World we see is make-believe, top British scientist says From: NewsCore July 30, 2011 12:06AM THE human brain creates its own version of reality, and the world...
Smoking's up-side: Nicotine protects the brain from Parkinson's disease August 1st, 2011 in Research If you've ever wondered if smoking offered society any...
Obesity counseling should focus on neurobehavioral processes, not personal choice, researchers say August 1st, 2011 in Health Current approaches to dietary...
Helping children learn to understand numbers: It's all in the way we speak to them August 1st, 2011 in Psychology & Psychiatry Most people know how to count,...
The dark side of Oxytocin August 1st, 2011 in Psychology & Psychiatry For a hormone, oxytocin is pretty famous. It’s the “cuddle chemical”—the hormone...
Anorexic at five in Britain August 1st, 2011 in Health Nearly 100 children aged between five and seven in Britain have been treated for anorexia or bulimia in...
More than half of Americans drink alcohol: report August 1st, 2011 in Health More than half of Americans aged 12 and up drink alcohol, a quarter binge-drank in...
Primary physicians may hold key to suicide prevention (w/ Video) August 1st, 2011 in Psychology & Psychiatry Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the...
High blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and obesity in middle age may shrink brain, damage thinking August 1st, 2011 in Neuroscience A new study suggests...
Project will study the neural basis of psychopathy August 1st, 2011 in Psychology & Psychiatry A leading University of Chicago researcher on empathy is...
Kids' anxiety, depression halved when parenting styled to personality August 1st, 2011 in Psychology & Psychiatry When it comes to rearing children, just about...
New research might help people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder August 1st, 2011 in Research The discovery of a mechanism in the brain explains...
New research supports upcoming Alzheimer's disease guidelines August 1st, 2011 in Diseases Two new studies published in the August issue of The Journal of...
Novel analysis sheds new light on the mechanisms of brain development August 1st, 2011 in Neuroscience Scientists at the Allen Institute for Brain Science have...
Published online 1 August 2011 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2011.450 Chinese depression survey holds surprises Parenting style and level of education have...
A toss of the dice reveals the truth August 2nd, 2011 in Other Sciences / Other In a new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers...
Neighborhood status influences older women's cognitive function, study finds August 2nd, 2011 in Health Older women who live in a lower socioeconomic status...
Why diets don't work? Starved brain cells eat themselves August 2nd, 2011 in Research A report in the August issue of the Cell Press journal Cell Metabolism...
Depression prevention better than cure August 2nd, 2011 in Psychology & Psychiatry Eight out of ten Australians would radically change their risky behaviour if...
Psychologists find that jokes help us cope with horrifying images August 2nd, 2011 in Psychology & Psychiatry The key is to not think of death as an end, but...
Brain chemical may explain why heavy smokers feel sad after quitting August 2nd, 2011 in Health Heavy smokers may experience sadness after quitting because...
Research with tropical frogs shedding light on human hearing and attention disorders August 2nd, 2011 in Biology / Plants & Animals A study conducted by...
Desperate, sick Indonesians use railroad 'therapy' August 2nd, 2011 in Diseases In this July 26, 2011 photo, villagers lie on a railway track for an...
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Aug 3, 2011 11:34 am
As I recall, there were studies done some years ago (don't have the references at hand) that suggested that tobacco smoke also acted as an MAO Inhibitor, which...
Hungry Neurons = Hungry Person Starving brain cells can stimulate hunger through a common cannibalistic act, possibly explaining why some dieters can’t...
Memory Aid Editor’s Choice in Neuroscience Dentate gyrus in rat hippocampus, with astrocytes in green, neurons in red, and nuclei in blue. RUMANA HUQ, MOUNT...
Lifestyles of the old and healthy defy expectations August 3rd, 2011 in Health People who live to 95 or older are no more virtuous than the rest of us in terms...
Women who experience gender-based violence have higher incidence of anxiety, substance use disorders August 2nd, 2011 in Psychology & Psychiatry Women who...
