Humans have a remarkable ability to detect and visually identify conspecifics on the basis of their faces, which is a crucial capacity in social interactions....
A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Neuroscience has found a link between vocal repertoire and relative size of key regions of the brain.
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A team of researchers from Duke and Rockefeller Universities has found that individual neurons can encode information about multiple stimuli simultaneously,...
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects dopamine-producing neurons in a specific area of the brain called substantia...
A team of neuroscientists at Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus has taken detailed pictures of the whole brain of an adult female...
An international group of scientists from the University of Liverpool and the University of Washington Department of Medicine has identified a novel compound...
A small dose of glucose can improve memory in older adults, motivate them to work harder and puts them in a good mood when performing difficult tasks,...
A team of researchers from the University of Bradford, Nottingham Trent University and City, University of London, UK, has conducted a large-scale survey...
A team of researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, the University of Delaware and Washington University in St. Louis has discovered...
Every individual has a unique brain anatomy, according to new research from the University of Zurich in Switzerland; and this uniqueness is the result...
A group of neuroscientists from the Universities of Lethbridge and Alberta, both in Canada, has identified a neural circuit that may underlay intelligence...
In brains affected by Alzheimer’s disease, an international group of scientists has identified several chemically-reduced iron species, with mineral...
According to a study published in the journal Cardiovascular Research, people with high blood pressure are at a higher risk of developing dementia; and...
Consciousness is everything people experience, from the taste of chocolate to the pain of a migraine. But the origin and nature of consciousness have puzzled...
Loneliness is a strong predictor of premature death, worse mental health, and lower quality of life in patients with cardiovascular disease, according...
A group of researchers from Emory University in the United States and Lancaster University and the University of Leeds, both in the UK, has discovered...
The honeybee (Apis mellifera) has joined the ranks of dolphins, parrots, and primates, in demonstrating the ability to understand the concept of zero numerosity....
