Brain And Consciousness Research Archives Page 18

Want to influence someone? Pile on the information (11/12/2007)

Politicians and marketers take note: when it comes to persuading people who have ambivalent attitudes, more is more. ...> Full Article

Worms Take the Sniff Test to Reveal Sex Differences in Brain (11/12/2007)

Buttery popcorn or fresh green vegetables? Your answer tells a lot about you. ...> Full Article

New invention set to revolutionise learning for babies (11/12/2007)

A ground-breaking new device which could revolutionise the way babies learn has been created by a health psychologist from the University of Wolverhampton. ...> Full Article

Thought-reading Computers, Sleep, And Molecular Imaging Advance Stroke Research (11/12/2007)

Advanced technologies such as molecular imaging, sensory substitution devices, and programs that translate brain signals to a computer monitor are accelerating the pace of stroke research. And even an old-fashioned technique -- a good night's sleep -- helps patients remember new motor skills, according to new studies. ...> Full Article

Mirror, Mirror In The Brain: Mirror Neurons, Self-understanding And Autism Research (11/11/2007)

Recent findings are rapidly expanding researchers' understanding of a new class of brain cells -- mirror neurons -- which are active both when people perform an action and when they watch it being performed. ...> Full Article

Research Links Diet to Cognitive Decline and Dementia (11/11/2007)

Research has shown convincing evidence that dietary patterns practiced during adulthood are important contributors to age-related cognitive decline and dementia risk. An article published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences highlights information on the benefits of diets high in fruit, vegetables, cereals and fish and low in saturated fats in reducing dementia risk. ...> Full Article

Unique database mapping 'expression' of genes in the brain could lead to new, targeted treatments (11/11/2007)

New research to establish a database that could help other scientists identify which proteins to target when developing treatments for neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's Disease. The database maps all of the genes operating in one section of the brain, and their 'expression' - the process of converting the genetic information encoded in DNA into a final gene product. ...> Full Article

Training and Experience Can Affect Brain Organization, Research Shows (11/11/2007)

New research comparing music conductors and non-musicians shows that both the conductors and the non-musicians "tuned out" their visual sense while performing a difficult hearing task. As the task became harder, however, only the non-musicians tuned out more of their visual sense, indicating that the training and experience of the conductors changed how their brains work. ...> Full Article

Older Adults Not More Distractible, Research Shows (11/10/2007)

Despite previous research suggesting that older adults are more distractible, new research shows they are no more distractible than younger adults when asked to focus their attention on their sense of sight or sound, or when asked to switch their attention from one sense to the other. ...> Full Article

Which is the most talkative gender? It all depends (11/10/2007)

A Gallup poll recently confirmed that men and women both believe that it is women who are most likely to possess the gift of gab. Some even believe that women are biologically built for conversation. This widespread belief is challenged in research published by SAGE in the November issue of Personality and Social Psychology Review. ...> Full Article

Blood Pressure Drug Curbs Brain Damage From PTSD (11/10/2007)

A drug used to treat high blood pressure and enlargement of the prostate may protect the brain from damage caused by post-traumatic stress disorder, Alzheimer's disease, depression and schizophrenia. ...> Full Article

Epilepsy genes may cancel each other (11/10/2007)

Inheriting two genetic mutations that can individually cause epilepsy might actually be "seizure-protective," said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report that appears online today in the journal Nature Neuroscience. ...> Full Article

Key to False Memories Uncovered (11/9/2007)

Neuroscientists say the places a memory is processed in the brain may determine how someone can be absolutely certain of a past event that never occurred. ...> Full Article

Adult brain cells are movers and shakers (11/9/2007)

Study reveals a subset of mature neurons that can retain a youthful form of plasticity ...> Full Article

How Does the Brain Recognize a Face? (11/8/2007)

Neuroscientists say they can predict with near-perfect accuracy whether two faces resemble each other enough to fool a human observer. ...> Full Article

Direct gaze makes you more attractive (11/8/2007)

Looking directly at someone makes you more attractive to them according to research. ...> Full Article

Gene governs IQ boost from breastfeeding (11/7/2007)

The known association between breast feeding and slightly higher IQ in children has been shown to relate to a particular gene in the babies, according to a report this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ...> Full Article

Research indicates dogs have some ability to read minds (11/7/2007)

Dog owners who think their beloved pooch can read their mind may be right. ...> Full Article

Children with gene show reduced cognitive function (11/6/2007)

7- to 10-year-olds carrying apoE4 show reduced cognitive function. ...> Full Article

Marijuana-like brain chemicals work as antidepressant (11/6/2007)

Study on anandamide shows how endocannabinoid system can be targeted for new pharmaceuticals to treat depression ...> Full Article

Unhealthy weight perceptions more unhealthy than unhealthy weight (11/5/2007)

Individuals with weight perceptions that deviate from the societal ideal ('overweight' and 'underweight') are at increased risk of psychological distress. ...> Full Article

Holier than thou? Employees who believe they are 'ethical' or 'moral' might not be (11/5/2007)

Bad behavior seems rampant in business, and scholars are divided as to why people act ethically or unethically. Many have argued that ethical behavior is the result of simple judgments between right and wrong. Others suggest that the driving force behind ethical behavior is the individual's moral identity, or whether the individual thinks of him/herself as an ethical person. ...> Full Article

Decision-Makers Seek Internal Balance, Not Balanced Alternatives (11/4/2007)

A brain in balance, rather than the promise of pain or pleasure, may form basis of decision-making for psychiatric patients ...> Full Article

New technology puts guilty verdict to the test (11/4/2007)

An academic at the University of Sheffield has used groundbreaking technology to investigate the potential innocence of a woman convicted of poisoning a child in her care. ...> Full Article

The Economic Power, and Pitfalls, of Optimism (11/3/2007)

People who are extremely optimistic tend to have short planning horizons and act in ways generally not considered wise. ...> Full Article

Memory-sustaining Enzyme May Help Treat PTSD, Cognitive Decline (11/3/2007)

Rat Memory Eraser Study Challenges Prevailing Theories ...> Full Article

Ears ringing? Scientists I.D. The brain's own clarion (11/2/2007)

Brain scientists have discovered how cells in the developing ear make their own noise, long before the ear is able to detect sound around them. The finding, reported in this week's Nature, helps to explain how the developing auditory system generates brain activity in the absence of sound. It also may explain why people sometimes experience tinnitus and hear sounds that seem to come from nowhere. ...> Full Article

Too much self-control can overwhelm brain (11/2/2007)

Study shows that self-control is limited resource ...> Full Article

New Brain Cells Listen Before They Talk (11/1/2007)

Newly created neurons in adults rely on signals from distant brain regions to regulate their maturation and survival before they can communicate with existing neighboring cells—a finding that has important implications for the use of adult neural stem cells to replace brain cells lost by trauma or neurodegeneration. ...> Full Article

One in 7 Americans over age 70 has dementia (11/1/2007)

One in seven Americans over the age of 70 suffers from dementia, according to the first known nationally representative, population-based study to include men and women from all regions of the country. ...> Full Article