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Certain parts of the brain activated in people who heard tailored health messages and quit smoking -- dorsomedial prefrontal cortex
NYU researchers identify neural circuits used in processing basic linguistic phrases -- "Surprisingly [...], "Broca's" and "Wernicke's" areas appeared to play no role in the comprehension of [...] basic phrases. Instead [...], results revealed increased activity in the left anterior temporal lobe, followed by increased activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex region of the brain during the processing of simple adjective-noun phrases."
Researchers have found how brain cells control their movement to form the cerebral cortex
Making the ‘Irrelevant’ Relevant to Understand Memory and Aging
A Grudge Match between Humanity and Death--Who Wins? -- "[N]ew research [...] shows that being a mindful person not only makes you generally more tolerant and less defensive, but it can also actually neutralize fears of dying and death."
New Baylor Study Shows Higher Job Performance Linked to People Who Are More Honest and Humble
Full Bladder, Better Decisions? Controlling Your Bladder Decreases Impulsive Choices
Parents rationalize the economic cost of children by exaggerating their parental joy
Study shows pine bark naturally improves kidney function in patients with metabolic syndrome: Research reveals Pycnogenol demonstrates kidney protective benefits and lowers elevated blood pressure and blood sugar
For Alcoholics, New Help in Abstaining--Without Thinking About It
University of Maryland School of Medicine study identifies genes associated with binge drinking -- "The new study found that treatments that manipulate both the GABA receptor and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) have the potential to reduce anxiety and control cravings, with little to no risk for addiction[.]"
Potassium levels possible key to racial disparity in Type 2 diabetes -- "Lower potassium levels in the blood may help explain why African-Americans are twice as likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes as whites[.]"
NIH-funded study shows early brain effects of HIV in mouse model
Chicken, pork, broccoli recalled for Listeria risk -- Taylor Farms products sold in Arizona, California, Colorado & Wyoming
Staring Contests Are Automatic: People Lock Eyes to Establish Dominance
NYU researchers identify neural circuits used in processing basic linguistic phrases -- "Surprisingly [...], "Broca's" and "Wernicke's" areas appeared to play no role in the comprehension of [...] basic phrases. Instead [...], results revealed increased activity in the left anterior temporal lobe, followed by increased activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex region of the brain during the processing of simple adjective-noun phrases."
Researchers have found how brain cells control their movement to form the cerebral cortex
Making the ‘Irrelevant’ Relevant to Understand Memory and Aging
A Grudge Match between Humanity and Death--Who Wins? -- "[N]ew research [...] shows that being a mindful person not only makes you generally more tolerant and less defensive, but it can also actually neutralize fears of dying and death."
New Baylor Study Shows Higher Job Performance Linked to People Who Are More Honest and Humble
Full Bladder, Better Decisions? Controlling Your Bladder Decreases Impulsive Choices
Parents rationalize the economic cost of children by exaggerating their parental joy
Study shows pine bark naturally improves kidney function in patients with metabolic syndrome: Research reveals Pycnogenol demonstrates kidney protective benefits and lowers elevated blood pressure and blood sugar
For Alcoholics, New Help in Abstaining--Without Thinking About It
University of Maryland School of Medicine study identifies genes associated with binge drinking -- "The new study found that treatments that manipulate both the GABA receptor and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) have the potential to reduce anxiety and control cravings, with little to no risk for addiction[.]"
Potassium levels possible key to racial disparity in Type 2 diabetes -- "Lower potassium levels in the blood may help explain why African-Americans are twice as likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes as whites[.]"
NIH-funded study shows early brain effects of HIV in mouse model
Chicken, pork, broccoli recalled for Listeria risk -- Taylor Farms products sold in Arizona, California, Colorado & Wyoming
Staring Contests Are Automatic: People Lock Eyes to Establish Dominance