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Medical Xpress / Warm and consistent parenting can lead to meaningful changes in brain function and learning style
Recent research, published in Biological Psychiatry, provides the first proof that evidence-based parenting programs are accompanied by specific changes in children's brain activity and decision‑making processes, and underscores ...
Medical Xpress / Distinct psilocybin-induced oscillations observed in rat medial prefrontal cortex, with effects lasting days
Psychedelics, a class of psychoactive drugs that typically induce peculiar mental states and hallucinations, are still prohibited for recreational use in most countries worldwide. In recent years, some neuroscientists and ...
Medical Xpress / Cyborg-type robots can boost neuroplasticity when users control their own movement
Robots designed for neurorehabilitation, specifically for supporting arm and leg movement and motor relearning, are increasingly being adopted for individuals with limited limb mobility due to illness or injury. However, ...
Medical Xpress / Game-based training boosts memory and brain function in early dementia, studies find
Game-based training improves not only the cognitive abilities of people with initial signs of developing dementia, but also leads to positive changes in the brain. That is according to two new studies by researchers from ...
Medical Xpress / How an autism-linked mutation reduces vasopressin and alters social behavior
A team of researchers has identified for the first time the mechanism linking a mutation in the Shank3 gene with alterations in social behavior. Using a mouse model carrying this autism-associated mutation, the study shows ...
Medical Xpress / Brains listen best in the 'Goldilocks echo zone,' says study
Macquarie University hearing researchers have discovered how our brains learn to listen, and how this can help us understand speech in noisy, echo-filled spaces.
Medical Xpress / Prefrontal cortex can be safely biopsied during deep brain stimulation
Obtaining a prefrontal cortex (PFC) biopsy during deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedures is safe, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in Neurosurgery.
Phys.org / Why AI companions and young people can make for a dangerous mix
A new study reveals how AI chatbots exploit teenagers' emotional needs, often leading to inappropriate and harmful interactions. Stanford Medicine psychiatrist Nina Vasan explores the implications of the findings.
Medical Xpress / Obtaining prefrontal cortex biopsies during deep brain stimulation adds no risk to procedure, study finds
Obtaining prefrontal cortex biopsies during deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in living patients does not increase the risk of adverse events or cognitive decline compared to standard DBS procedures that don't involve ...
Phys.org / Eight seconds and dropping? How to make the most of short attention spans
We are regularly bombarded with information about a steep drop in attention spans. Based on its own data in 2015, Microsoft reported that the average attention span had dropped from about 12 seconds for millennials to eight ...
Medical Xpress / My baby vs. the world: Postpartum activity in first-time fathers' brains may prepare them for parenting
University of Southern California psychologists report that first-time fathers show stronger brain activation to their own infant than to unfamiliar infants or their romantic partner, with links to bonding and parenting stress.
Medical Xpress / Scientists uncover brain network controlling stress and social behavior in mice
A UCLA study has mapped a critical brain hub in mice that regulates stress responses and social behavior, shedding new light on the neural roots of psychiatric conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression ...
