Neuroscience

Someone put a comment that do traditional medicines have some medicine to control stupidity. Brain function may be governed by various signaling molecules . I am no expert of medicine but what…

Intense, passionate feelings of love can provide effective pain relief on a par with painkillers or even illicit drugs like cocaine, according to a new study. That's not to say you should rely on a…

Temple psychologist Ingrid Olson, who dedicates her research to understanding human memory,  has found a way to improve the recall of proper names - electricity.Electric stimulation of the…

What's more universal in culture than a "thumbs up"? To our brains, whether we seem to have a cultural familiarity or not, it isn't familiar at all, says new research in Human Brain Mapping.…

When you drink a soda, you may not think it has much in common with horseradish or peppers, but your body does.  New research from USC says the carbon dioxide in fizzy drinks triggers the same…

Researchers have created artificial neural networks that can distinguish between different kinds of tea leaves - most people can't do that.   But they do it by analyzing the mineral content.…

How the bundles of neurons in the brain control behavior remains an ongoing mystery and sexual behavior is among the biggest mysteries of all. Not only do animals come in different shapes and sizes,…

We know people have positive social behavior in part because of emotional reactions to real or imagined social harm  - we may not like seeing others slighted or we may not want to be perceived…

Since man has been able to think about big issues, such as why we are the way we are, it has been known that what happens during the daytime, including emotional stress and physical activity, can…

Think boys mature faster than girls?  Or vice versa?   Let's go to the MRI! Researchers at Oregon Health&Science University and Washington University in St. Louis say they can now…