Brain and Behavior
A new study connects young adults' use of video games to poorer relationships with friends and family – and the student co-author expresses disappointment at his own findings.
A growing body of evidence demonstrates that we can take steps to delay age-related cognitive decline, including in some cases that which accompanies Alzheimer's disease.
"Remember the time in 2003 when Bartlett came to work all hung over?" Laughs. "Nothing ever changes."
[Bush] continued: "We never shruck—"
"Shirked!" someone yelled.
"Shirked," Bush corrected, smiling. "You might have shirked; I shrucked. I mean we took the deals head on."
This is an excerpt from an account of George W. Bush's farewell party at the Spanish Ballroom in Glen Echo (which I know better as a middling swing dance venue; apparently the better places were all booked).
Whether the soundtrack of your youth was doo-wop or disco, new wave or Nirvana, psychology research at Kansas State University shows that even just thinking about a particular song can evoke vivid memories of the past.
Schizophrenia may blur the boundary between internal and external realities by overactivating a brain system that is involved in self-reflection, and thus causing an exaggerated focus on self.
We all know that $1 is equal to 100 cents. But a new study suggests that, in some situations, people may behave as if 100 cents actually has more value.
Headache sufferers can benefit from acupuncture, even though how and where acupuncture needles are inserted may not be important.
High caffeine consumption could be linked to a greater tendency to hallucinate, a new research study suggests.
New research shows why a species of tiny worm can learn to ignore an odor – information that could have implications for how human memories are formed.
A lot has been made about the the crew and passengers of United Flight 1549 and their failure to panic when their plane landed in the Hudson. What does science have to say?
People who received a mild electrical current to a motor control area of the brain were significantly better able to learn and perform a complex motor task than those in control groups.
I have been reading Jerome Kagan's compelling recent book on emotion. I stumbled on one particular line:
In 2007 a novelist wrote a 469,375 word sentence. I am going to beat him.
Will scientists one day be able to slow the aging of the brain and prevent diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's? Absolutely – once the genetic coding associated with neuronal degeneration has been unraveled.
A heart-to-heart chat with a peer has proven an effective way to prevent postnatal depression in high risk women.
