Researchers identify a cell type in brain integral to attention...
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm who were studying mice found that the activity of the PV cells reflected the animals’ level of attention....
read moreFixing sleep apnea even helps kids with higher IQs
A new study suggests that it’s just as important to pay attention to snoring, labored breathing and other symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea in high-performing kids as those with learning struggles....
read moreHow estrogen affects memory
A research team has found that adding estrogen to female mouse brains boosts short-term learning....
read moreDistractibility trait predisposes some to attentional lapses
There’s new research indicating that people vary not only according to personality traits, but also by cognitive traits like distractibility....
read moreHow music and language shape the brain
A Northwestern University professor has created a way to measure how the brain makes sense of sound....
read moreMother’s PCOS may raise autism risk in offspring
Researchers have identified a link between maternal polycystic ovary syndrome and increased risk of autism in the offspring....
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