Vagus Nerve Stimulation Boosts Perceptual Learning
Summary: New research from NYU Langone shows that stimulating the vagus nerve boosts perceptual learning in mice, enabling them to distinguish finer…
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Complete Biofeedback Therapy Toolkit for Therapists
Life changes, while often essential for our wellbeing, can feel like a leap of faith. We aim to become more confident, less…
How the Brain Sees the World: Visual Perception Explained
Dartmouth researchers reveal how the brain interprets motion and still images to help us navigate a complex visual world A Dartmouth College…
3D Brain Atlas Reveals Key Stages of Human Brain Development
Summary: Scientists have produced a high-resolution, three-dimensional atlas of the developing mouse brain that captures anatomical changes from embryonic stages through early…
6 Tests and Scales to Measure Your Happiness
Happiness is subjective. We usually know when we feel happy and when we do not, but measuring happiness requires structured tools. Psychologists…
Older Adults Can Match Undergrad Cognitive Skills, Study Finds
Summary: Older adults who learned several new, real-world skills showed lasting cognitive improvements — and those gains increased over time, according to…
What Worry Does to Your Brain and How to Cope
Caltech researchers identify neural circuit that drives stress-induced anxiety More than 18 percent of American adults experience anxiety disorders, according to the…
What Causes Alzheimer’s Disease? Origins and Risk Factors
Summary: Researchers examined the role of the BMI1 gene in the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Their results suggest that reduced…
Physicist’s Technique Could Transform Brain Mapping
UT Arlington physicist develops fiber-optic two-photon optogenetic stimulator to map neural interactions A new research tool developed by Samarendra Mohanty, an assistant…
PTSD Treatment Strategies to Help Clients Process Trauma
Imagine surviving a traumatic event such as a car crash, an earthquake, or an explosion. That in itself would be distressing. Now…
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