Chew a specific flavor of gum only when you need to concentrate (like studying or working). Your brain associates the taste with focus over time, making it easier to get into “work mode” when ...

an itch are two different experiences. A new study published in Nature Communications has uncovered how the brain tells the difference. Using mice, the team found that specialized cells in an area ...

Ten Rules of Change In 2002, Psychology Today published a list of ... Going Too Fast: Learning involves asking the brain to absorb new information and organize it to facilitate storage, retrieval ...

Faculty and students in Drexel's Psychological and Brain Sciences department work side-by-side on cutting-edge research and clinical projects in areas including health, forensics, neuropsychology, ...

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A look under the eyelids showed them that more happens in the brain during sleep than was previously assumed. Our eyes are typically closed when we sleep. However, there is a flurry of activity ...

Mapping the density, molecular features and energy-transformation capacity of cell organelles called mitochondria in the brain reveals region- and cell-type-specific variability that tracks with ...

Researchers identified a gene that seems to help slow brain aging in women, and studied links between hormone therapy, menopause and Alzheimer’s. By Gina Kolata Women’s brains are superior to ...

Mar. 5, 2025 — Scientists used positron emission tomography (PET) with edaravone, a drug used to treat ALS, to detect oxidative stress, which leads to brain damage, ... New 4D Brain Map Reveals ...

Whether mice persist with a task, explore new options or give up comes down to the activity of three types of neuron in the brain. In experiments, researchers at University College London (UCL ...