Cognition
The process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.
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NOV 19, 2019Genetics & GenomicsNOV 19, 2019Anyone that's owned dogs knows that they have a personality, and the same is true of mice....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2019NeuroscienceNOV 17, 2019A new study by the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences shows the effect that uncertainty, about a song's progression, an...WRITTEN BY: Amanda MikyskaNOV 17, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyNOV 17, 2019When people get sick, they often also feel tired, which can be as troublesome as their disease....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2019NeuroscienceNOV 17, 2019New research has found that intelligence may play more of a role in a person’s ability to learn to play the piano than believing in oneself or having...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonNOV 13, 2019TechnologyNOV 13, 2019Virtual reality (VR) has been a rapidly expanding field with a broad spectrum of applications in health care and medicine. Recent studies have examined if...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminNOV 11, 2019Cannabis SciencesNOV 11, 2019Data from a new Canadian survey suggest that cannabis use can be beneficial for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a psychiatric disorder t...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerNOV 10, 2019NeuroscienceNOV 10, 2019For over two decades, researchers have been studying an extended family of over 1,200 people from Columbia known for having a rare genetic mutation that le...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonNOV 10, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyNOV 10, 2019Scientists have found that a drug called rapamycin can help restore blood flow to the brain that is lost during aging....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2019NeuroscienceNOV 08, 2019It has been almost two decades since the last drug for Alzheimer’s was approved. Now, Chinese reglators have granted conditinal approval for a new dr...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonNOV 07, 2019NeuroscienceNOV 07, 2019Scientists at the University of California Berkeley used improved functional MRI resolution to show that similar neural circuits in the same regions of the...WRITTEN BY: Amanda MikyskaNOV 04, 2019NeuroscienceNOV 04, 2019Scientists at Harvard Medical School show new evidence that the key to living longer is to get plenty of sleep. The researchers were mapping ...WRITTEN BY: Amanda MikyskaNOV 04, 2019TechnologyNOV 04, 2019A study published in JAMA Pediatrics concludes that preschool-age children who have more screen time negatively impact regions of the brain involved with s...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminOCT 28, 2019NeuroscienceOCT 28, 2019An estimated 5.8 million people living in the US have Alzheimer’s disease. Currently, no cure is available and any drugs have only been able to treat...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonOCT 23, 2019NeuroscienceOCT 23, 2019Humans, alongside their primate cousins, are far more likely than any other member of the animal kingdom to get stress-related illness. But why? According ...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonOCT 19, 2019NeuroscienceOCT 19, 2019Your personality as a teenager may affect your risk of developing dementia later on in life. The results of a long term study beginning in the 1960’s...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonOCT 18, 2019Genetics & GenomicsOCT 18, 2019A few rare people can get by with less sleep than the rest of us; after only four to six hours they are well-rested....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2019NeuroscienceOCT 17, 2019The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins Medicine does not look like your average doctor's office - there are couches, paintings of natural scenery, and glowing...WRITTEN BY: Nina LichtenbergOCT 12, 2019ImmunologyOCT 12, 2019The body’s own immune cells may be the common denominator in Alzheimer’s disease. In a new study of the relationship between microglia, tau pro...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerOCT 10, 2019CardiologyOCT 10, 2019Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system. Often starting with a barely noticeable tremor in one hand, the disease affects a...WRITTEN BY: Abbie ArceOCT 09, 2019NeuroscienceOCT 09, 2019A new study from the University of East Anglia finds that despite a 2-fold increase in antidepressant use, depression among individuals 65 and older...WRITTEN BY: Amanda MikyskaOCT 06, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyOCT 06, 2019Our consciousness might trace back to a simple neurological link between two neural circuits....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2019NeuroscienceOCT 05, 2019Schizophrenia is a severe and debilitating mental illness that affects about 1 in 100 people. This mental disorder is usually characterized by patients' "positive" symptoms, including psychot...WRITTEN BY: Nina LichtenbergOCT 03, 2019NeuroscienceOCT 03, 2019Many earlier studies have suggested a link between testosterone and reduced empathy, the ability to recognize others’ emotions and motivations. Often...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonOCT 02, 2019NeuroscienceOCT 02, 2019Studies have found that people born blind or who became blind during childhood typically have a better sense of hearing than sighted people. But why? New r...WRITTEN BY: Annie Lennon
NOV 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
NOV 19, 2019
Anyone that's owned dogs knows that they have a personality, and the same is true of mice....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2019
Neuroscience
NOV 17, 2019
A new study by the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences shows the effect that uncertainty, about a song's progression, an...
WRITTEN BY:
Amanda Mikyska
NOV 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
NOV 17, 2019
When people get sick, they often also feel tired, which can be as troublesome as their disease....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2019
Neuroscience
NOV 17, 2019
New research has found that intelligence may play more of a role in a person’s ability to learn to play the piano than believing in oneself or having...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
NOV 13, 2019
Technology
NOV 13, 2019
Virtual reality (VR) has been a rapidly expanding field with a broad spectrum of applications in health care and medicine. Recent studies have examined if...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
NOV 11, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
NOV 11, 2019
Data from a new Canadian survey suggest that cannabis use can be beneficial for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a psychiatric disorder t...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
NOV 10, 2019
Neuroscience
NOV 10, 2019
For over two decades, researchers have been studying an extended family of over 1,200 people from Columbia known for having a rare genetic mutation that le...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
NOV 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
NOV 10, 2019
Scientists have found that a drug called rapamycin can help restore blood flow to the brain that is lost during aging....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2019
Neuroscience
NOV 08, 2019
It has been almost two decades since the last drug for Alzheimer’s was approved. Now, Chinese reglators have granted conditinal approval for a new dr...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
NOV 07, 2019
Neuroscience
NOV 07, 2019
Scientists at the University of California Berkeley used improved functional MRI resolution to show that similar neural circuits in the same regions of the...
WRITTEN BY:
Amanda Mikyska
NOV 04, 2019
Neuroscience
NOV 04, 2019
Scientists at Harvard Medical School show new evidence that the key to living longer is to get plenty of sleep. The researchers were mapping ...
WRITTEN BY:
Amanda Mikyska
NOV 04, 2019
Technology
NOV 04, 2019
A study published in JAMA Pediatrics concludes that preschool-age children who have more screen time negatively impact regions of the brain involved with s...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
OCT 28, 2019
Neuroscience
OCT 28, 2019
An estimated 5.8 million people living in the US have Alzheimer’s disease. Currently, no cure is available and any drugs have only been able to treat...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
OCT 23, 2019
Neuroscience
OCT 23, 2019
Humans, alongside their primate cousins, are far more likely than any other member of the animal kingdom to get stress-related illness. But why? According ...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
OCT 19, 2019
Neuroscience
OCT 19, 2019
Your personality as a teenager may affect your risk of developing dementia later on in life. The results of a long term study beginning in the 1960’s...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
OCT 18, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
OCT 18, 2019
A few rare people can get by with less sleep than the rest of us; after only four to six hours they are well-rested....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2019
Neuroscience
OCT 17, 2019
The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins Medicine does not look like your average doctor's office - there are couches, paintings of natural scenery, and glowing...
WRITTEN BY:
Nina Lichtenberg
OCT 12, 2019
Immunology
OCT 12, 2019
The body’s own immune cells may be the common denominator in Alzheimer’s disease. In a new study of the relationship between microglia, tau pro...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
OCT 10, 2019
Cardiology
OCT 10, 2019
Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system. Often starting with a barely noticeable tremor in one hand, the disease affects a...
WRITTEN BY:
Abbie Arce
OCT 09, 2019
Neuroscience
OCT 09, 2019
A new study from the University of East Anglia finds that despite a 2-fold increase in antidepressant use, depression among individuals 65 and older...
WRITTEN BY:
Amanda Mikyska
OCT 06, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 06, 2019
Our consciousness might trace back to a simple neurological link between two neural circuits....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2019
Neuroscience
OCT 05, 2019
Schizophrenia is a severe and debilitating mental illness that affects about 1 in 100 people. This mental disorder is usually characterized by patients' "positive" symptoms, including psychot...
WRITTEN BY:
Nina Lichtenberg
OCT 03, 2019
Neuroscience
OCT 03, 2019
Many earlier studies have suggested a link between testosterone and reduced empathy, the ability to recognize others’ emotions and motivations. Often...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
OCT 02, 2019
Neuroscience
OCT 02, 2019
Studies have found that people born blind or who became blind during childhood typically have a better sense of hearing than sighted people. But why? New r...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon