Atheists are more likely to believe the morality of an action is based on its consequences, while theists are more inclined to endorse moral values that promote group cohesion. Both believers and non-believers share moral values related to protecting v…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Capturing the Choreography of a Developing Brain
Combining microscopy with artificial intelligence, researchers were able to visualize the complex architecture of interconnected neurons in live C. elegans.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Pain Perception Could Help Diagnose Alzheimer’s Before Symptoms Occur
Altered pain perception could be a new biomarker to assess late-onset Alzheimer’s risk in cognitively healthy individuals with the AopE4 gene before symptoms occur.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Changes in Writing Style Provide Clues to Group Identity
Study reveals that group normative behavior is reflected in a person’s writing style. Researchers say people alter their writing style to impress their audience and this may be based on the group identity that is influencing them at the time.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Experiences Enhance Learning by Resetting Key Brain Circuit
Novel experiences dampen previous memory representations in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, facilitating flexible strategy encoding in mice.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Science News » New Experiences Enhance Learning by Resetting Key Brain Circuit
A study of spatial learning in mice shows that exposure to new experiences dampens established representations in the brain’s hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, allowing the mice to learn new navigation strategies.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: ‘Night Owls’ May Be Twice as Likely as Morning ‘Larks’ to Underperform at Work
Study reports night-owls are more likely than early birds to underperform at work and retire early due to ill health or disability.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Light Activity, Such as Gardening or Walking, Preserves Women’s Mobility During Aging
Women in their 60s who spent a few hours a day performing light physical activities, such as gardening or strolling, had a 46% lower risk of mobility loss than those who were less active.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Phone Call Anxiety: Why So Many of Us Have It, and How to Get Over It
A significant number of people report feeling anxious when they hear their phones ring. Researchers explore why so many people experience phone call anxiety and address how to limit anxious reactions.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: For Breakthroughs in Slowing Aging, Scientists Must Look Beyond Biology
Researchers say including social and behavioral factors in addition to biological mechanisms is critical for improving research on aging.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Seeing Schizophrenia: X-Rays Shed Light on Neural Differences
Neurons from brain tissue samples of people with schizophrenia showed greater deviation, both from neurons from samples of people without the condition and from others with schizophrenia. Researchers say the structure of the neurons is unique to each i…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Novel Neurofeedback Helps in Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders
Neurofeedback study reveals when people review their brain patterns in real-time, they are able to regulate activity in specific brain regions.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Exercise May Reduce Migraine Triggers
Migraine sufferers who embarked on two-and-a-half hours of moderate to vigorous exercise per week reported a significant decline in their migraine triggers, including stress, depression, and sleep problems.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Beta Blockers Can Repair Malformed Blood Vessels in the Brain
Propranolol, a beta-blocker commonly used to treat haemangioma in children and cardiovascular disease, can also be used to treat cerebral cavernous malformations, a condition characterized by misshapen neural blood vessels.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Fear of Memory Loss Impacts Well-Being and Quality of Life
Older adults with higher fear of memory loss and dementia report a significant decrease in their quality of life and reported more failures in memory.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: ‘Walking’ Molecule Superstructures Could Help Create Neurons for Regenerative Medicine
A new 3-D printed biomaterial is able to mimic the properties of living brain tissue. The new material could be used to enhance regenerative medicine therapies.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Actively Preparing or Watching Others Prepare Food Can Lead to Eating More
Actively preparing your food, or watching others prepare your meal for you, can increase your desire to eat and lead you to consume more, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Targeted Delivery of Highly Toxic Anti-Cancer Drug to Brain Tumors
Researchers have developed a Dp44mT nano-carrier that can directly target glioblastoma and other brain cancer cells.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: ALS Neuron Damage Reversed With New Compound
NU-9, a novel, non-toxic compound, targets upper motor neurons and reverses damage associated with ALS within 60 days of treatment.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Basic Cell Health Systems Wear Down in Huntington’s Disease
Huntington’s disease may progress to advanced stages as a result of degradation of the cells’ health maintenance system than due to the increased disease pathology itself.
