Yale team discovers how stress and depression can shrink the brain
27 AUG 2012 Major depression or chronic stress can cause the loss of brain volume, a condition that contributes to both emotional and cognitive impairment. Now a team of researchers…
How cannabis causes ‘cognitive chaos’ in the brain
HRR: Controversial Public release date: 25-Oct-2011 Cannabis use is associated with disturbances in concentration and memory. New research by neuroscientists at the University of Bristol, published in the Journal of…
Molecular link between diabetes and schizophrenia connects food and mood
Public Release: 8-Jun-2010 - Defects in insulin function – which occur in diabetes and obesity – could directly contribute to psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia. - They also…
Fear of getting fat seen in healthy women’s brain scans
Public release date: 12-Apr-2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] Sagittal human brain with cortical regions delineated. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] A group of women in a new study seemed unlikely to…
Neuro-enhancement in the military: far-fetched or an inevitable future?
As the science of brain stimulation forges ahead, neuroscientists and psychologists face tough ethical decisions The military has a genuine interest in brain stimulation research. Photograph: Alamy About five years…
Brain stimulation affects compliance with social norms
Contact: Christian Ruff vchristian.ruff@econ.uzh.ch 41-446-345-067 University of Zurich How does the human brain control compliance with social norms? The biological mechanisms that underlie norm compliance are still poorly understood. In…
Neural implants could spark better decisions
18:00 19 September 2012 by Douglas Heaven Magazine issue 2883. Ever wish you could make better choices? That could one day be possible thanks to an electronic brain implant that can…
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Chronic exposure to estrogen impairs some cognitive functions
Contact: Diana Yates diya@illinois.edu 217-333-5802 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IMAGE:Veterinary biosciences professor Susan Schantz and graduate student Victor Wang found that rats exposed to estradiol were significantly impaired on…
Slices of brain tissue can store patterns of activity for short periods of time: scientists
By Mo Costandi, The Guardian Sunday, September 16, 2012 5:44 EDT Topics: activity patterns ♦ Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland ♦ Ohio It sounds like the plot of a…
Chronic exposure to estrogen impairs some cognitive functions
Public release date: 1-Aug-2008 University of Illinois researchers report this week that chronic exposure to estradiol, the main estrogen in the body, diminishes some cognitive functions. Rats exposed to a…
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