For those with autism, medications are called for when the individual presents specific psychiatric problems such as aggression, anxiety and obsessive behavior. University of Missouri researchers believe propranolol (a drug long used to treat high blood pressure and control heart rate as well as to reduce test anxiety) offers potential for improving language and social [...]
For years, researchers have been puzzled by study findings that showed younger adults to be better decision-makers than older individuals. Experts suspected the findings resulted from experimental designs that tested the ability to make decisions one at a time without regard to the past or future, thus negating the influence of experience and judgment. In [...]
Emerging research discovers that training to recognize visual patterns can imbed brain memories for an extended period. In an article published in the journal Psychological Science, researchers at McMaster University found that when participants were shown visual patterns — faces, which are highly familiar objects, and abstract patterns, which are much less frequently encountered — [...]
A new study discovers the brain has difficulty discerning detailed facts when it is actively trying to get an overview of a situation. Researchers have known that the brain is constantly changing as it perceives the outside world, processing and learning about everything it encounters. However, they were surprised to discover the surprising connection between [...]
Secondhand smoke can trigger cravings among smokers. And now a study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) suggests even non-smokers get enough nicotine from secondhand smoke to raise their risk of nicotine addiction. Researchers used positron emission tomography (PET) to show that one hour of secondhand smoke in an enclosed space results in enough [...]
We usually remember those moments of sudden insight, and new research examines this phenomenon as investigators look to determine how the brain imprints the aha! discovery. “In daily life, information that results from moments of insight is, almost by definition, incorporated in long-term memory: Once we have realized a new way to solve a problem, or [...]
Whether it’s responding to a good experience or a bad one, the brain’s reward center is the home of the “thrill” in thrill-seeking behavior – even if it’s just the thrill of surviving it, say scientists at Georgia Health Sciences University and East China Normal University. The findings are published in PLoS One. Eating chocolate or [...]
There is no other feeling in this world that compares to a migraine; women have even said that child birth was easy compared to a migraine in the dead of night. The fact is that when you are in the middle of a migraine attack you feel like you are about to go insane form the pain.
A dieter must grab hold of any helpful advice he or she can acquire access to. Despite the fact that most of the tips on dieting is a dime a dozen, there are a chosen few that can truly provide significant results. As a individual on a weight loss mission, you must take into account [...]
A dieter must grab hold of any helpful advice he or she can acquire access to. Despite the fact that most of the tips on dieting is a dime a dozen, there are a chosen few that can truly provide significant results. As a individual on a weight loss mission, you must take into account [...]
