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UC Riverside-led team performs two studies to examine effects of sleep, age, and depressed mood on working memoryCredit: W. Zhang, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A team of psychologists has found strong associations between…

Credit: University of Saskatchewan Male and female rats whose mother experienced a simulated viral infection during pregnancy behave abnormally, consistent with behavioural alterations in autism or schizophrenia, research by the University…

Two scientists at UC Santa Barbara whose work has contributed in significant ways to our understanding of nature and of our place in it have been recognized by the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Brain scientist Miguel Eckstein and…

As memories fade, can we supercharge them back to life?Credit: Cydney Scott for Boston University In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Neuroscience, Rob Reinhart, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences at…

Children born into poverty show key differences in early brain function - according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Researchers studied the brain function of children aged between four months and four years in…

New research suggests language acquisition between birth and 18 is a remarkable feat of cognition rather than something humans are just hardwired to do Learning one's native language may seem effortless. One minute, we're babbling babies.…

Musical training improves the ability to tune out distractions, and the more training, the better the control, reports research published in HeliyonCredit: Elsevier, Helyon London, March 26, 2019 -- Musical training produces…

Novel experiment shows an ability to detect others' reactions is critical People who are naturally more attuned to others' emotions are better able to judge how well small groups are performing, even when observation times are brief,…

"If you think about the three pillars of health, you've got diet, exercise, and sleep. If you don't exercise for a day or you don't eat for a day, the loss of empowerment in your brain or body is nothing close to that which we see if you…

Researchers present on framework for NASA to assemble, support crews at AAAS conferenceCredit: NASA EVANSTON --- Northwestern University researchers are developing a predictive model to help NASA anticipate conflicts and communication…