A team of scientists from the University of Montreal and Harvard University have discovered that exposure to organophosphate pesticides is associated with increased risk of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children. The results will be published in the journal Pediatrics.
Swimsuit season is almost upon us. For most of us, the countdown has begun to lazy days lounging by the pool and relaxing on the beach. However, for some of us, the focus is not so much on sunglasses and beach balls, but how to quickly shed those final five or ten pounds in order […]
A team of neuroscientists has found that the mirror neuron system, which is thought to play a central role in social communications, responds normally in individuals with autism. Their findings, reported in the journal Neuron, counter theories suggesting that a mirror system dysfunction causes the social difficulties exhibited by individuals with autism. (read the full […]
For many people, remembering to take a daily medication can be the difference between life and death. Yet, people forget all the time. Now a landmark study from North Carolina State University has found that changes in daily behavior have a significant effect on whether we remember to take our medication – and that these […]
Historical research by Peter J. Snyder, PhD, reveals more of Charles Darwin’s thinking when he completed what may be the first example of a prospective “single-blind” study of human perception of emotional expression. Through scrutiny of Darwin’s work, including previously unpublished handwritten notes on his experiments, Snyder explains how this early experiment has direct implications […]
Just seeing someone who looks sick is enough to make your immune system work harder, according to a new study in which volunteers looked at pictures of sick people. This may help fight off pathogens, says Mark Schaller from the University of British Columbia who conducted the research. “It seems like it’s probably good for […]
When your mind wanders, you’re not paying attention to what’s going in front of you. A new study suggests that it’s not just the mind, it’s the body, too; when subjects’ minds wandered, they blinked more, setting up a tiny physical barrier between themselves and the outside world. (read the full story)
A new study from the University of Rochester finds that there is no single advanced area of the human brain that gives it language capabilities above and beyond those of any other animal species. Instead, humans rely on several regions of the brain, each designed to accomplish different primitive tasks, in order to make sense […]
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