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Repeated Brain Injuries Up Soldiers' Suicide Risk

Source: PsychCentral
Date: 19 May 2013
Soldiers who suffer more than one mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) face a significantly higher risk of suicide, according to a new study.

Brain Shocks May Improve Math Skills

Source: The Guardian
Date: 18 May 2013
“Mild brain shocks may improve math skills”, reports CBS news. Really? What decade are we in anyway?

Brain-Controlling Magnets: How Do They Work?

Source: The Guardian
Date: 17 May 2013
Transcranial magnetic stimulation alters the activity of the brain without the need for an invasive physical procedure.

Brain-Mapping Project’s Vision Coming into Focus

Source: Yahoo!
Date: 15 May 2013
An ambitious, federally funded research initiative aimed at developing the technologies needed to map the human brain has the potential to completely transform the field of neuroscience.

Can you train your brain? Lumosity, BrainHQ say yes

Source: FOX News
Date: 15 May 2013
Call it the great brain train. Baby boomers, students, and the elderly all share at least one anxiety: Are my mental abilities holding me back?

ADHD Drug May Spur Brain Changes, Study Suggests

Source: Yahoo!
Date: 15 May 2013
People with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who take certain medications over long periods may develop changes in their brains that ultimately impact their ability to respond to the drugs, a new study suggests.

Science Tackles Mystery of the Teenage Brain

Source: New York Times
Date: 15 May 2013
Science may have split the atom and put a man on the moon but it has yet to solve the mysteries of the teenage brain.

A Trudge to the Roots of Autism

Source: New York Times
Date: 13 May 2013
Much of autism’s mystery and fascination lies in a paradox.

Brain's 'Clock' Disrupted in Depressed People

Source: LiveScience
Date: 13 May 2013
Disrupted sleep is so commonly a symptom of depression that some of the first things doctors look for in diagnosing depression are insomnia and excessive sleeping.

When Computer Games May Keep the Brain Nimble

Source: Wall Street Journal
Date: 13 May 2013
Playing computer games can slow and even reverse declines in brain function associated with aging, a recent study found. But crossword puzzles, widely believed to keep the brain nimble, didn't help at all.

Your Brain Catches Grammar Errors Even When You Don't Realize It

Source: Popular Science
Date: 13 May 2013
Electroencephalography readings of the brain suggest it catches grammatical mistakes even when the person is not aware.

Baby Weddell Seals Have the Most Adult-Like Brains in the Animal Kingdom

Source: Smithsonian
Date: 9 May 2013
Baby Weddell seal brains are already 70 percent developed at birth, while human infant brains are a mere 25 percent of their eventual adult mass.

Human Brain Cells Alive in Mouse Brains

Source: Scientific American
Date: 9 May 2013
Researchers implanted human "progenitor cells" into brains of newborn mice, and the mouse brains became chimeras of human and mouse.

How Electric Brain Stimulation Relieves Depression

Source: PsychCentral
Date: 8 May 2013
For many people who don’t respond to other antidepressant treatment, vagus nerve stimulation has been shown to effectively relieve severe symptoms of depression.

How the Human Brain Tracks a 100-mph Fastball

Source: Smithsonian
Date: 8 May 2013
New research shows our brains have a specialized system to anticipate the location of moving objects, located in the V5 region of the visual cortex.

Brain Implants: Restoring Memory With a Microchip

Source: CNN
Date: 7 May 2013
U.S. researchers are hoping to start human trials of memory implants within the next two years.

Women's Brains More Likely Than Men's to Respond to Crying Babies

Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: 7 May 2013
The sound of a hungry baby crying for a meal captured the attention of women's brains, but the same was not true of men, according to an NIH study.

Brain Part That Controls Basic Functions Also Holds Mechanism That Affects Aging

Source: The Washington Post
Date: 6 May 2013
A mechanism that controls aging has been identified in the hypothalamus, a part of the brain that controls most of the basic functions of life.

New Test Distinguishes Physical From Emotional Pain in Brain for First Time

Source: TIME
Date: 6 May 2013
New research suggests physical pain may have a distinct brain “signature” that distinguishes it from emotional hurt.

A New Way to Care for Young Brains

Source: New York Times
Date: 5 May 2013
In the last three years, dozens of youth concussion clinics have opened in nearly 35 states — the proliferation of clinics, however, comes at a time when there is still no agreed-upon, established formula for treating the injuries.

 

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