Neuroscience

New Hope For Patients With Parkinson's

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic studying Parkinson’s disease have made a breakthrough therapy that could slow progression of the disease or even halt its onset. Previous research has discovered that patients with Parkinson’s have an abnormal abundance of a ...

Article - Erin Richards - Nov 26 2008 - 12:47pm

From 'A' To 'Blue'- Blending Of The Senses May Be More Common Than You Think

What color is the number 7? How does a symphony taste? What temperature is a muted television? A synesthete could tell you, with great certainty and consistency, the answers to the above questions, and describe many more sensory associations that seem irre ...

Article - Chris Rollins - Dec 4 2008 - 3:41pm

Just In Time For Thanksgiving- How The Brain Senses Fatty Food

As you gorge on food this Thanksgiving and throughout the holiday season, you might not want to think about the fat content of all the goodies you've indulged in. Nevertheless, your brain will be keeping tabs directly, suggests a report in the issue o ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 26 2008 - 12:53pm

Body-Swapping with a Mannequin

If you need more proof of how easy the human brain is to fool, hop over to Scientific American's 60 second science and read about how a group of mad scientists used virtual reality goggle to get subjects to 'body-swap' with a mannequin. I� ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Dec 4 2008 - 11:23pm

Mobile Phones Damage Memory In Rats- Study

Can radiation from cell phones affect memory? The debate continues but in rat experiments done at the Division of Neurosurgery, Lund University, in Sweden, Henrietta Nittby studied rats that were exposed to mobile phone radiation for two hours a week for m ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 5 2008 - 10:06pm

Fits Of Anger Linked To Status, Sex- And Even Evolution

Have you ever wondered why it seems like the littlest things make people angry?   University of Minnesota marketing professor Vladas Griskevicius says he can explain in three words why people may be inclined to make a mountain out of molehill: aggression, ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 9 2008 - 10:49am

Compulsive Overspending- Are Men Hard Wired For It?

Bling, foreclosures, rising credit card debt, bank and auto bailouts, upside down mortgages and perhaps a mid-life crisis new Corvette---all symptoms of compulsive overspending.   University of Michigan researcher Daniel Kruger says the answer lies in evol ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 8 2008 - 6:37pm

Regressive Autistic Spectrum Disorder- When The Terrible Twos Become A Lot More

We all know how infants can act up during their terrible twos, but when these behaviors are accompanied by developmental setbacks, they could point to something more serious. Researchers are currently learning more about regressive autistic spectrum disord ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 9 2008 - 3:11pm

Crime And Punishment Use Different Mechanisms In The Brain

A new study reveals that humans use different neural mechanisms for determining criminal responsibility and assigning an appropriate punishment. The research, published in the December 11th issue of the journal Neuron, provides fascinating insight into bra ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 11 2008 - 1:49am

Low Carbohydrate Dieters Lose Memory Skills- Study

A new study from the psychology department at Tufts University shows that when dieters eliminate carbohydrates from their meals, they performed more poorly on memory-based tasks than when they reduce calories, but maintain carbohydrates. When carbohydrates ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 11 2008 - 11:21am