Brain :: Bigger brain is smarter
When it comes to estimating the intelligence of various animal species, it may be as simple measuring overall brain size. In fact, making corrections for a species’ body size may be a mistake.
Cognition
Brain :: New Brain Neuromarker May Shed Light on Autism and Schizophrenia
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) have been able to identify neural signatures of effective, real-time coordination between people in one of the first studies in the field of social neuroscience to actually record, measure and analyze both behavior and brain activity simultaneously in two interacting humans.
DNA :: Gene mutation linked to cognition is found only in humans
The human and chimpanzee genomes vary by just 1.2 percent, yet there is a considerable difference in the mental and linguistic capabilities between the two species. A new study showed that a certain form of neuropsin, a protein that plays a role in learning and memory, is expressed only in the central nervous systems of humans and that it originated less than 5 million years ago.
Eyes :: Move your eyes for better memory
Moving your eyes horizontally or from side to side could improve your memory, revealed by researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University. Regularly exercising your eyes for half a minute can boost your ability to remember by 10 per cent.
Autism :: Social behavior differs in children with family history of autism
The baby brothers and sisters of autistic children do not seek emotional cues from adults, or respond to them, as often as other toddlers do, suggests new research from the University of California, San Diego.
Heart :: Inflammatory system genes linked to cognitive decline after heart surgery
Variants of two genes involved in the inflammatory system appear to protect patients from suffering a decline in mental function following heart surgery.
Obesity :: Food cue-related brain activity linked to obesity?
A unique pattern of gene expression observed in rats may be linked to a conditioned desire for food and excessive food intake, an article published today in BMC Biology suggests.
Brain :: Low dose aspirin does not protect women against cognitive decline
Taking low dose aspirin does not protect older women against cognitive decline, finds a large study published online in the BMJ today.
Aging :: Yerkes researchers awarded $10 million for comparative aging study
Yerkes researchers will compare aging nonhuman primates to aging humans in an effort to develop more effective treatment options for aging-related diseases.
Migraine :: Migraine may protect memory & prevent cognitive decline
Women with a lifetime history of migraine showed less of a performance decline over time on cognitive tests than women who didn’t have migraines.