In a world first, Spain is to use a nanotechnology microscope for brain studies as part of the Blue Brain project. The initiative is CSIC researcher Javier de Felipe's brainchild, and researchers at ...
... the reference manual is meticulously organized to be as concise as possible -- a format that mirrors the way our brains make sense of and categorize the countless words in our vast vocabulary.
... levels in the brain are linked to depression, but the importance of 5HT1a receptor concentrations in the brains of depressed people has been cloudy. That’s why Zubieta’s team chose to scan only people ...
... Center during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, have less gray matter in key emotion centers of their brains compared with people who were more than 200 miles away, finds a new Cornell study.
Exercise may slow the atrophy of the brain brought on by Alzheimer's, suggests a new study.
Brain scientists have moved a step closer to understanding why some people may be more prone to depression than others.
... happens has been unclear.
Now a long-term study from the Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) demonstrates that ...
... genetic condition. Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is, as its name implies, produced in the brain. Studies of laboratory animals have suggested it also helps control appetite and weight. ...
Consuming even small amounts of alcohol seems to shrink the brain, researchers have found.
Exercise is known to help prevent cognitive decline and maintain the brain as people age, and now researchers think they know one reason why.
... for common obesity is very similar: many or most genes associated with increased BMI are active in the brain."
Studies in twins suggest that genetics can account for 40-70% of the variation in BMI. ...
... (Reuters) - People with diabetes who develop dementia have different types of brain changes than others with dementia, a finding that could change the way drug companies think about treatments for ...
... cravings for nicotine during both phases of the study.
The brain images captured by the fMRI show ... reduce nicotine cravings. Results from a series of studies show that smokers report reduced cigarette ...
... , triggered by physical exercise, may help reduce cigarette cravings. The study shows how exercise changes the way the brain processes information among smokers, thereby reducing their cravings for ...
... role in higher cognitive functions such as memory, retain information previously hidden from brain studies. The researchers made the discovery using a new technique for decoding data from functional ...
