Socialising helps improve our brain health, study says
From Zoom quizzes to the rule of six, socialising has taken a different form in 2020. But a new study
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Single brain region links depression and anxiety, heart disease, and treatment sensitivity
Over-activity in a single brain region called the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex (sgACC) underlies several key symptoms of mood and
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Regular social engagement linked to healthier brain microstructure in older adults
Older people who report greater levels of social engagement have more robust gray matter in regions of the brain relevant
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New test can target and capture most lethal cells in fatal brain cancer
A laboratory test developed by a research team led by Johns Hopkins University bioengineers can accurately pinpoint, capture and analyze
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Researchers question the existence of the social brain as a separate system
A team of Russian researchers with the participation of a leading researcher at HSE University, Ekaterina Pechenkova, found that during
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A revised map of where working memory resides in the brain
Working memory: it’s how you make a mental shopping list without forgetting the milk, or memorize a number just long
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World first study links obesity with reduced brain plasticity
A world-first study has found that severely overweight people are less likely to be able to re-wire their brains and
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Brain imaging expertise supports new discoveries on decision-making process
Research carried out by a University academic has shed new light on the fundamentals of how, and why, we make
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Brain protein linked to seizures, abnormal social behaviors
A team led by a biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside has found a new mechanism responsible for
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Neuroscientists delineate social decision-making in the human brain
We make decisions based on not only our own learning experience, but also learning from others. But with the presence
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