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9-Aug-2023 8:40 AM EDT
Brain Imaging May Predict Motivation for Behavior Change in Alcohol Use Disorder
Research Society on Alcoholism

Brain imaging of neuron activity in certain areas of the brain may predict whether an individual is likely to successfully respond to interventions to reduce their drinking. In a study published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, individuals whose baseline imaging showed decreased activity in areas of the brain associated with reward processing and impulsivity and increased activity in regions responsible for complex cognitive processes and emotional regulation were more likely to reduce their drinking following an intervention.

   
Newswise: UCI researchers find attention is required for a popular brain signature of prediction error
Released: 11-Aug-2023 3:25 PM EDT
UCI researchers find attention is required for a popular brain signature of prediction error
University of California, Irvine

New research shows that popular brain signatures of prediction error are only generated in the presence of attention to the visual stimuli, despite early brain encoding of those stimuli.

   
Released: 10-Aug-2023 12:45 PM EDT
Novel information on the neural origins of speech and singing
University of Helsinki

Unlike previously thought, speech production and singing are supported by the same circuitry in the brain. Observations in a new study can help develop increasingly effective rehabilitation methods for patients with aphasia.

Released: 10-Aug-2023 11:05 AM EDT
"Get back to where you once belonged!" Back-to-School stories for media
Newswise

It's that time of year again. For media working on stories about the seasonal return to school, here are the latest features and experts in the Back-To-School channel on Newswise.

     
Released: 8-Aug-2023 5:40 PM EDT
How psychedelic drugs affect a rat’s brain
Lund University

Researchers at Lund University have developed a technique for simultaneously measuring electrical signals from 128 areas of the brain in awake rats.

Released: 8-Aug-2023 12:45 PM EDT
People’s everyday pleasures may improve cognitive arousal and performance
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Developed over the past six years by NYU Tandon's Biomedical Engineering Associate Professor Rose Faghih, MINDWATCH is an algorithm that analyzes a person's brain activity from data collected via any wearable device that can monitor electrodermal activity (EDA). This activity reflects changes in electrical conductance triggered by emotional stress, linked to sweat responses.

   
Newswise: Mathematical theory predicts self-organized learning in real neurons
Released: 7-Aug-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Mathematical theory predicts self-organized learning in real neurons
RIKEN

An international collaboration between researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan, the University of Tokyo, and University College London has demonstrated that self-organization of neurons as they “learn” follows a mathematical theory called the free energy principle.

   
Released: 4-Aug-2023 3:10 PM EDT
Researchers question the correctness of experiments denying free will
National Research University - Higher School of Economics (HSE)

Neuroscientists from HSE University have criticized the famous studies that question the free will of our decisions. You can’t shift responsibility for your actions to the brain. The results of the new work were published in the Neuropsychologia journal.

Released: 1-Aug-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Links between attention and conscious perception highlighted in frontoparietal networks
Institut du Cerveau (Paris Brain Institute)

Almost half of patients who experienced a stroke in the right cerebral hemisphere later develop a very unusual symptom: they lose the ability to perceive what is happening in the left side of space.

Released: 28-Jul-2023 1:10 PM EDT
What nap times reveal about your child’s brain development
University of East Anglia

Infants who nap a lot have smaller vocabularies and poorer cognitive skills – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

Released: 27-Jul-2023 3:15 PM EDT
MIND Diet Study Shows 'Short-Term' Impact on Cognition
RUSH

New research shows the importance of long-term commitment to the MIND diet for reaping the greatest benefit to brain health.

Newswise: AI Empowers Researchers to Bring Precision Medicine to Post-stroke Speech and Cognitive Rehabilitation
Released: 26-Jul-2023 8:00 AM EDT
AI Empowers Researchers to Bring Precision Medicine to Post-stroke Speech and Cognitive Rehabilitation
Constant Therapy Health

Constant Therapy Health, a next generation digital health company, today announced that the organization is empowering Boston University Center for Brain Recovery and The University of Texas at Austin neuroscientists, data engineers and computational scientists with the AI-driven, real-world data needed to bring precision medicine to post-stroke speech, language and cognitive rehabilitation.

Released: 25-Jul-2023 5:40 PM EDT
Scientists may have discovered mechanism behind cognitive decline in aging
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered what they believe to be the central mechanism behind cognitive decline associated with normal aging.

17-Jul-2023 9:00 AM EDT
MIND Diet Linked with Better Focus in School-Aged Children
American Society for Nutrition (ASN)

A diet originally designed to help ward off cognitive decline in adults might also help improve attention in pre-adolescents, according to a new study.

Released: 21-Jul-2023 11:35 AM EDT
Some people’s brain function still affected by Long COVID years after infection
King's College London

UK researchers have found that people with longer-term COVID-19 symptoms including brain fog showed reduced performance in tasks testing different mental processes up to two years after infection with the virus.

Newswise: URI team develops app for and with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Released: 20-Jul-2023 4:10 PM EDT
URI team develops app for and with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
University of Rhode Island

A team from the University of Rhode Island, working alongside the Massachusetts Disabled Persons Protection Commission and consultants with intellectual and developmental disabilities, has developed an app that teaches adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities how to recognize abuse and report it to authorities.

Released: 20-Jul-2023 12:30 PM EDT
Tell us how you really feel -- keep up with the latest research in Psychology and Psychiatry
Newswise

The latest research in psychology and psychiatry on Newswise.

       
Newswise:Video Embedded volunteering-in-late-life-may-protect-the-brain-against-cognitive-decline-and-dementia
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Released: 20-Jul-2023 11:10 AM EDT
Volunteering in late life may protect the brain against cognitive decline and dementia
UC Davis Health

Volunteering in late life is associated with better cognitive function — specifically, better executive function and episodic memory, according to a new UC Davis study.

Released: 19-Jul-2023 5:30 PM EDT
Cognitive rescue in aging through prior training
Impact Journals LLC

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 13, entitled, “Cognitive rescue in aging through prior training in rats.”

Released: 19-Jul-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Study sheds light on where conscious experience resides in brain
University of California, Berkeley

More than a quarter of all stroke victims develop a bizarre disorder — they lose conscious awareness of half of all that their eyes perceive.

Newswise: AI will help to elaborate individual trajectories for teaching schoolchildren
Released: 19-Jul-2023 1:35 PM EDT
AI will help to elaborate individual trajectories for teaching schoolchildren
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Scientists from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University worked out a system of artificial intellect, that analyzes information about academic performance and tracks which themes is pupil good or bad at, which educative skills he lacks and which tasks bring him into stressful condition.

   
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17-Jul-2023 4:50 PM EDT
Scientists ID Cells Involved in Correcting Errors During Spatial Navigation
Harvard Medical School

Neurons become active when mice exploring a maze correct after making a wrong turn.

Newswise: Early signs of Alzheimer’s: Most older adults see the value of screening but haven’t been tested
14-Jul-2023 1:55 PM EDT
Early signs of Alzheimer’s: Most older adults see the value of screening but haven’t been tested
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Eighty percent of older adults see the benefit of tests that can give an early warning that a person’s memory and thinking abilities have started to decline, a new poll of people age 65 to 80 finds. And 60% think that health care providers should offer cognitive screening to all older adults every year

Newswise: Researchers Discover Group of Genes That Influence Pain and Brain Communication Can Also Influence Alcohol Use Disorder Risk
Released: 17-Jul-2023 3:25 PM EDT
Researchers Discover Group of Genes That Influence Pain and Brain Communication Can Also Influence Alcohol Use Disorder Risk
Indiana University

Indiana University researchers have made a substantial discovery in the role genes play in the development of AUDs, finding that alteration of a group of genes known to influence neuronal plasticity and pain perceptions, rather than single gene defect, is linked to AUDs.

Released: 14-Jul-2023 5:30 PM EDT
Genes for learning and memory are 650 million years old, study shows
University of Leicester

A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered that the genes required for learning, memory, aggression and other complex behaviours originated around 650 million years ago.

   
Newswise: College students help aging patients who are hospitalized
Released: 14-Jul-2023 12:05 PM EDT
College students help aging patients who are hospitalized
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Valentina Harmjanz often tapped into music on her smartphone to connect with older patients she visited at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital. The UT Southwestern medical student met with patients as part of the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP), a joint effort between UTSW and the Hobson Wildenthal Honors College at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Newswise: Those who are smarter live longer
Released: 12-Jul-2023 5:00 PM EDT
Those who are smarter live longer
Deutsches Primatenzentrum

Cognitive abilities not only vary among different species but also among individuals within the same species. It is expected that smarter individuals live longer, as they are likely to make better decisions, regarding habitat and food selection, predator avoidance, and infant care.

Newswise: Musical rhythms shown to improve language processing in children with Developmental Language Disorder
Released: 12-Jul-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Musical rhythms shown to improve language processing in children with Developmental Language Disorder
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Musical rhythms can help children with speech and language processing difficulties in finding their voice by improving their capacity to repeat sentences they just heard, according to a study led by a Western Sydney University researcher and co-authored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

   
Released: 11-Jul-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Simple oxygen intervention could help patients ‘dramatically improve’ after brain injuries
Frontiers

Motor learning skills let us move through the world: we use them to teach ourselves how to walk, how to pick up a drink, how to run. But age or sickness can weaken our ability to learn motor tasks.

Released: 7-Jul-2023 2:35 PM EDT
Board games are boosting math ability in young children
Taylor & Francis

Board games based on numbers, like Monopoly, Othello and Chutes and Ladders, make young children better at math, according to a comprehensive review of research published on the topic over the last 23 years.

Released: 6-Jul-2023 1:05 PM EDT
New teaching method can even out children's reading skills
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

How well do children know letters and their corresponding sounds? In Norway, the gender difference on these tasks when children start school is significant. The girls have a clear head start. New results published in the journal Acta Psychology show that this discrepancy is not the case for first graders in Iceland.

Newswise: Different areas of the brain activated depending on structural complexity of music, language
Released: 5-Jul-2023 10:15 AM EDT
Different areas of the brain activated depending on structural complexity of music, language
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Distinct, though neighboring, areas of the brain are activated when processing music and language, with specific sub-regions engaged for simple melodies versus complex melodies, and for simple versus complex sentences, according to research from UTHealth Houston.

Released: 5-Jul-2023 8:30 AM EDT
Screen time not harmful for academic skills of preschoolers
Ohio State University

Despite the fears of parents, screen time doesn’t appear to have overwhelmingly negative impacts on preschoolers’ development, new research suggests. The study of kids from low-income and minority homes found that the quantity of time in front of the TV, smartphones and tablets was not related to children’s gains in language, literacy and math skills.

Released: 3-Jul-2023 8:50 AM EDT
Cognitive flexibility moderates teacher stress
Bar-Ilan University

A recently-published study led by Prof. Einat Levy-Gigi, from Bar-Ilan University, examined for the first time the interactive effect of exposure to stress in the school setting and cognitive flexibility on the tendency to develop post-traumatic symptoms among education and teaching staff. One hundred fifty education and teaching personnel (85% women and 15% men with an average age of 43 and average teaching experience of 13 years) volunteered to participate in the study and underwent an assessment of their exposure to stress, their cognitive flexibility, their ability to cope and their level of post-traumatic symptoms.

   
Newswise: Getting adults on board with messy nature play
Released: 29-Jun-2023 9:40 PM EDT
Getting adults on board with messy nature play
University of South Australia

Climbing trees, making mud pies, or simply playing outside, parents and educators know that being in nature is an important part of every childhood. But when it comes to messy or risky play, it’s a whole different story according to new research from the University of South Australia.

Released: 29-Jun-2023 8:10 AM EDT
Babies talk more around man-made objects than natural ones
University of Portsmouth

A new study, led by the University of Portsmouth, suggests young children are more vocal when interacting with toys and household items, highlighting their importance for developing language skills.

Released: 28-Jun-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Reading for pleasure early in childhood linked to better cognitive performance and mental wellbeing in adolescence
University of Cambridge

Children who begin reading for pleasure early in life tend to perform better at cognitive tests and have better mental health when they enter adolescence, a study of more than 10,000 young adolescents in the US has found.

   
Newswise: The worm that learned: Diet found to affect learning in older nematodes
Released: 28-Jun-2023 3:05 PM EDT
The worm that learned: Diet found to affect learning in older nematodes
Nagoya University

A group from Nagoya University in Japan has discovered that when the diet of nematodes, tiny worms measuring about a millimeter or less in length, includes the bacteria Lactobacillus reuteri, the weakening of associative learning ability caused by aging does not occur.

   
26-Jun-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Poverty negatively impacts structural wiring in children’s brains, study indicates
Washington University in St. Louis

A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reveals that household and community poverty may influence brain health in children. Childhood obesity and lower cognitive function may explain, at least partially, poverty’s influence on the brain.

   
2-Jun-2023 7:10 PM EDT
People with disabilities who have alcohol problems need more treatment and recovery options
Research Society on Alcoholism

One in four Americans live with a disability, which is associated with stigma and disparities in health care. New research examined differences in alcohol use by disability status and types of disability, and found a need for a range of accommodations in alcohol treatment and recovery services – including technology-based options. These results and others will be shared at the 46th annual scientific meeting of the Research Society on Alcohol (RSA) in Bellevue, Washington.

   
2-Jun-2023 6:35 PM EDT
Older consumers of alcohol have a greater vulnerability to accelerated brain aging
Research Society on Alcoholism

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a common neuropsychiatric disorder marked by neuropsychological deficits and neurocircuitry brain damage that can lead to serious negative consequences for family, work, and personal well-being. Researchers will share their published findings on the adverse effects of AUD on the brain and its interaction with aging and postural instability at the 46th annual scientific meeting of the Research Society on Alcohol (RSA) in Bellevue, Washington.

   
Released: 23-Jun-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Women with common heart rhythm disorder have faster cognitive decline than men
European Society of Cardiology

Women with atrial fibrillation progress more rapidly to cognitive impairment and dementia than men with the heart rhythm condition, according to research presented today at ACNAP 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)1 and published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.

Newswise: School’s Out for Summer: Expert Offers Advice for Parents to Avoid the ‘Summer Slide’ for Kids
Released: 21-Jun-2023 1:30 AM EDT
School’s Out for Summer: Expert Offers Advice for Parents to Avoid the ‘Summer Slide’ for Kids
Virginia Tech

While summer is a time for fun in the sun, we often hear of parents expressing their concern about the “summer slide.” It’s when the loss of learning opportunities during the break lead to regression in reading and math. Some studies suggest up to a month of learning is lost over the summer, but according to Tonya Price, a 4-H youth development extension specialist with Virginia Cooperative Extension, there are many things that can be done to keep children learning and engaged while out of the classroom.

16-Jun-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Brain receptor patterns separate sensory and cognitive networks, new study finds
University of Bristol

Receptor patterns define key organisational principles in the brain, scientists have discovered.

Released: 16-Jun-2023 10:45 AM EDT
Tracing the evolutionary origin of cognitive flexibility
Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Cognitive flexibility is essential for the survival of all species on Earth. It is particularly based on functions of the so-called orbitofrontal cortex located in the frontal brain.

Newswise:Video Embedded brain-activity-organized-by-spiral-signals-found
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Released: 15-Jun-2023 8:10 PM EDT
Scientists discover spiral-shaped signals that organize brain activity
University of Sydney

University of Sydney and Fudan University scientists have discovered human brain signals travelling across the outer layer of neural tissue that naturally arrange themselves to resemble swirling spirals.

Released: 15-Jun-2023 7:45 PM EDT
New research shows the benefits of teaching pupils about mental health in the classroom
Swansea University

New research by Welsh academics has just been published demonstrating the benefits of improving pupils’ mental health literacy and reducing the stigma around mental health issues at a crucial stage in a young person’s life.

   
9-Jun-2023 1:40 PM EDT
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals may raise risk of cognitive disorders in future generations, animal study finds
Endocrine Society

Adverse cognitive effects linked to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) exposure, a type of endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC), have the potential to be passed down through generations, according to an animal study being presented Thursday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.

Newswise: Scientists develop universal donor stem cell therapy to treat degenerative brain diseases in a preclinical study
Released: 15-Jun-2023 5:10 PM EDT
Scientists develop universal donor stem cell therapy to treat degenerative brain diseases in a preclinical study
City of Hope

Scientists at City of Hope have developed universal donor stem cells that could one day provide lifesaving therapy to children with lethal brain conditions, such as Canavan disease, as well as to people with other degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis.



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