Have you ever lost your keys or stuck the milk in the cupboard and the cereal in the refrigerator and wondered what happened? Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have a new explanation. They found that some nerve cells in a sleep-deprived yet awake brain can briefly go “off line,” into a sleep-like state, while […]
The use of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to treat tics in Tourette syndrome may be as effective as and even superior to medication in certain cases. According to a new study published in a special edition of the International Journal of Cognitive Therapy by researchers from the Fernand-Seguin Research Centre of the Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital affiliated […]
Human beings understand words reflected in a mirror without thinking about it, just like those written normally, at least in a few instants. Researchers from the Basque Centre on Cognition, Brain and Languages (Spain) have shown this in a study that could also help to increase our understanding of the phenomenon of dyslexia. The results […]
Migraines cost American taxpayers $13 billion in missed work or reduced productivity annually. In a time of job insecurity and financial vulnerability when stress levels are high and incomes are low, crippling migraines are an ever increasing epidemic. For the 28 million Americans who suffer from recurrent migraines, the accepted treatment is pharmacological therapy. Now […]
A new tool which measures brain waves in children with physical and neurological impairments, such as cerebral palsy, is being developed by researchers at the University of Hertfordshire. Hock Gan, a PhD student at the University’s School of Computer Science is working with Ian Glasscock at Games for Life to use an electroencephalography (EEG) headset […]
A new study finds that a brain rhythm (alpha) considered the hallmark of wakefulness not only persists inconspicuously during sleep, but also signifies an individual’s vulnerability to disturbance by the outside world. The electroencephalography (EEG)-based study results were published on March 3 in the open access journal, PLoS One; check the end of this report for a […]
You may have heard of virtual keyboards controlled by thought, brain-powered wheelchairs, and neuro-prosthetic limbs. But powering these machines can be downright tiring, a fact that prevents the technology from being of much use to people with disabilities, among others. Professor José del R. Millán and his team at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne […]
When psychotherapy helps someone get better, what does that change look like in the brain? This was the question a team of Canadian psychological scientists set out to investigate in patients suffering from social anxiety disorder. Their findings are published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association of Psychological Science.
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