Neuroscience

Dopamine 'mother Cells' Could Lead To Future Parkinson's Treatments

disease usually appear when about 80% of the brain’s dopamine has been lost. The level of dopamine in the ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 7 2008 - 1:04pm

Ventral Striatum And Fairness- Are Human Brains Hardwired To Respond?

psychologists wanted to know if there is something inherently rewarding about being treated decently. So, they ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 16 2008 - 2:53pm

The Striatum And Emotional Regulation Strategies

of a potential reward brings about positive feelings and aids recognizing environmental cues that ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 29 2008 - 11:04pm

No Cognitive Mapping- The Case Of A Patient Who Is Literally Lost All Of The Time

with a website specifically designed to inform people about orientation skills and reach others who ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 22 2008 - 1:25pm

Spatial Learning, Striatum And The 'Dry Cleaning Effect'

moment, if I am thinking about something else, I just sail right on by.”   Pittenger and Yale colleagues ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 20 2008 - 4:37pm

Your Personality May Be Wired In Your Brain

things', were about social acceptance. Here  the researchers also noticed a link. "The stronger the ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 23 2008 - 10:30am

Intelligence Is Largely Inherited, Says Study

share the same genes while fraternal twins share about half their genes, the researchers were able to ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 17 2009 - 1:08pm

Asperger Syndrome Could Be Linked To Stress Hormone Cortisol

about how some of the symptoms we see in AS are linked to how an individual adapts to change at ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 2 2009 - 2:32am

Your Brain Is Good At Fractions, Even If You Don't Try

think about fractions," said study author Jacob. "We have shown that our highly-trained brains ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 7 2009 - 4:35pm

Hollow Mask Illusion- So Cool It Distracted Me From The Hockey Game

volunteers used interpretation (top-down processes) more. What about the cannabis effect? One of the authors, ...

Article - Becky Jungbauer - Apr 7 2009 - 8:20pm