Latest Prefrontal cortex Stories
Zen meditation has many health benefits, including a reduced sensitivity to pain. According to new research from the Université de Montréal, meditators do feel pain but they simply don't dwell on it as much. These findings, published in the month's issue of Pain, may have implications for chronic pain sufferers, such as those with arthritis, back pain or cancer."Our previous research found that Zen meditators have lower pain sensitivity. The aim of the current study was to determine how...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) "“ Children between the ages of 1 and 1 ½ who get most of their sleep at night, opposed to during the day, do better in a wide range of skills than children who don't sleep much at night.The study was conducted on 60 Canadian children aged 1, 1-1/2, and 2. The researchers looked at the effects of sleep on executive functioning. Executive functioning in children includes the ability to control impulses, remember things, and show mental flexibility. Executive functioning...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Novel research from the shores of California has provided insight into mechanisms that trigger recovery after damage to the brain imperative for memory and attention. This research highlights the role of undamaged sections of the brain that can "take over" and support the recovery function."Brain damage" or "brain injury" (BI) is the destruction or degeneration of brain cells, often with an implication that the loss is significant in terms of...
Brain research over the past 30 years has shown that if a part of the brain controlling movement or sensation or language is lost because of a stroke or injury, other parts of the brain can take over the lost function "“ often as well as the region that was lost.New research at the University of California, Berkeley, shows that this holds true for memory and attention as well, though "” at least for memory "” the intact brain helps out only when needed and conducts business as usual...
New research provides fascinating insight into mechanisms that underlie recovery after damage to a region of the brain important for memory and attention. The research, published by Cell Press in the November 4th issue of the journal Neuron, highlights the role of undamaged portions of the brain that can "take over" and support the recovery of function.Brain damage can have devastating consequences, depending on the location and severity of the injury. Damage to an area of the brain...
'Phantom' images our brain keeps for visual comparisons stored in brain's neural networkBrain research over the past 30 years has shown that if a part of the brain controlling movement or sensation or language is lost because of a stroke or injury, other parts of the brain can take over the lost function "“ often as well as the region that was lost.New research at the University of California, Berkeley, shows that this holds true for memory and attention as well, though "“ at least for...
People's brains are more responsive to friends than to strangers, even if the stranger has more in common, according to a study in the Oct. 13 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Researchers examined a brain region known to be involved in processing social information, and the results suggest that social alliances outweigh shared interests.In a study led by graduate student Fenna Krienen and senior author Randy Buckner, PhD, of Harvard University, researchers investigated how the medial...
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago are the first to use brain imaging to examine the effects of emotion on working memory function in children with pediatric bipolar disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.The study is published in the October issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.PBD and ADHD are very severe developmental disorders that share behavioral characteristics such as impulsivity, irritability and attention...
University of Colorado scientists study seriously troubled teensAntisocial boys who abuse drugs, break laws, and act recklessly are not just "bad" kids. Many of these boys may have malfunctioning brains, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine."Brain responses to everyday rewards and punishments gradually guide most youngsters' decisions to conform with society's rules. However, when these seriously troubled kids experience...
Narcissists spend their resting time deep in thought, a new imaging study shows, though such reflection likely revolves entirely around the thinker.USC neuroscientists found a correlation between high scores on a measure of narcissism - the Machiavellian Egocentricity subscale - and activity during rest in the posteromedial cortex, a brain region that previous studies have associated with thoughts about the self.The finding, published online by PLoS ONE, does more than bolster a stereotype....
