Neuroscience

New research suggests that choosing a mate may be partially determined by your genes. A study published in Psychological Science has found a link between a set of genes involved with immune function…

Always thought women were the stronger sex? Okay, I admit it, me too. But I am inclined to be a little skeptical when someone pimping their book cites ancillary evidence rather than studies so even…

In a new study from The American Journal of Human Genetics, a research team lead by Xinzhi Zhao and Ruqi Tang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) present evidence that genetic variation may indicate…

Thinking used to be so fast that it was the pinnacle of speed to people. In 1849, Hermann von Helmholtz set out to make the mystical quantifiable and measured nerve impulses. They were electrical and…

An analysis of 303,196 subjects enrolled the UK Biobank, a longitudinal study since 2006, found men and women with children were both faster and more accurate in a "Pairs Matching" visual memory task…

Understanding which brain circuits respond to weight loss medications and how they behave could lead to better weight loss with fewer side effects. A new study (in mice, so only EXPLORATORY) found…

Am thrilled to report here that Scilight just launched a new gold open-access journal, "AI and Brain", of which I am the editor in chief. Below you can see the front page of a leaflet I will soon be…