The reason children tear open their Christmas presents in a frenzy of dawn excitement while grandparents leave theirs until after lunch comes down to how the ageing brain handles rewards.
Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) -- People depressed by the thought of cold weather, fewer daylight hours and the end of summer vacation have an added reason to be gloomy.
A "divorce gene" linked to an increased risk of relationship breakdown has been discovered by scientists.
Students who grow up amid economic insecurity often face many obstacles: overcrowded schools, lack of enrichment activities, violent neighborhoods. Fear and stress can be two more problems.
Rapid advances in neuroscience could have a dramatic impact on national security and the way in which future wars are fought, US intelligence officials have been told.
Wednesday, Aug 13 (Psych Central) -- The action and intensity of The Dark Knight increased the heart rate and blood pressure of most viewers.
"Everybody's looking for a computer game," says psychologist Judah Ronch, a professor of practice at the Erickson School of Aging, Management and Policy at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
A new study suggests that the debilitating disease schizophrenia may be a byproduct of the genetic changes that fueled the evolution of the expansive human brain.
Science has proved our mums right: going to bed early is good for you, says Dr Max Pemberton
New research suggests why skipping breakfast before work is a bad idea: A nutrient in some foods is critical in regulating the emotions and keeping aggressive impulses in check.
Today, she says, she is a new person, one who "can step into the consciousness of my right hemisphere" on command and be "one with all that is."
Translating this into parenting: Remember that when your children are over tasked with decisions, like when playing a video game, they may need time to rebuild their motivation to behave back up.
AUSTIN, Texas—Aging brings a sense of peace and calm, according to a new study from the Population Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
The neurotech industry is engaged in a $2 trillion race to fix your brain. Many players will fail, but the payoff will be huge for those who succeed.
As he whiles away his days reading the Koran and playing the occasional game of basketball, a question is taking shape in science labs and attorneys' offices that someday could have a profound effect on cases like his: Should young people who are accused of a crime receive the fu …
Human memory could work more like Google one day, says Gary Marcus How much would you pay to have a small memory chip implanted in your brain if it guaranteed you would never again forget a face or a name?
But now science is coming up with some fascinating - and deeply uncomfortable - answers.
Scientists at Northwestern and Stanford Universities have found that both sex and financial risk are associated with the same areas in the brain.
New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison finds that we can acquire a greater capacity for compassion through meditation training, in much the same way as athletes or musicians train to improve their skill.
Neuromarketers claim that by using high-tech imaging to study our brains, they can get better, more detailed information than with traditional surveys and focus groups—and so sell more to more consumers. The Nielsen Company of "Nielsen ratings" fame has just bought in.
Science and religion have often been at loggerheads. Now the former has decided to resolve the problem by trying to explain the existence of the latter
When we're stressed and our minds are racing, our attention becomes scattered, maybe causing us to toss and turn at night. The electric circuitry of our brains mirrors the anxiety with jumpy, jittery beta waves.
Scientists who develop drugs are familiar with disappointment - brilliant theories that don't pan out or promising compounds derailed by unexpected side effects.
Evil twins make for great soap opera drama. But this idea, used to drum up ratings and appeal to viewers' fears and desires, actually has a basis in paranormal folklore and history in the concept of "doppelganger."
The authors recruited eleven healers who claimed to establish some sort of connection between themselves and patients that could promote healing at a distance.