The Mind News: Page 2

Another Study Links Heading in Soccer to Brain Damage (July 7, 2013): Another study has linked soccer headbutting to brain damage. The more heading the greater the damage.

Psychologists Determine Visual Working Memory Abilities of Three and Four Year Olds (June 28, 2013): A study led by psychologists led by the University of Iowa found 3 year olds can hold 1.3 objects in visual working memory.

Man's Runny Nose Was Actually His Brain Leaking Fluid (May 8, 2013): A man thought he had a runny nose and bad allergies, but it turned out his brain was leaking fluid. The illness is called cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea.

Study Finds Hand Clenching Helps With Memory Recall (April 29, 2013): Researchers from Montclair State University say hand clenching can help with memory recall.

Brain Scans Show Humans React in Similar Way to Violence Against Human or Robot (April 25, 2013): IEEE Spectrum reports that research presented at the International Communication Association conference in London found that humans react in a similar way to violence against a human or a robot.

Study Finds Taste of Beer Alone Triggers Dopamine Release in Brain (April 16, 2013): Scientists say the taste of beer, without any effect from alcohol itself, can trigger dopamine release in the brains of male beer drinkers.

Scientists: Brain Scans Can Predict Which Criminals May Reoffend (March 28, 2013): Scientists say low anterior cingulate activity can be linked to repeat offenses.

Researchers Revisit Famous Stanford Marshmallow Test With Added Factor of Reliability (October 14, 2012): Scientists from the University of Rochester have revisited the famous Stanford marshmallow experiment from the 1960s that tested how long a child would hold out before consuming a yummy fluffy white marshmallow.

Scientists Rank Most Unpleasant Sounds (October 12, 2012): Researchers from Newcastle University have conducted a study of unpleasant sounds.

Sleep Study Involving Noises and Smells Finds You Can Learn New Information While You Sleep (September 2, 2012): A new Weizmann Institute study has found that it is possible to learn while you sleep.

Video Shows the Traffic Inside a Brain Cell (August 22, 2012): A team of scientists has lit up the inside of a neuron using bioluminescent proteins from a jellyfish and captured video footage that shows the movement of proteins throughout the cell.

Princeton Researchers Discover Mysterious Region of the Brain That Acts Like a Switchboard Operator (August 20, 2012): Researchers from Princeton University say they have discovered a mysterious region deep in the human brain that could be where we sort through incoming stimuli from the outside world and focus on the information currently most important to our behavior and survival.

New Study Finds Women Score Higher on IQ Tests Than Men (July 16, 2012): A new study has found that women score higher on IQ tests than men.

New Brain Scan Detects Alzheimer's Disease (June 22, 2012): A new type of brain scan can detect Alzheimer's disease.

MRI Images Show Brain on Self-Control and Brain After Self-Control Has Been Depleted (June 18, 2012): New MRI images show what the brain looks like when a person runs out of patience and loses self-control.

Researchers Say Experiencing Strong Emotions Synchronizes Brain Activity Across Individuals (May 24, 2012): Researchers at Aalto University and Turku PET Centre in Finland have found that experiencing strong emotions synchronizes brain activity across individuals.

Scientists Digitally Map Damaged Connections in Phineas Gage's Brain (May 17, 2012): Phineas Gage is famous for suffering and surviving a horrific work-related accident.

Scientists Wake Up Chicken Embryo Brains (May 14, 2012): Researchers managed to arouse a chicken embryo inside an egg by exposing it to a sound that would have meaning after its birth, such as the sound of a chicken warning others of danger.

Researchers Say Chronic Cocaine Uses Changes Brain's Neuron Structure (May 13, 2012): Researchers at the University at Buffalo and Mount Sinai School of Medicine say they have found through experiments with mice that chronic cocaine use reduces the expression of a protein known to regulate brain plasticity.

Brain May Avoid Thought Traffic Jams by Communicating at Different Frequencies (May 7, 2012): Researchers have found that brain networks may avoid traffic jams by communicating on different frequencies.

London Ambulances to Trial Rhinochill Machine (May 5, 2012): London ambulances are running a trial of the Rhinochill machine, a portable brain cooling device.

Scientists Identify Brain Activity Patterns in Rat Brain Involved With Memory Recall (May 5, 2012): UCSF scientists have identified patterns of brain activity in the rat brain that play a role in the formation and recall of memories and decision-making.

Scientists Say Primitive Brain Structures Activate First as People Awaken From Anesthesia (April 5, 2012): Scientists says primitive consciousness emerges first as people awaken from anesthesia.

New High Resolution Scans Reveal 3D Grid Structure of Monkey and Human Brains (March 31, 2012): Scientists have released new scans of a monkey brain from a Connectom diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner that reveal a pervasive 3D grid structure with no diagonals.

Slices of Einsten's Brain on Display at Brains Exhibit in London (March 29, 2012): The Wellcome Collection in London is running a gallery about the human brain called Brains: The Mind as Matter.