Memory/Cognitive Processes

Credit: Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- As novel coronavirus cases continue to increase across the nation, health professionals on the front lines face frightening realities, rising anxiety and the very real potential for…

A specialized MRI sensor reveals the neurotransmitter's influence on neural activity throughout the brain CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Using a specialized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sensor, MIT neuroscientists have discovered how dopamine…

A new brain-imaging study out of Drexel University's Creativity Research Lab sheds light on the controversy of which side of the brain controls creativity by studying the brain activity of jazz guitarists during improvisation.Credit: Drexel…

UC Riverside researchers' mouse studies also show how a common nutrient can help babies of alcoholic momsCredit: Huffman lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Scientists at the University of California, Riverside, have explored the…

Researchers at the National Institutes of Natural Sciences in Okazaki, Japan find brain cells that are responsible for socially based changes in what monkeys wantCredit: Atsushi Noritake Aichi, Japan -- How much we value an item is…

York University researchers find our perception of hands' dimensions is inaccurate TORONTO, Monday, March 23, 2020 - Many of us are spending a lot of time looking at our hands lately and we think we know them pretty well. But research from…

John A. Weiner has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Mr. Weiner was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of industrial and…

Susan Mohammed, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Mohammed was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of…

Risk appears to be more prominent in women than men, study says Certain middle-aged and older adults, especially women who tend to disengage from difficult tasks and goals after they retire, may be at greater risk of cognitive decline as…

Christopher M. Barnes, PhD has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Barnes was granted Fellow status by the SIOP Executive Board at its most recent meeting. The profession of…

UC Riverside mouse study provides insights into how pathological fear memory in PTSD could be suppressedCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- How does the brain form "fear memory" that links a traumatic event to a…

A new study shows that an on-the-spot music-intervention (binaural beats) and 4 weeks of daily mindfulness training delivered through the HEADSPACE mindfulness app reduces the effect of mental fatigue Mental fatigue is a psychobiological…

Researchers investigate neural mechanisms that coordinate complex motor sequences in fruit flies Our day-to-day lives can be seen as a series of complex motor sequences: morning routines, work or school tasks, actions we take around…

Credit: J.F. Podevin WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Our brains make our lives easier by predicting what will happen next based on previous experiences. But what happens when those predictive powers don't work like they should? Autism spectrum…

Process that uses smell can strengthen memories stored in one side of the brain, say Tel Aviv University, Weizmann researchers A new joint study by Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Weizmann Institute of Science researchers has yielded an…

Study by UAlberta scientists explores in greater depth the effect on infant cognition of drinking fruit juice while pregnant You may have heard of a 2016 study linking cognitive enhancement in babies with eating more fruit during…

Children in low-income homes at risk, study finds COLUMBUS, Ohio - Young children from low-income homes whose mothers reported frequent use of toxic chemicals such as household cleaners were more likely to show delays in language…

'Every breath is like a new song with the same beat.'Credit: UCLA/Feldman lab Breathing propels everything we do--so its rhythm must be carefully organized by our brain cells, right? Wrong. Every breath we take arises from a disorderly…

Credit: Cory Inman Within hours of birth, a baby's gaze is drawn to faces. Now, brain scans of newborns reveal the neurobiology underlying this behavior, showing that as young as six days old a baby's brain appears hardwired for the…

Columbia research in mice combines mathematics and neuroscience; highlights surprising power of one brain area to simultaneously integrate vast amounts of informationCredit: Zheng (Herbert) Wu/Axel and Shadlen labs/Columbia University's…