Tag: neuroplasticity
Your brain can be trained, much like your muscles – a...
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, University of Pittsburgh
If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle,...
How does your brain create new memories? Neuroscientists discover ‘rules’ for...
William Wright, University of California, San Diego and Takaki Komiyama, University of California, San Diego
Every day, people are...
I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy...
Kelly Lambert, University of Richmond
We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and...
Medication can help you make the most of therapy − a...
Rebecca Price, University of Pittsburgh
There is mounting recognition in the scientific community that combining different treatment approaches for...
Fatherhood changes men’s brains, according to before-and-after MRI scans
Darby Saxbe, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Magdalena Martínez García, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón IiSGM
Ketamine paired with looking at smiling faces to build positive associations...
Rebecca Price, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
Ketamine paired with looking at smiling faces to build positive associations...
Rebecca Price, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
Swimming gives your brain a boost – but scientists don’t know...
Seena Mathew, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
It’s no secret that aerobic exercise can help stave off some of the...
EXPLORING NATURE
Raccoons break into liquor stores, scale skyscrapers and pick locks –...
Kelly Lambert, University of Richmond
When a curious raccoon broke into an Ashland, Virginia, liquor store in December 2025,...
