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It's not solitaire: Brain activity differs when one plays against others
Researchers have found a way to study how our brains assess the behavior -- and likely future actions -- of others...
Why people can hold visual information in great detail in their working memory
A new study may explain why people can hold visual information in great detail in their working memory.
Strategy shift with age can lead to navigational difficulties
A researcher believes studying people's ability to find their way around may help explain why loss of mental capacity...
Positive parenting during early childhood may prevent obesity
Programs that support parents during their child’s early years hold promise for obesity prevention, according to a new...
Hearing metaphors activates brain regions involved in sensory experience
New brain imaging research reveals that a region of the brain important for sensing texture through touch, the parietal...
The complex relationship between memory and silence
People who suffer a traumatic experience often don't talk about it, and many forget it over time. But not talking about...
Placebos and distraction: New study shows how to boost the power of pain relief, without drugs
Placebos reduce pain by creating an expectation of relief. Distraction -- say, doing a puzzle -- relieves it by keeping...
To make a social robot, key is satisfying the human mind
Understanding the human mind is the key to social robotics, and researchers describe what we can expect from this field...
Schizophrenia: When hallucinatory voices suppress real ones, new electronic application may help
When a patient afflicted with schizophrenia hears inner voices something is taking place inside the brain that prevents...
How to tell apart the forgetful from those at risk of Alzheimer’s disease
It can be difficult to distinguish between people with normal age-associated memory loss and those with amnestic mild...
Untangling the mysteries of Alzheimer's
Researchers have found new evidence that confirms the significance of a protein that neuroscientists call tau to the...
Male and female behavior deconstructed
Hormones shape our bodies, make us fertile, excite our most basic urges, and as scientists have known for years, they...
Men behaving nicely: Selfless acts by men increase when attractive women are nearby
Men put on their best behavior when attractive ladies are close by. When the scenario is reversed however, the behavior...
Facebook is not such a good thing for those with low self-esteem, study finds
In theory, the social networking website Facebook could be great for people with low self-esteem. Sharing is important...
Here is what real commitment to your marriage means
What does being committed to your marriage really mean? A psychology professors answer this question in a new study...
Alzheimer's disease may spread by 'jumping' from one brain region to another
For decades, researchers have debated whether Alzheimer's disease starts independently in vulnerable brain regions at...
Brain capacity limits exponential online data growth
Scientists have found that the capacity of the human brain to process and record information - and not economic...
Just another pretty face: New insight into neural basis of prosopagnosia
There is definitely more than meets the eye where faces are concerned. Researchers are investigating the process of...
Quarter of tweets not worth reading, Twitter users tell researchers
Twitter users choose the microblogs they follow, but that doesn't mean they always like what they get. Researchers found...
In times of scandal, corporations are likely to use others' misconduct to justify their behavior
Among corporations involved in the 2006 stock-option backdating scandal, those implicated earlier were more likely to...
Why the brain is more reluctant to function as we age
New findings reveal a novel mechanism through which the brain may become more reluctant to function as we grow...
Encouraging results with stem cell transplant for brain injury
Experiments in brain-injured rats show that stem cells injected via the carotid artery travel directly to the brain,...
Dyslexia-linked genetic variant decreases midline crossing of auditory pathways
Scientists have found that a rare dyslexia-linked genetic variant of the ROBO1 gene decreases normal crossing of...
Men more likely to have an accurate memory of unpleasant experiences
Researchers reveal how pleasantness and emotional intensity affects memories. A woman's memory of an experience is less...
Decaffeinated coffee may help improve memory function and reduce risk of diabetes
In an animal study, researchers found that decaffeinated coffee may improve glucose utilization in the brain, reducing...
Testosterone makes us less cooperative and more egocentric
Testosterone makes us overvalue our own opinions at the expense of cooperation, new research has found. Higher levels of...
Gene mutation in autism found to cause hyperconnectivity in brain's hearing center
New research might help explain how a gene mutation found in some autistic individuals leads to difficulties in...
Scientists decode brain waves to eavesdrop on what we hear
Neuroscientists and surgeons have recorded electrical activity in the temporal lobe -- the seat of the auditory system...
Short-term memory is based on synchronized brain oscillations
Holding information within one's memory for a short while is a seemingly simple and everyday task. We use our short-term...
Researchers visualize the development of Parkinson's cells
In the US alone, at least 500,000 people suffer from Parkinson's disease, a neurological disorder that affects a...
College reduces odds for marriage among disadvantaged
For those with few social advantages, college is a prime pathway to financial stability, but it also unexpectedly lowers...
For a winning ad at Super Bowl: Less shock and more sophisticated storyline
Research shows a storyline that really makes the viewer pay attention may score the highest. Marketing narratives are...
Researchers rewrite textbook on location of brain's speech processing center
Scientists have long believed that human speech is processed towards the back of the brain's cerebral cortex, behind...
Mom's love good for child's brain
School-age children whose mothers nurtured them early in life have brains with a larger hippocampus, a key structure...
Addicts' cravings have different roots in men and women
A new brain imaging study suggests stress robustly activates areas of the brain associated with craving in...
Divorce hurts health more at earlier ages
Divorce at a younger age hurts people's health more than divorce later in life, according to a new study.
Willpower and desires: Turning up the volume on what you want most
Trying to resist that late-night tweet or checking your work email again? The bad news is that desires for work and...
Harnessing the predictive power of virtual communities
Scientists have created a new algorithm to detect virtual communities, designed to match the needs of real-life social,...
Lifelong payoff for attentive kindergarten kids
Attentiveness in kindergarten accurately predicts the development of "work-oriented" skills in school children,...
Want your enemies to trust you? Put on your baby face
Do baby-faced opponents have a better chance of gaining your trust? By subtly altering fictional politicians' faces,...
The pupils are the windows to the mind
The eyes are the window into the soul -- or at least the mind, according to a new article.
The amygdala and fear are not the same thing
In a 2007 episode of the television show Boston Legal, a character claimed to have figured out that a cop was racist...
Making memories last: Prion-like protein plays key role in storing long-term memories
Memories in our brains are maintained by connections between neurons called "synapses." But how do these synapses stay...
Sex role stereotyping and prejudices in children explored
Girls are not as good at playing football as boys, and they do not have a clue about cars. Instead they know better how...
Family history of psychiatric disorders shapes intellectual interests, study suggests
A family history of psychiatric conditions such as autism and depression could influence the subjects a person finds...
Are you a happy shopper? Research website helps you find out
Psychologists have found that buying experiences makes people happier than possessions, but who spends their spare cash...
Making sense of sensory connections: Researchers identify mechanism behind associative memory by exploring insect brains
A key feature of human and animal brains is that they are adaptive; they are able to change their structure and function...
How a parent's education can affect the mental health of their offspring
Could depression in adulthood be tied to a parent's level of education? A new study by a medical sociologist suggests...
In the brain, signs of autism as early as 6 months old
Measuring brain activity in infants as young as six months may help to predict the future development of autism...
What are friends for? Negating negativity
"Stand by me" is a common refrain when it comes to friendship but new research demonstrates that the concept goes beyond...
Prenatal testosterone linked to increased risk of language delay for male infants, study shows
New research by Australian scientists reveals that males who are exposed to high levels of testosterone before birth are...
Men at higher risk for mild memory loss than women, study finds
Men may be at higher risk of experiencing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or the stage of mild memory loss that occurs...
Genes influence criminal behavior, research suggests
Your genes could be a strong predictor of whether you stray into a life of crime, according to a new research paper. The...
Adolescents with autism spend free time using solitary, screen-based media
Children with autism spectrum disorders tend to be fascinated by screen-based technology. A new study found that...
How kids with autism spend screen time
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) tend to be preoccupied with screen-based media. A new study looks at how...
Being ignored hurts, even by a stranger
Feeling like you're part of the gang is crucial to the human experience. All people get stressed out when we're left...
Attack or retreat? Circuit links hunger and pursuit in sea slug brain
If you were a blind, cannibalistic sea slug, living among others just like you, nearly every encounter with another...
Protein in brain could be a key target in controlling Alzheimer’s
A protein recently discovered in the brain could play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
In schizophrenia research, a path to the brain through the nose
A significant obstacle to progress in understanding psychiatric disorders is the difficulty in obtaining living brain...
Facebook is a community
Researchers in Italy have used two high-speed computer algorithms to analyze the connections between a large sub-set of...

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