhibited symptoms of depression throughout their lives, and discovered that the children's amygdala, a part of the brain linked to emotional responses, was enlarged. Similar changes, but of greater magnitude, have been found in the brains of adoptees initially raised in orphanages. Personalized attention to children's needs may be the key factor.
Addiction Now Defined As Brain Disorder, Not Behavior Problem Live Science - August 15, 2011
Addiction is a chronic brain disorder and not simply a behavior problem involving alcohol, drugs, gambling or sex, experts contend in a new definition of addiction, one that is not solely related to problematic substance abuse. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) just released this new definition of addiction after a four-year process involving more than 80 experts.
Nipples 'Light Up' Brain the Way Genitals Do Live Science - August 4, 2011
For many women, nipples are erogenous zones. A new study may explain why: The sensation from the nipples travels to the same part of the brain as sensations from the vagina, clitoris and cervix.
Big brains evolved due to capacity for exercise PhysOrg - August 4, 2011
The relatively large size of the mammalian brain evolved due to a capacity for endurance exercise, researchers conclude in a recent study.
Age-related brain shrinking is unique to humans BBC - July 26, 2011
The brains of our closest relatives, unlike our own, do not shrink with age. The findings suggest that humans are more vulnerable than chimpanzees to age-related diseases because we live relatively longer. Our longer lifespan is probably an adaptation to having bigger brains, the team suggests in their Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences paper. Old age, the results indicate, has evolved to help meet the demands of raising smarter babies. As we age, our brains get lighter. By 80, the average human brain has lost 15% of its original weight.
Time and numbers mix together in the brain PhysOrg - July 19, 2011
Clocks tell time in numbers -- and so do our minds, according to a new study which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. In two experiments, scientists found that people associate small numbers with short time intervals and large numbers with longer intervals -- suggesting that these two systems are linked in the brain.
Illusion Reveals How Brain Adapts to Motion Live Science - July 1, 2011
Watch something in motion, say, a waterfall or scrolling text on a video game, then look away at a rock, a wall, or anything stationary. Briefly, the stationary object will appear to move in the opposite direction. This visual illusion has been recognized for a very long time; Aristotle first noted it. Now, a new study has found that even a very brief glimpse of motion - for as little as 1/40 of a second - can trigger the brain mechanism responsible for the illusion.
Speed of Brain Signals Clocked: New Studies Science Daily - June 24, 2011
Two studies featuring research from Weill Cornell Medical College have uncovered surprising details about the complex process that leads to the flow of neurotransmitters between brain neurons -- a dance of chemical messages so delicate that missteps often lead to neurological dysfunction.
Scientists discover brain structures associated with learning PhysOrg - May 2, 2011
Scientists at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI, part of the Novartis Research Foundation) have discovered neuronal connections which are formed in the brain when learning occurs, and which ensure the precision of memory. This work represents an important step on the path towards an improved understanding of how learning and memories are stored in the brain.
Study finds brain regions go offline at different intervals PhysOrg - April 14, 2011
A new study shows that, rather than being an "all or nothing" phenomenon, regions of the human brain go silent at different times through the night, losing their ability to communicate during certain phases of sleep.
Illusion can halve the pain of osteoarthritis, scientists say PhysOrg - April 14, 2011
A serendipitous discovery by academics at The University of Nottingham has shown that a simple illusion can significantly reduce -- and in some cases even temporarily eradicate -- arthritic pain in the hand.
Filters that reduce 'brain clutter' identified PhysOrg - April 14, 2011
McGill researchers suggest malfunctions in neurons that filter visual information may be responsible for diseases such as ADHD and schizophrenia.Until now, it has been assumed that people with diseases like ADHD, Tourette syndrome, obsessive compulsive disorder and schizophrenia - all of whom characteristically report symptoms of 'brain clutter' - may suffer from anomalies in the brainÕs prefrontal cortex.
Clearing the Mind: How the Brain Cuts the Clutter Live Science - April 14, 2011
Newly discovered neurons in the front of the brain act as the bouncers at the doors of the senses, letting in only the most important of the trillions of signals our bodies receive. Problems with these neurons could be the source of some symptoms of diseases like attention deficit disorder and schizophrenia.
Older age memory loss tied to stress hormone receptor in brain PhysOrg - April 6, 2011
Scientists have shed new light on how older people may lose their memory with a development that could aid research into treatments for age-related memory disorders.
What our eyes can't see, the brain fills in PhysOrg - April 4, 2011
The team from the Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology conducted a series of experiments that showed how our brains predict what cannot be seen by drawing on our previous experiences to build up an accurate picture.
2,500-Year-Old Preserved Human Brain Discovered Live Science - March 26, 2011
A 2,500-year-old human skull uncovered in England was less of a surprise than what was in it: the brain. The discovery of the yellowish, crinkly, shrunken brain prompted questions about how such a fragile organ could have survived so long and how frequently this strange type of preservation occurs. Except for the brain, all of the skull's soft tissue was gone when the skull was pulled from a muddy Iron Age pit where the University of York was planning to expand its Heslington East campus.
The Brain in 3-D: New Research Illuminates Cell Circuits PhysOrg - March 17, 2011
For the first time, scientists have reconstructed a three-dimensional circuit of connected cells in the brain's seat of consciousness. Their new approach, which involves the use of high-tech microscopes and a supercomputer, offers the unprecedented opportunity to unravel the complex wiring of the brain by navigating through the tangled and dense jungle of cells - similar to the way Google crawls the Web.
Scientists discover anti-anxiety circuit in brain region considered the seat of fear PhysOrg - March 10, 2011
Stimulation of a distinct brain circuit that lies within a brain structure typically associated with fearfulness produces the opposite effect: Its activity, instead of triggering or increasing anxiety, counters it.
Parts of brain can switch functions: study PhysOrg - March 1, 2011
When your brain encounters sensory stimuli, such as the scent of your morning coffee or the sound of a honking car, that input gets shuttled to the appropriate brain region for analysis. The coffee aroma goes to the olfactory cortex, while sounds are processed in the auditory cortex.
How your brain picks the best move MSNBC - January 20, 2011
If you have a knack for knowing just the right move to make Ń in a board game or in other walks of life Ń it might be because your brain has built up a special kind of connection.
Brain's clock influenced by senses PhysOrg - January 20, 2011
Humans use their senses to help keep track of short intervals of time according to new research, which suggests that our perception of time is not maintained by an internal body clock alone.
Tracking the tell-tale signs of pure genius Telegraph.co.uk - January 18, 2011
The brain is an organ of staggering complexity: a 3lb lump of jelly that can contemplate the meaning of infinity, the idea of God, and even its own existence
Brain regions sleep more deeply when used more -- also in birds PhysOrg - January 12, 2011
During deep sleep the brain is highly electrically active - but only in those regions, which were heavily used previously while awake.
Study: Love music? Thank a substance in your brain PhysOrg - January 9, 2011
Whether it's the Beatles or Beethoven, people like music for the same reason they like eating or having sex: It makes the brain release a chemical that gives pleasure, a new study says. The brain substance is involved both in anticipating a particularly thrilling musical moment and in feeling the rush from it, researchers found.
Scientists find evidence for 'chronesthesia,' or mental time travel PhysOrg - December 22, 2010
Researchers have found evidence for chronesthesia, which is the brainÕs ability to be aware of the past and future, and to mentally travel in subjective time. They found that activity in different brain regions is related to chronesthetic states when a person thinks about the same content during the past, present, or future.
What makes a face look alive? Study says it's in the eyes PhysOrg - December 21, 2010
The face of a doll is clearly not human; the face of a human clearly is. Telling the difference allows us to pay attention to faces that belong to living things, which are capable of interacting with us. But where is the line at which a face appears to be alive? A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that a face has to be quite similar to a human face in order to appear alive, and that the cues are mainly in the eyes.
The genetic basis of 130 brain diseases PhysOrg - December 19, 2010
In research published today, scientists have studied human brain samples to isolate a set of proteins that accounts for over 130 brain diseases. The paper also shows an intriguing link between diseases and the evolution of the human brain.
Can't learn a foreign language? Not true, say scientists Telegraph.co.uk - December 16, 2010
The brain can learn a new word in less than 15 minutes, according to scientists, whose finding will rob many of the excuse that they can't learn a foreign language.
Where unconscious memories form PhysOrg - December 16, 2010
A small area deep in the brain called the perirhinal cortex is critical for forming unconscious conceptual memories.
Unlocking the secrets of our compulsions PhysOrg - December 8, 2010
Researchers have shed new light on dopamine's role in the brain's reward system, which could provide insight into impulse control problems associated with addiction and a number of psychiatric disorders. "We were able to answer the longstanding question, 'What role does dopamine play in reward learning?'"
Scientists find molecular glue needed to wire the brain PhysOrg - December 8, 2010
Yale University researchers have found that a single molecule not only connects brain cells but also changes how we learn. The findings, reported in the December 9 issue of the journal Neuron, may help researchers discover ways to improve memory and could lead to new therapies to correct neurological disorders.
Our brains are wired so we can better hear ourselves speak, study shows PhysOrg - December 8, 2010
Activity in the auditory cortex when we speak and listen is amplified in some regions of the brain and muted in others.
Scientists discover brain's inherent ability to focus learning PhysOrg - December 8, 2010
Medical researchers have found a missing link that explains the interaction between brain state and the neural triggers responsible for learning, potentially opening up new ways of boosting cognitive function in the face of diseases such as Alzheimer's as well as enhancing memory in healthy people.
How the brain's architecture makes our view of the world unique PhysOrg - December 6, 2010
The Ebbinghaus Illusion. Most people will see the first circle as smaller than the second one Researchers found a strong link between the surface area of the primary visual cortex and the extent to which volunteers perceived the size illusion -- the smaller the area, the more pronounced the visual illusion.
Now You See It: Neuroscientists Reveal Magicians' Secrets Live Science - December 6, 2010
Magicians create illusions by taking advantage of how we perceive stimuli and process information. For example, a dove fluttering from a hat can be used to draw an audience's attention away from the actual trick. There is a place for magic in science. Five years ago, on a trip to Las Vegas, neuroscientists Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde realized that a partnership was in order with a profession that has an older and more intuitive understanding of how the human brain works. Magicians, it seems, have an advantage over neuroscientists.
Study reveals how taking an active role in learning enhances memory PhysOrg - December 6, 2010
A new study from psychology professor Neal Cohen (in blue shirt) and postdoctoral researcher Joel Voss found that those who have some control over their learning environment do better at remembering what they learned than those who don't. The study offers a first look at the brain mechanisms that contribute to this phenomenon.
Sleep helps brain sift memories, study shows PhysOrg - December 1, 2010
Most adults say they can't remember things as well as they used to. But what they really mean is that they canÕt remember anything for very long - and poor sleep may be the cause.
Subconscious saves the day when hungry brain fails PhysOrg - November 26, 2010
Complex decisions should be made subconsciously rather than consciously. This is the conclusion of Dutch researcher Maarten Bos. Hungry brains have difficulty making complicated decisions, but our subconscious functions fine even when hungry. The more intricate a decision seems, the more we should rely on our subconscious.
Differences in human and Neanderthal brains set in just after birth PhysOrg - November 8, 2010
The brains of newborn humans and Neanderthals are about the same size and appear rather similar overall. It's mainly after birth, and specifically in the first year of life, that the differences between our brains and those of our extinct relatives really take shape, according to a report published in the Nov. 9 issue of Current Biology.
Researchers discover how brain is wired for attention PhysOrg - November 2, 2010
University of Utah medical researchers have uncovered a wiring diagram that shows how the brain pays attention to visual, cognitive, sensory, and motor cues. The research provides a critical foundation for the study of abnormalities in attention that can be seen in many brain disorders such as autism, schizophrenia, and attention deficit disorder.
Breakthrough: Scientists harness the power of electricity in the brain PhysOrg - November 2, 2010
A paralyzed patient may someday be able to "think" a foot into flexing or a leg into moving, using technology that harnesses the power of electricity in the brain, and scientists at University of Michigan School of Kinesiology are now one big step closer.
MRI brain imaging pinpoints deception BBC - November 2, 2010
Our ability to project a picture of ourselves in other people's minds may be down to a distinct form of brain activity, according to a report. A US team used functional magnetic resonance imaging to observe the brains of people playing a strategic game.
Fingers detect typos even when conscious brain doesn't PhysOrg - October 28, 2010
Expert typists are able to zoom across the keyboard without ever thinking about which fingers are pressing the keys. New research from Vanderbilt University reveals that this skill is managed by an autopilot, one that is able to catch errors that can fool our conscious brain.
See no shape, touch no shape, hear a shape? PhysOrg - October 18, 2010
Scientists at The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital Š The Neuro, McGill University have discovered that our brains have the ability to determine the shape of an object simply by processing specially-coded sounds, without any visual or tactile input. Not only does this new research tell us about the plasticity of the brain and how it perceives the world around us, it also provides important new possibilities for aiding those who are blind or with impaired vision.
Scientists closer to grasping how the brain's 'hearing center' spurs responses to sound PhysOrg - October 18, 2010
Just as we visually map a room by spatially identifying the objects in it, we map our aural world based on the frequencies of sounds. The neurons within the brain's "hearing center" -- the auditory cortex -- are organized into modules that each respond to sounds within a specific frequency band. But how responses actually emanate from this complex network of neurons is still a mystery.
Researchers discover 'inner compass' in the human brain PhysOrg - October 4, 2010
They have discovered that a person's ability to find their way is learned gradually and that the brain eventually becomes tuned to key landmarks in the new environment.
Gene scan finds link across array of childhood brain disorders PhysOrg - August 22, 2010
False memories are common PhysOrg - August 10, 2010
Memories can't be trusted and become contaminated when people discuss their memories of an event with others, according to a University of Sydney study.
Brain's wiring: More network than pyramid? PhysOrg - August 10, 2010
The brain has been mapped to the smallest fold for at least a century, but still no one knows how all the parts talk to each other.
Brain Has Backup Circuit for Fear Live Science - August 9, 2010
Brain's Link Between Sounds, Smells and Memory Revealed Live Science - August 6, 2010
When memory-related region of brain is damaged, other areas compensate, study finds PhysOrg - August 2, 2010
Every action has a beginning and an end (and it's all in you brain) PhysOrg - July 21, 2010
Music 'Tones the Brain,' Improves Learning Live Science - July 20, 2010
Remembering so as not to forget PhysOrg - July 20, 2010
Verbal distractions are a primary cause of poor memory ...
Brain training reverses age-related cognitive decline PhysOrg - July 20, 2010
'Winner effect' linked to changes in brain circuitry, study finds PhysOrg - July 19, 2010
Laughter can convey a range of emotions, each processed by a different part of the brain PhysOrg - July 19, 2010
Brain Cells That Help Us Breathe Revealed Live Science - July 16, 2010
Baby brain growth mirrors changes from apes to humans PhysOrg - July 13, 2010
Gene Regulating Human Brain Development Identified Science Daily - July 4, 2010
A butterfly effect in the brain PhysOrg - June 30, 2010
Given that the brain is the most powerful computing device known, how can it perform so well even though the behavior of its circuits is variable?
Brain Chemical Makes Us More Impulsive Live Science - June 30, 2010
Key mechanism in the brain's computation of sound location identified PhysOrg - June 29, 2010
Memories are made of this: New study uncovers key to how we learn and remember PhysOrg - June 28, 2010
Brain's Courage Center Located Live Science - June 23, 2010
Personality shows up in brain structure CNN - June 22, 2010
Brain Signs of Schizophrenia Found in Babies Science Daily - June 22, 2010
Did Michelangelo Include a Brain Stem in the Sistine Chapel? PhysOrg - June 22, 2010
Computer Intelligence Predicts Human Visual Attention for First Time Science Daily - June 17, 2010
Brain study shows that the opinions of others matters PhysOrg - June 17, 2010
Our brains 'light up' with pleasure when people agree with us Telegraph.co.uk - June 17, 2010
Experience shapes the brain's circuitry throughout adulthood PhysOrg - June 15, 2010
How Your Brain Works on Autopilot Live Science - June 9, 2010
How the brain recognizes objects PhysOrg - June 7, 2010
Human Mind 'Time Travels' When Pondering Movement Live Science - June 2, 2010
Differences in language circuits in the brain linked to dyslexia PhysOrg - May 10, 2010
Brain's Master Switch Discovered Live Science - May 10, 2010
New analysis reveals clearer picture of brain's language areas PhysOrg - May 5, 2010
Human brain recognizes and reacts to race PhysOrg - April 26, 2010
Brain 'splits to multi-task' BBC - April 16, 2010
Why We Can't Do 3 Things at Once Live Science - April 16, 2010
Patients with amnesia still feel emotions, despite memory loss PhysOrg - April 12, 2010
Unconscious learning uses old parts of the brain PhysOrg - April 7, 2010
Study Sheds Light on What Makes People Shy Live Science - April 6, 2010
Brain Remembers One Fear vs. Another, Study Suggests Live Science - April 5, 2010
Morality Altered by Brain Stimulation Live Science - March 29, 2010
Seat of Temptation Found in the Brain Live Science - March 29, 2010
Compulsive Eating Shares Addictive Biochemical Mechanism With Cocaine, Heroin Abuse, Study Shows Science Daily - March 29, 2010
Emotions Key to Judging Others: New Piece to Puzzle of How Human Brain Constructs Morality from Study of Harmful Intent Science Daily - March 25, 2010
Remembering the future: Our brain saves energy by predicting what it will see PhysOrg - March 24, 2010
Human brain becomes tuned to voices and emotional tone of voice during infancy PhysOrg - March 24, 2010
Cro Magnon skull shows that our brains have shrunk PhysOrg - March 20, 2010
Human brains grow, change and can heal themselves PhysOrg - March 5, 2010
Learning Keeps Brain Healthy: Mental Activity Could Stave Off Age-Related Cognitive and Memory Decline Science Daily - March 3, 2010
Learning keeps brain healthy: study PhysOrg - March 2, 2010
New technique offers a more detailed view of brain activity PhysOrg - March 2, 2010
Tip-of-the-Tongue Moments Explained Live Science - February 25, 2010
The findings could help scientists understand more about how the brain organizes and remembers language.
Nouns and verbs are learned in different parts of the brain PhysOrg - February 25, 2010
Thicker brains fend off pain PhysOrg - February 24, 2010
Scientists find first physiological evidence of brain's response to inequality PhysOrg - February 24, 2010
Brain's 'Fairness' Spot Found Live Science - February 24, 2010
Music therapy rewires the brains of people unable to speak PhysOrg - February 23, 2010
Singing 'rewires' damaged brain BBC - February 21, 2010
The role of sleep in brain development PhysOrg - February 21, 2010
Scientists image brain at point when vocal learning begins Science Daily - February 18, 2010
Blind people use both visual and auditory cortices to hear PhysOrg - February 16, 2010
How Brain Hears the Sound of Silence: Separate Brain Pathways Process the Start and End of What We Hear Science Daily - February 12, 2010
Selective Brain Damage Modulates Human Spirituality, Research Reveals Science Daily - February 11, 2010
Seeing the Brain Hear Reveals Surprises About How Sound Is Processed Science Daily - February 10, 2010
Patient presumed vegetative communicates via brain scan: study PhysOrg - February 3, 2010
Individuals with body dysmorphic disorder see their own faces differently PhysOrg - February 2, 2010
The comedy circuit: When your brain gets the joke New Scientist - February 2, 2010
Can a Brain Scan Predict a Broken Promise? Scientific American - February 2, 2010
Seeing the brain hear reveals surprises about how sound is processed PhysOrg - February 1, 2010
Brain scientists extend map of fear memory formation PhysOrg - January 27, 2010
Functional connection between hippocampus and cortex modulates anxiety PhysOrg - January 27, 2010
Human Brain Uses a Grid to Represent Space Science Daily - January 26, 2010
To see or not to see PhysOrg - January 14, 2010
... evidence for the first time that an 'ignition' of intense neural activity underlies the experience of seeing.
Identifying Thoughts Through Brain Codes Leads to Deciphering the Brain's Dictionary Science Daily - January 13, 2010
Scientists crack brain's codes for noun meanings PhysOrg - January 13, 2010
3D View of the Brain PhysOrg - January 12, 2010
Our brains are confused about time PhysOrg - January 8, 2010
Silencing Brain Cells With Yellow and Blue Light Science Daily - January 7, 2010
Scans Show Learning 'Sculpts' The Brain's Connections Science Daily - January 5, 2010
Biological cells reveal brain chemistry secrets BBC - January 4, 2010
Mood affects perception of time passing Telegraph.co.uk - December 21, 2009
How the Brain Encodes Memories at a Cellular Level Science Daily - December 25, 2009
Scientists Shed New Light On Right Brain Activity PhysOrg - December 17, 2009
Scientists Decode Memory-Forming Brain Cell Conversations Science Daily - December 16, 2009
The Queen and I: How autistic brain distinguishes oneself from others PhysOrg - December 14, 2009
Brain activity exposes those who break promises PhysOrg - December 10, 2009
The thalamus, middleman of the brain, becomes a sensory conductor PhysOrg - December 8, 2009
Mind-Machine Breakthrough: People Type With Just Thoughts Live Science - December 7, 2009
Brain Waves Can 'Write' on a Computer in Early Tests, Researchers Show Science Daily - December 7, 2009
How to read brain activity PhysOrg - December 4, 2009
How our brains build social worlds New Scientist - December 2, 2009
Video Scenes Pulled from Peoples' Thoughts Live Science - November 30, 2009
Video Scenes Pulled from Peoples' Thoughts Live Science - November 28, 2009
In the Brain, Seven Is A Magic Number PhysOrg - November 23, 2009
How our brains learned to read New Scientist - November 23, 2009
Waking up memories while you sleep PhysOrg - November 19, 2009
The research strongly suggests that we don't shut down our minds during deep sleep.
Study uses brain scans to discover how children 'read' faces PhysOrg - November 20, 2009
Bigger Not Necessarily Better, When It Comes to Brains Science Daily - November 19, 2009
Blindness Causes Structural Brain Changes, Implying Brain Can Re-Organize Itself to Adapt Science Daily - November 19, 2009
New study shows brain's ability to reorganize PhysOrg - November 18, 2009
Shape Perception in Brain Develops by Itself, Study of African Tribe Suggests Science Daily - November 16, 2009
Humans Still Evolving as Our Brains Shrink Live Science - November 13, 2009
The Peeriodic Table of Illusions New Scientist - November 12, 2009
For all the fun we have with them, illusions do serious work in illuminating
how our brains work, and in particular how perception works.
They may also help us understand how consciousness developed.
Signature of consciousness captured in brain scans New Scientist - November 12, 2009
The Science Behind 'Stop Me If I've Told You This' Live Science - November 12, 2009
Head-mounted microscope sees brain beneath the skull New Scientist - November 9, 2009
Overeaters and Drug Abusers Share Addictive Brain Chemistry Live Science - November 9, 2009
Words, gestures are translated by same brain regions, says new research PhysOrg - November 9, 2009
Learning To Talk Changes How Speech Is Heard: 'Sound Of Learning' Unlocked By Linking Sensory And Motor Systems Science Daily - November 5, 2009
Handedness May Affect Body Perception Science Daily - November 5, 2009
How the Brain Reveals Why We Buy Scientific American - November 2, 2009
What Does a Smart Brain Look Like?: Inner Views Show How We Think Scientific American - October 29, 2009
Study examines how much is too much visual information when it comes to learning PhysOrg - October 27, 2009
With advances in computer graphics capabilities, more recent cognitive theory related to multimedia learning suggests that very visually complex images could actually hinder learning.
Playing a musical instrument makes you brainier Telegraph.co.uk - October 27, 2009
Timewarp: How your brain creates the fourth dimension New Scientist - October 22, 2009
Time-keeping Brain Neurons Discovered Science Daily - October 23, 2009
First-time Internet users find boost in brain function after just one week PhysOrg - October 19, 2009
Learning to juggle grows brain networks for good New Scientist - October 12, 2009
Study shows that color plays musical chairs in the brain PhysOrg - October 1, 2009
Consciousness is the brain's Wi-Fi, resolving competing requests, study suggests PhysOrg - October 1, 2009
Special brain wave boost slows motion PhysOrg - October 1, 2009
Where religious belief and disbelief meet in the brain PhysOrg - October 1, 2009
Researchers have found that the process of believing or disbelieving a statement, whether religious or not, seems to be governed by the same areas in the brain.
Symmetrical brains can be an advantage PhysOrg - October 1, 2009
The making of the male brain (estrogen required) PhysOrg - October 1, 2009
Concepts are born in the hippocampus New Scientist - September 28, 2009
How we know a dog is a dog: Concept acquisition in the human brain PhysOrg - September 23, 2009
Scientists See Numbers Inside People's Heads Live Science - September 26, 2009
Use it or lose it? Study suggests the brain can remember a 'forgotten' language PhysOrg - September 24, 2009
Using Brain Waves to Help Treat Depression PhysOrg - September 24, 2009
Brain Learns to Detect Danger as a Baby Learns to Crawl Live Science - September 24, 2009
Scientists find mechanism that constructs key brain structure PhysOrg - September 16, 2009
Researchers discover the first-ever link between intelligence and curiosity PhysOrg - September 15, 2009
Do Brains Shrink As We Age? Live Science - September 15, 2009
Earlier Model of Human Brain's Energy Usage Underestimated Its Efficiency Scientific American - September 10, 2009
Memories Exist Even When Forgotten, Study Suggests Science Daily - September 10, 2009
Researchers identify one of the necessary processes in the formation of long-term memory PhysOrg - September 8, 2009
Your Brain Is Organized Like a City Live Science - September 7, 2009
Eyes see trouble coming before brain notices New Scientist - September 6, 2009
Your Brain Is Organized Like a City Live Science - September 4, 2009
Believing Is Seeing: Thoughts Color Perception -- Implications From Everyday Misunderstandings To Eyewitness Memory Science Daily - September 3, 2009
Injectable Biomaterial Regenerates Brain Tissue In Traumatic Injuries Science Daily - September 3, 2009
Neuroscientists Find Brain Region Responsible For Our Sense Of Personal Space Science Daily - September 1, 2009
New study suggests the brain predicts what eyes in motion will see PhysOrg - August 26, 2009
Getting wired: How the brain does it PhysOrg - August 26, 2009
Obese People Have 'Severe Brain Degeneration' Live Science - August 26, 2009
Clinical Depression Causes Early Malfunctions In The BrainÕs Pleasure Center, Study Shows Science Daily - August 24, 2009
Why Repair Of Brain's Wiring Fails Science Daily - August 24, 2009
Doing what the brain does -- how computers learn to listen PhysOrg - August 14, 2009
Brain Innately Separates Living And Non-living Objects For Processing Science Daily - August 14, 2009
The mind's eye scans like a spotlight PhysOrg - August 13, 2009
Researchers Unravel Mystery Behind Long-lasting Memories Science Daily - August 13, 2009
Extreme emotions trigger the release of a chemical in the brain called norepinephrine, which is related to adrenaline.
Human mind: Sound and vision wired through same 'black box' PhysOrg - August 12, 2009
Sight & Sound Processed Same by Brain Live Science - August 12, 2009
Brain difference in psychopaths identified PhysOrg - August 4, 2009
A Patchwork Mind: How Your Parents' Genes Shape Your Brain Scientific American - July 30, 2009
Adult Brain Can Change Within Seconds Science Daily - July 30, 2009
Did an ice age boost human brain size? New Scientist - July 29, 2009
Brain Surgery Done With Sound Live Science - July 28, 2009
Brain's center for perceiving 3-D motion is identified PhysOrg - July 21, 2009
Scientists reveal secret of girl with 'all seeing eye' PhysOrg - July 20, 2009
Scientists have discovered how a 10-year-old girl born with half a brain is able to see normally through one eye.
Adult brain can change within seconds PhysOrg - July 17, 2009
Scientists discover why we never forget how to ride a bicycle PhysOrg - July 17, 2009
'Honest Joes' and cheaters unmasked in brain scans New Scientist - July 13, 2009
Linking genes, brain and behavior in children PhysOrg - July 13, 2009
Why Are Human Brains So Big? Live Science - July 13, 2009
Finding Fear: Neuroscientists Locate Where It Is Stored In The Brain Science Daily - July 8, 2009
Eavesdropping on the music of the brain New Scientist - July 6, 2009
Nut-Size Ancient Skull Explains Our Brains' Bigness? National Geographic - July 1, 2009
Disorderly genius: How chaos drives the brain New Scientist - June 29, 2009
Site For Alcohol's Action In The Brain Discovered Science Daily - June 29, 2009
Reading the brain without poking it PhysOrg - June 29, 2009
First Image of a Memory Being Made Live Science - June 26, 2009
Evolutionary Origins of Your Right and Left Brain Scientific American - June 24, 2009
Brains replay memories while we sleep and store the highlights, claim scientists Telegraph.co.uk - June 24, 2009
Gene predicts how brain responds to fatigue, human study shows PhysOrg - June 24, 2009
Ageing Brains Show Great Promise for Rejuvenation PhysOrg - June 24, 2009
Researchers discover how old memories are re-saved and changed PhysOrg - June 23, 2009
Competition may be reason for bigger brain PhysOrg - June 23, 2009
Marking anorexia with a brain protein PhysOrg - June 23, 2009
Brain Sees Tools as Extensions of Body Live Science - June 23, 2009
Brain represents tools as temporary body parts, study confirms PhysOrg - June 22, 2009
Brain energy use key to understanding consciousness PhysOrg - June 16, 2009
Brain Regions Responsible for Empathy Mapped by Researchers PhysOrg - June 16, 2009
How Alcohol Changes the Brain ... Quickly Live Science - June 15, 2009
How to unleash your brain's inner genius New Scientist - June 5, 2009
Foreign accent syndrome doesn't mean brain damage New Scientist - June 3, 2009
Long-distance brain waves focus attention PhysOrg - May 28, 2009
Scientists reaching consensus on how brain processes speech PhysOrg - May 26, 2009
Scientists discover how the brain remembers one-time experiences PhysOrg - May 26, 2009
Will designer brains divide humanity? New Scientist - May 13, 2009
Brain chemical reduces anxiety, increases survival of new cells PhysOrg - May 13, 2009
Meditation increases brain gray matter PhysOrg - May 13, 2009
Daydreaming Really Works the Brain Live Science - May 13, 2009
Brain's Willpower Spot Found Live Science - May 12, 2009
Brain processes written words as unique 'objects' PhysOrg - April 29, 2009
Brain works best when cells keep right rhythms PhysOrg - April 26, 2009
Brain Music: Putting The Brain's Soundtracks To Work Science Daily - April 29, 2009
World premiere of brain orchestra BBC - April 24, 2009
Led by an "emotional conductor" and a traditional one, music and video change in time with the performers' brain waves and heart rate.
Can internal 'brain music' be used in therapy New Scientist - April 24, 2009
How The Brain Translates Memory Into Action Science Daily - April 27, 2009
Early brain activity sheds new light on the neural basis of reading PhysOrg - April 27, 2009
Innovation: Mind-reading headsets will change your brain New Scientist - April 24, 2009
10 Ways to Keep Your Mind Sharp Live Science - April 24, 2009
Simulated brain closer to thought BBC - April 22, 2009
Controlling our brain's perception of emotional events PhysOrg - April 20, 2009
Our brains make their own marijuana: We're all pot heads deep inside PhysOrg - April 20, 2009
Scientists identify brain region that helps us make choices Telegraph.co.uk - March 26, 2009
Study shows brain activity associated with phantom limbs PhysOrg - March 26, 2009
When it comes to intelligence, size matters PhysOrg - March 26, 2009
Brain Wave Patterns Can Predict Blunders, New Study Finds Science Daily - March 25, 2009
Fructose metabolism by the brain increases food intake and obesity PhysOrg - March 25, 2009
Gulf War Veterans Display Abnormal Brain Response To Specific Chemicals Science Daily - March 24, 2009
Researchers Identify Early Brain Marker for Familial Form of Depression PhysOrg - March 24, 2009
Financial advice causes 'off-loading' in the brain PhysOrg - March 24, 2009
What is 'Real'? How Our Brain Differentiates Between Reality and Fantasy PhysOrg - March 24, 2009
To work your brain, work your body PhysOrg - March 13, 2009
Brain Scans Can Read Memories Live Science - March 13, 2009
Intelligence Mapped in the Brain Live Science - March 12, 2009
How the brain unites us all New Scientist - March 10, 2009
Regions of the brain can rewire themselves PhysOrg - March 9, 2009
Scientists See God on the Brain Live Science - March 9, 2009
Scientists identify the neural circuitry of first impressions PhysOrg - March 8, 2009
Oldest Fossil Brain Found in "Bizarre" Prehistoric Fish National Geographic - March 3, 2009
Oldest fossil brain found in Kansas PhysOrg - March 2, 2009
Fossil Fish: Oldest Fossil Brain Find Is 'Really Bizarre' Live Science - March 2, 2009
Researchers find brain differences between believers and non-believers PhysOrg - March 4, 2009
Evidence Appears To Show How And Where Brain's Frontal Lobe Works Science Daily - March 4, 2009
How stress unravels the brain's structure PhysOrg - March 4, 2009
New and unexpected mechanism identified how the brain responds to stress PhysOrg - March 2, 2009
Sex is in the brain, says new research PhysOrg - March 2, 2009
Rewiring the Brain: Inside the New Science of Neuroengineering Wired - March 2, 2009
Study finds brain hub that links music, memory and emotion PhysOrg - February 24, 2009
How we think before we speak: Making sense of sentences PhysOrg - February 21, 2009
Study shows how microscopic changes to brain cause schizophrenic behavior in mice PhysOrg - February 19, 2009
Brain Scans "Read Minds" With Surprising Accuracy National Geographic - February 18, 2009
Brains of Lonely People Work Differently Live Science - February 18, 2009
Why teenagers can't see your point of view New Scientist - February 5, 2009
Born believers: How your brain creates God New Scientist - February 5, 2009
At Rest, Your Brain Runs in Screensaver Mode Live Science - February 5, 2009
Exploring the Folds of the Brain--And Their Links to Autism Scientific American - February 3, 2009
Brain's Memory 'Buffer' Discovered In Single Cells Science Daily - January 26, 2009
Left vs. Right: Battle in Brain Discovered Live Science - January 22, 2009
Where am I? How our brain works as a GPS device PhysOrg - January 9, 2009
Growth of new brain cells requires 'epigenetic' switch PhysOrg - January 8, 2009
Cool your brain, save your mind New Scientist - January 7, 2009
Exercise Improves Old Brains Live Science - January 5, 2009
Your Brain Sees $$$ More Clearly Than You Know Live Science - December 27, 2008
Thoughts of money light up the brain Telegraph.co.uk - December 26, 2008
One World, Many Minds: Intelligence in the Animal Kingdom Scientific American - December 26, 2008
Our unconscious brain makes the best decisions possible PhysOrg - December 26, 2008
Spirituality Spot Found in Brain Live Science - December 26, 2008
What makes us feel spiritual? It could be the quieting of a small area in our brains.
Slow Starvation of Brain Triggers Alzheimer's Live Science - December 26, 2008
Why we yawn: To cool our brains MSNBC - December 15, 2008
Britain's Oldest Brain Found Live Science - December 12, 2008
Britain: 'Oldest human brain' discovered BBC - December 12, 2008
The skull was found in an area first farmed more than 2,000 years ago.
Justice may be hard-wired into the human brain New Scientist - December 11, 2008
How The Brain Thinks About Crime And Punishment Science Daily - December 11, 2008
Bored? Your brain is disconnecting New Scientist - December 10, 2008
Forgotten But Not Gone: How The Brain Re-learns Science Daily - November 22, 2008
New theory of visual computation reveals how brain makes sense of natural scenes PhysOrg - November 20, 2008
Stress warps brains and behavior, researchers say PhysOrg - November 20, 2008
A Key to Sharp Old Minds Found Live Science - November 17, 2008
A handful of people reach old age with razor-sharp brains. Scientists call them "super aged." The super aged brains had fewer fiber-like tangles than the brains of people who had aged normally.
Neuroimaging Of Brain Shows Who Spoke To A Person And What Was Said Science Daily - November 13, 2008
Optical illusions: caused by eye or brain? PhysOrg - November 11, 2008
Optical Illusion Wikipedia
Brain sees fine line between speech and song New Scientist - November 11, 2008
What Color is the Number 7? Live Science - November 10, 2008
Simple brain mechanisms explain arbitrary human visual decisions PhysOrg - November 10, 2008
Japanese researchers make brain tissues from stem cells PhysOrg - November 6, 2008
Researchers identify new target in brain for treating schizophrenia PhysOrg - November 5, 2008
Is mirror neuron activity just a mirage? New Scientist - November 5, 2008
Study Shows Brain Functions Same Way Awake or Asleep PhysOrg - November 4, 2008
Our cheatin' brain: The brain's clever way of showing us the world as a whole PhysOrg - October 29, 2008
Angry faces take priority in our brain PhysOrg - October 29, 2008
Brain's 'Hate Circuit' Identified Science Daily - October 29, 2008
How we see objects in depth: The brain's code for 3-D structure PhysOrg - October 28, 2008
Seeing a brain as it learns to see PhysOrg - October 22, 2008
Emotion and scent create lasting memories -- even in a sleeping brain PhysOrg - October 16, 2008
Blindsight: How brain sees what you do not see PhysOrg - October 15, 2008
'Switch' in brain linked to weight gain BBC - October 3, 2008
Musicians Use Both Sides Of Their Brains More Frequently Than Average People Science Daily - October 3, 2008
When a light goes on during thought processes PhysOrg - October 1, 2008
Epilepsy, Autism, Schizophrenia: Master Switch That 'Balances The Brain' Found Science Daily - September 25, 2008
New Master Switch Found In Brain Regulates Appetite And Reproduction Science Daily - September 2, 2008
The secrets of the brain BBC - August 19, 2008
Brain's counting skill 'built-in' BBC - August 19, 2008
5 Ways to Beef Up Your Brain Live Science - August 15, 2008
Brain Mechanism Can Turn Off Trauma of Bad Memories Live Science - July 30, 2008
Big Brains Arose Separately in Multiple Primate Groups National Geographic - July 18, 2008
Big Brains Arose Twice In Higher Primates Science Daily - July 10, 2008
Brain Region for Overcoming Fear, Anxiety Found National Geographic - July 9, 2008
Brain 'Noise' Increases With Age Live Science - July 8, 2008
Brain's "Core" Revealed by First Hi-Res Wiring Map National Geographic - July 2, 2008
Neuroscientists Discover A Sense Of Adventure Science Daily - June 26, 2008
When It Comes to Brains, Size Matters PhysOrg - June 21, 2008
MIT unlocks mystery behind brain imaging PhysOrg - June 19, 2008
Gay Men, Straight Women Have Similar Brains National Geographic - June 16, 2008 'Daydreaming' brain is coma clue BBC - June 13, 2008
How the brain separates audio signals from noise PhysOrg - June 10, 2008
Researchers show how the brain can protect against cancer PhysOrg - June 9, 2008
Exploring The Mechanics Of Judgment, Beliefs: Technique Images Brain Activity When We Think Of Others Science Daily - May 19, 2008
Simple brain exercise can boost IQ New Scientist - April 28, 2008
Mind's Limit Found: 4 Things at Once Live Science - April 28, 2008
Brains Wired to Tell Left from Right Live Science - April 2, 2008
Study shows compassion meditation changes the brain PhysOrg - March 28, 2008
New Compound Identifies Alzheimer's Disease Brain Toxins, Study Shows Science Daily - March 28, 2008
Epilepsy Marked By Neural 'Hub' Network Science Daily - March 28, 2008
Brain's 'Sixth Sense' For Calories Discovered Science Daily - March 27, 2008
Language Feature Unique To Human Brain Identified Science Daily - March 24, 2008
Study shows compassion meditation changes the brain PhysOrg - March 27, 2008
Published March 25 in the Public Library of Science One, the study was the first to use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to indicate that positive emotions such as loving-kindness and compassion can be learned in the same way as playing a musical instrument or being proficient in a sport. The scans revealed that brain circuits used to detect emotions and feelings were dramatically changed in subjects who had extensive experience practicing compassion meditation.
The research suggests that individuals Ń from children who may engage in bullying to people prone to recurring depression Ń and society in general could benefit from such meditative practices, says study director Richard Davidson, professor of psychiatry and psychology at UW-Madison and an expert on imaging the effects of meditation. Davidson and UW-Madison associate scientist Antoine Lutz were co-principal investigators on the project.
The study was part of the researchers' ongoing investigations with a group of Tibetan monks and lay practitioners who have practiced meditation for a minimum of 10,000 hours. In this case, Lutz and Davidson worked with 16 monks who have cultivated compassion meditation practices. Sixteen age-matched controls with no previous training were taught the fundamentals of compassion meditation two weeks before the brain scanning took place.
"Many contemplative traditions speak of loving-kindness as the wish for happiness for others and of compassion as the wish to relieve others' suffering. Loving-kindness and compassion are central to the Dalai Lama's philosophy and mission," says Davidson, who has worked extensively with the Tibetan Buddhist leader. "We wanted to see how this voluntary generation of compassion affects the brain systems involved in empathy."
Various techniques are used in compassion meditation, and the training can take years of practice. The controls in this study were asked first to concentrate on loved ones, wishing them well-being and freedom from suffering. After some training, they then were asked to generate such feelings toward all beings without thinking specifically about anyone.
Each of the 32 subjects was placed in the fMRI scanner at the UW-Madison Waisman Center for Brain Imaging, which Davidson directs, and was asked to either begin compassion meditation or refrain from it. During each state, subjects were exposed to negative and positive human vocalizations designed to evoke empathic responses as well as neutral vocalizations: sounds of a distressed woman, a baby laughing and background restaurant noise.
"We used audio instead of visual challenges so that meditators could keep their eyes slightly open but not focused on any visual stimulus, as is typical of this practice," explains Lutz. The scans revealed significant activity in the insula - a region near the frontal portion of the brain that plays a key role in bodily representations of emotion - when the long-term meditators were generating compassion and were exposed to emotional vocalizations. The strength of insula activation was also associated with the intensity of the meditation as assessed by the participants.
"The insula is extremely important in detecting emotions in general and specifically in mapping bodily responses to emotion - such as heart rate and blood pressure - and making that information available to other parts of the brain," says Davidson, also co-director of the Health Emotions Research Institute. Activity also increased in the temporal parietal juncture, particularly the right hemisphere. Studies have implicated this area as important in processing empathy, especially in perceiving the mental and emotional state of others. "Both of these areas have been linked to emotion sharing and empathy," Davidson says. "The combination of these two effects, which was much more noticeable in the expert meditators as opposed to the novices, was very powerful."
The findings support Davidson and Lutz's working assumption that through training, people can develop skills that promote happiness and compassion. "People are not just stuck at their respective set points," he says. "We can take advantage of our brain's plasticity and train it to enhance these qualities." The capacity to cultivate compassion, which involves regulating thoughts and emotions, may also be useful for preventing depression in people who are susceptible to it, Lutz adds. "Thinking about other people's suffering and not just your own helps to put everything in perspective," he says, adding that learning compassion for oneself is a critical first step in compassion meditation.
The researchers are interested in teaching compassion meditation to youngsters, particularly as they approach adolescence, as a way to prevent bullying, aggression and violence. "I think this can be one of the tools we use to teach emotional regulation to kids who are at an age where they're vulnerable to going seriously off track," Davidson says.
Compassion meditation can be beneficial in promoting more harmonious relationships of all kinds, Davidson adds. "The world certainly could use a little more kindness and compassion," he says. "Starting at a local level, the consequences of changing in this way can be directly experienced." Lutz and Davidson hope to conduct additional studies to evaluate brain changes that may occur in individuals who cultivate positive emotions through the practice of loving-kindness and compassion over time.
Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Brain's 'Sixth Sense' For Calories Discovered Science Daily - March 27, 2008
Language Feature Unique To Human Brain Identified Science Daily - March 24, 2008
Tiny Brain-Like Computer Created Live Science - March 10, 2008
A tiny chemical "brain" which could one day act as a remote control for swarms of nano-machines has been invented BBC - March 11, 2008
Your Brain on Stress Live Science - March 7, 2008
"Brain Reading" Device Can Predict What People See National Geographic - March 5, 2008
Researchers Use MRI To Study Spontaneity, Creativity Science Daily - February 28, 2008
Scientists See Deep Inside Human Brain Live Science - February 29, 2008
Parental Instinct Region Found In The Brain Science Daily - February 27, 2008
Brain Waves Pattern Themselves After Rhythms Of Nature Science Daily - February 20, 2008
How Believing Can Be Seeing: Context Dictates What We Believe We See Science Daily - February 19, 2008
Brain Damage Occurs Within Minutes From The Onset Of A Stroke, Study Reveals Science Daily - February 19, 2008
Why We Can't Find a Face in the Crowd Live Science - January 23, 2008
Culture Influences Brain Function, Study Shows Science Daily - January 14, 2008
Brain Circuits That Suppress Memory Found Live Science - January 11, 2008
Brain Turns to Positive Thoughts When Faced With Death Live Science - December 29, 2007
Can Dying People Hang in There for the Holidays? Live Science - December 21, 2007
Secrets Of Alcohol's Effect On Brain Cells Revealed Science Daily - December 10, 2007
This Is Your Brain On Violent Media Science Daily - December 10, 2007
Brain 'irrelevance filter' found BBC - December 10, 2007
"Brainbows" Shed Light on Mind's Wiring National Geographic - October 31, 2007
Brain Cells Colored To Create 'Brainbow' Live Science - October 31, 2007
Brain Circuits That Control Hunger Identified Science Daily - October 30, 2007
Searching for God in the Brain Scientific American - October 9, 2007
Human Brain's Intelligence Network Located Live Science - September 11, 2007
Adult Brain Can Still Change Live Science - September 6, 2007
Pac-Man finds next level in fear research Guardian - August 25, 2007
A version of the computer game Pac-Man that delivers an electric shock
to players has revealed how the human brain reacts to imminent danger.
Scientists Spot Brain's 'Free Will' Center Live Science - August 23, 2007
The Brain Doesn't Like Visual Gaps And Fills Them In Science Daily - August 22, 2007
Volume Knob Found in Brain Live Science - August 21, 2007
Scientists see new memory forming in the brain Guardian - August 2, 2007
Neanderthal brain spared schizophrenia News in Science - June 13, 2007
Sex On The Brain Science Daily - May 8, 2007
New evidence on sex differences in peopleÕs brains and behaviors emerges with ...
Human Brain Has Origin in Lowly Worm Live Science - April 23, 2007
Brain absorbs subliminal messages - if not too busy Guardian - March 9, 2007
In obesity, the brain is unaware of body fat New Scientist - March 6, 2007
Study: Brain workings are chaotic MSNBC - February 27, 2007
While you slumber, your brain puts the world in order New Scientist - February 22, 2007
The brain scan that can read people's intentions Guardian - February 10, 2007
Brain scans reveal intentions of calculating minds New Scientist - February 9, 2007
Can a brain scan prove you're telling the truth? New Scientist - February 7, 2007
New brain cells love to learn New Scientist - February 5, 2007
Brain Region That Fuels Addiction Found Live Science - January 26, 2007
'Altruistic' brain region found BBC - January 22, 2007
Brain Scans Predict When People Will Buy Products Science Daily - January 4, 2007
Scan shows how brains plot future BBC - January 2, 2007
Brain Uses Past to Peer Into Future Live Science - January 4, 2007
'Spectrum of empathy' found in the brain BBC - September 19, 2006
Ever wondered how some people can put themselves into 'another person's shoes' ...
Looking Away Helps Concentration Live Science - September 12, 2006
Doubt cast over brain 'God spot' BBC - August 30, 2006
Your Brain Boots Up Like a Computer Live Science - August 17, 2006
Gene sequence which appears to play a central role in giving humans their unique brain capacity BBC - August 17, 2006
Electrical Current Used to Control Human Walk Scientific American - August 8, 2006
In 2021, You'll Enjoy Total Recall Live Science - August 7, 2006
Prosopagnosis: Inability to recognize faces BBC - July 27, 2006
Science is beginning to find ways to control happiness in the brain artificially BBC - May 24, 2006
Pill 'reverses' vegetative state BBC - May 24, 2006
Craving for food lights up the brain Science Daily - May 18, 2006
Mind Rewind: Brains Run in Reverse Live Science - February 13, 2006
When faced with a new learning task, our brains replay events
in reverse, much like a video on rewind, a new study suggests.
Your Thoughts Really Are Scattered, Study Shows Live Science - February 2, 2006
How the brain builds its image of the body Guardian - November 29, 2005
Brain areas disconnect during deep sleep MSNBC - September 30, 2005
Experiments shed light on what happens to consciousness
All brains originated from a single common ancestral brain that emerged at least 700 million years ago News in Science - September 28, 2005
Brain Region Tied to the emotion 'Regret' is Identified Scientific American - August 8, 2005
'Thoughts read' via brain scans BBC - August 7, 2005
The human brain processes male and female voices differently News in Science - August 2, 2005
Blink and you really do 'miss it' BBC - July 26, 2005
The brain and multi-tasking News in Science - July 25, 2005
Brain pacemaker lifts depression BBC - June 28, 2005
Old Brains Shrink But Work Just as Well Live Science - June 10, 2005
Mission to build a simulated brain begins New Scientist - June 6, 2005
Brain Region Linked to Understanding Figures of Speech Scientific American - May 26, 2005
Highest functions of brain produce lowest form of wit Guardian - May 23, 2005
The foundations for the basic left-right body development Science Daily - May 20, 2005
Researchers Find Where Musical Memories Are Stored In The Brain Science Daily - April 2005
How ice cream tickles your brain Guardian - April 2005
Brain Scans Helps Scientists "Read" Minds Scientific American - April 2005
Brain scan 'shows if people trust you' BBC - April 2005
Paralysed people can now control artificial limbs by thought alone BBC - April 2005
Brain Region Learns To Anticipate Risk, Provides Early Warnings Science Daily - February 2005
How the brain creates false memories Medical News Today - February 2005
First View Of Many Neurons Processing Information In Living Brain Science Daily - January 2005
How The Brain Tunes Out Odors Science Daily - January 2005
Higher states of consciousness Scotsman.com - January 2005
How we recognize faces from birth BBC - December 2004
Learning languages 'boosts brain' BBC - October 2004
How optical illusions have played with our perception Guardian - October 2004
Brain Study Shows Why Revenge is Sweet National Geographic - September 2004
Depression Traced To Overactive Brain Circuit Science Daily - August 2004
Researchers Find That Color Perception Is Not Innate, But Acquired After Birth Science Daily - July 2004
The brain's role in stuttering Science Daily - July 2004
Human Intelligence Determined By Volume And Location Of Gray Matter Tissue In Brain Science Daily - July 2004
How the brain feels false limbs BBC - July 2004
Man's creative side unlocked after a stroke BBC - June 2004
Scientists Uncover How Brain Retrieves And Stores Older Memories Science Daily - May 2004
Language 'Center' Of Brain Shifts With Age Science Daily - April 2004
Along with left- or right-handedness, the hemisphere of the brain
where language capacity resides is likely predetermined. Researchers
have now shown that with age, language capacity in the brain
becomes more evenly distributed between hemispheres.
Brain Visualized In Real Time As Animal 'Smells' Science Daily - April 2004
Language 'Center' Of Brain Shifts With Age Science Daily - April 2004
Along with left- or right-handedness, the hemisphere of the brain
where language capacity resides is likely predetermined. Researchers
have now shown that with age, language capacity in the brain
becomes more evenly distributed between hemispheres.
Brain Visualized In Real Time As Animal 'Smells' Science Daily - April 2004
Brain's Left And Right Sides Work Together Better In Mathematically Gifted Youth Science Daily - April 2004
Brain Studies Reveal Where Aesthetic, Insight Reside Scientific American - April 2004
Human Brains Work Alike National Geographic - March 2004 Do we all see the natural world in the same way?
Human Brains Work Alike National Geographic - March 2004 Do we all see the natural world in the same way?
Human brain began evolving early BBC - February 2004
Researchers Pinpoint Brain Areas That Process Reality, Illusion Space Daily - February 2004
Patterns of brain activity differ with musical training, not cultural familarity Eurekalert - October 14, 2003
Brain scan shows emotional rejection pain as strong as physical pain BBC - October 2003
'Brain training' link to hunger BBC - September 2003
Unlocking the brain's secrets BBC - August 2003
Scientists Find The Root Of Learning In The BrainÕs Hippocampus June 2003 - Science Daily
Synesthesia - blending together of senses April 2003 - Scientific American
Hearing Colors, Tasting Shapes Scientific American - April 2003
People with synesthesia whose senses blend together - are providing valuable clues to understanding the organization and functions of the human brain.
Scientists develop 'brain chip' BBC - March 2003
A "brain chip" could be used to replace the "memory centre" in patients affected by strokes, epilepsy or Alzheimer's disease.
Scientists Identify Brain Regions Where Nicotine Affects Attention, Other Cognitive Skills January 2003 - Science Daily
How the brain processes emotions January 2003 - BBC
Site 2 January 2003 - Science Daily
Our Emotional Brains: Both Sides Process The Language Of Feelings, With
The Left Side Labeling The 'What' And The Right Side Processing The 'How'
A New Window To View How Experiences Rewire The Brain December 2002 - Science Daily
Brains Of Elderly Can Compensate To Remain Sharp, Study Indicates November 2002 - Science Daily
Ultrasound hope for brain diseases July 2002 - BBC
Gravity in the Brain NASA Science - March 2002
Individual Neurons Reveal Complexity Of Memory Within The Brain Science Daily - January 2002
Women have more brain cells BBC - Nov. 2001
Scientists unlock mysteries of speech BBC - October 3, 2001
ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF ALL FILES