Social Skills Training Can Reshape the Brain
The human brain is amazingly plastic. It adapts when we learn new skills – and sometimes, when we stop using and forget old ones. Recently, a group of researchers...
How the Brain Links Generosity and Happiness
Sometimes the best way to make yourself happy is to make others happy. Recently, an international team of researchers made some progress in zeroing in on why this may...
Sexist Stereotypes Show Up in the Brain’s Electrical Activity
Gender stereotypes have a neural signature that shows up in the brain’s electrical activity, at least in certain situations. That’s according to a new study from neuroscientists at the...
Newborn Babies’ Brains Are Specialized for Speech
Babies have a certain genius when it comes to learning language, and it turns out that some of the pieces of language acquisition are already in place at birth....
Why Lying Is a Slippery Slope
Have you ever wondered how some people can lie so much? If you answered “no,” clearly you don’t follow politics. According to a study published this month, prolific liars...
4 Possible Benefits of Working Memory Training
Many brain games and cognitive training programs claim to help you improve your working memory. Working memory is the kind of memory you draw on to hold information you’re...
The Autistic Child – Is there a Gender Difference?
We all may know a child affected by Autism. According to the National Autism Association, 1 in 68 children fall somewhere on the Autism spectrum. That rate has grown...
Scientists Discover A New Marker for Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder, signified by an abnormal interpretation of reality that requires life-long treatment. Hallmark symptoms include distorted and disorganized thoughts, hallucinations, delusions, chronic...
A Cure for Alzheimer’s? New Research Points to Positive News
Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease, and we all know someone who has been affected by it, either as a patient or caregiver. Every 67 seconds someone in the...
What Eye Color May Reveal About The Brain
Opinions about eye color have varied over time and culture, with light eyes favored among some cultures and dark among others. To demonstrate this, a recent survey done by...
