Brain Neurons That Detect Gravity Direction Discovered
Humans are intuitive physicists from birth, predicting how objects will fall, topple, or roll under gravity. New research identifies brain cells that…
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Maternal SSRI Use in Pregnancy Unlinked to Childhood Depression
Summary: Researchers found no link between prenatal exposure to SSRI antidepressants and an increased risk of depression in children during middle childhood.…
How Humans Navigate Using Stereo Smell Cues
Summary: New research indicates that humans possess a stereo sense of smell that unconsciously influences how we orient and move through space.…
Researchers Target Gene Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease
Summary: BIN1, a gene linked to Alzheimer’s disease, influences hippocampal neural activity. Neurons with elevated BIN1 levels show increased firing and are…
Basketball Reveals How the Brain Responds to Surprise
Summary: Researchers recorded brain activity and eye movements of basketball fans watching March Madness games to examine how people experience and respond…
New Simple Treatment May Reduce Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Summary: Researchers have uncovered the processes that lead to noise-induced hearing loss and demonstrated that a straightforward middle-ear injection of a salt-…
Out-of-Body VR Experience May Reduce Social Anxiety
New virtual imaging technology may become a useful addition to therapy for social anxiety, according to researchers at the University of East…
Turn Exercise into a Habit with Intrinsic Rewards
Intrinsic Reward Helps Make Exercise a Habit Summary: New research supports the role of intrinsic reward in turning exercise into a lasting…
Small Brain Region Governs Motivation to Earn Rewards
Summary: The lateral habenula acts as a neural switch that controls whether an animal continues to pursue rewards or stops working for…
Newborn Brain Study Reveals Clues to Child Development
Summary: Researchers identified widespread left-right differences in brain structure and function in regions tied to language and visual tasks such as face…
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