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Social cognition
Social cognition refers to the ways that people process, remember, and then use information within a social context to explain (or predict) their own behavior, or the behavior of others.
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JUN 08, 2020Genetics & Genomics
There are plenty of musical families, and research has suggested that musical abilities have a genetic component.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
A potential biomarker for autism has been identified in infants: the levels of a hormone called vasopressin found ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 15, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from Nanyang Technical University in Singapore have found that parents’ brains respond differently to ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 11, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from McGill University in Canada have found a link between mild behavioral impairment (MBI) in elderly indiv ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 05, 2020Neuroscience
In recent years, there’s been a surge of ‘brain-training’ apps making it to market. With claims from & ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 03, 2020Neuroscience
For quite some time, science has attributed learning difficulties such as dyslexia and language processing disorder to m ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 12, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Smoking marijuana is known to make people forgetful. Now however, research has shown that smoking the substance may also ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 10, 2020Neuroscience
Speaking “parentese” with your baby, also known as “baby talk”, has been shown to enhance childr ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 07, 2020Technology
Researchers at the University of California San Diego now have a better understanding of the social behavior of insets t ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 16, 2020Neuroscience
Children exposed to high levels of stress at home from early on and high levels of air pollution while still in the womb ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 16, 2020Neuroscience
Physicians and neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh have developed Apollo- a wearable they claim helps the bo ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 09, 2020Neuroscience
In the 1980’s James Flynn found that on average, human intelligence quotients (IQ) increase by 3 points every 10 y ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 06, 2020Cardiology
People suffering from cardiovascular disease (CVD) often suffer from depression too- something that can lead to a viciou ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 30, 2019Neuroscience
Engaging in two or more mentally stimulating activities- including reading books, using a computer and engaging in socia ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from China and the US have implanted a human gene linked to intelligence in the genomes of macaque monkeys. T ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 08, 2019Neuroscience
Scientists had suspected for some time that living in extreme environmental conditions- such as in harsh climates and in ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 23, 2019Cancer
Research suggests that lithium could play a role in minimizing the negative effects of radiation on the brain. The resea ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Anyone that's owned dogs knows that they have a personality, and the same is true of mice.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 23, 2019Neuroscience
Humans, alongside their primate cousins, are far more likely than any other member of the animal kingdom to get stress-r ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 19, 2019Neuroscience
Your personality as a teenager may affect your risk of developing dementia later on in life. The results of a long term ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 05, 2019Neuroscience
Schizophrenia is a severe and debilitating mental illness that affects about 1 in 100 people. This mental disorder is us ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergSEP 25, 2019Neuroscience
In 2000, prominent neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran wrote that mirror neurons would do for psychology what DNA did for ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 17, 2019Neuroscience
Play is not just for humans - many animals including dolphins, cats, dogs, otters, and ravens engage in playful behavior ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergSEP 09, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
What is good oral hygiene??? What will happen if you do not follow this important healthcare ritual? You are right...... ...Written By: Nupur Srivastava
JUN 08, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There are plenty of musical families, and research has suggested that musical abilities have a genetic component.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A potential biomarker for autism has been identified in infants: the levels of a hormone called vasopressin found
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 15, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from Nanyang Technical University in Singapore have found that parents’ brains respond differently to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 11, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from McGill University in Canada have found a link between mild behavioral impairment (MBI) in elderly indiv
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 05, 2020
Neuroscience
In recent years, there’s been a surge of ‘brain-training’ apps making it to market. With claims from &
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 03, 2020
Neuroscience
For quite some time, science has attributed learning difficulties such as dyslexia and language processing disorder to m
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 12, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Smoking marijuana is known to make people forgetful. Now however, research has shown that smoking the substance may also
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 10, 2020
Neuroscience
Speaking “parentese” with your baby, also known as “baby talk”, has been shown to enhance childr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 07, 2020
Technology
Researchers at the University of California San Diego now have a better understanding of the social behavior of insets t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 16, 2020
Neuroscience
Children exposed to high levels of stress at home from early on and high levels of air pollution while still in the womb
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 16, 2020
Neuroscience
Physicians and neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh have developed Apollo- a wearable they claim helps the bo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 09, 2020
Neuroscience
In the 1980’s James Flynn found that on average, human intelligence quotients (IQ) increase by 3 points every 10 y
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 06, 2020
Cardiology
People suffering from cardiovascular disease (CVD) often suffer from depression too- something that can lead to a viciou
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 30, 2019
Neuroscience
Engaging in two or more mentally stimulating activities- including reading books, using a computer and engaging in socia
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from China and the US have implanted a human gene linked to intelligence in the genomes of macaque monkeys. T
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 08, 2019
Neuroscience
Scientists had suspected for some time that living in extreme environmental conditions- such as in harsh climates and in
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 23, 2019
Cancer
Research suggests that lithium could play a role in minimizing the negative effects of radiation on the brain. The resea
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Anyone that's owned dogs knows that they have a personality, and the same is true of mice.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2019
Neuroscience
Humans, alongside their primate cousins, are far more likely than any other member of the animal kingdom to get stress-r
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 19, 2019
Neuroscience
Your personality as a teenager may affect your risk of developing dementia later on in life. The results of a long term
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 05, 2019
Neuroscience
Schizophrenia is a severe and debilitating mental illness that affects about 1 in 100 people. This mental disorder is us
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 25, 2019
Neuroscience
In 2000, prominent neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran wrote that mirror neurons would do for psychology what DNA did for
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 17, 2019
Neuroscience
Play is not just for humans - many animals including dolphins, cats, dogs, otters, and ravens engage in playful behavior
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 09, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
What is good oral hygiene??? What will happen if you do not follow this important healthcare ritual? You are right......
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava