Mind & Brain
Multiple Methods Enable Doctors to Treat Dizziness
Exercises, surgeries and pharmacological interventions can aid vertigo sufferers
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Mind & Brain
Lucy Film Hinges on Brain Capacity Myth
On July 25, French film writer/director Luc Besson's action thriller Lucy opens in theaters nationwide. The premise is that the title character, played by Scarlett Johansson, is exposed to a drug that unlocks her mind, giving her superhuman powers of cognition...
Neurology
New Brain Implant Conquers Vertigo
Surgeons have implanted a new prosthesis in four patients to correct disabling dizziness. The device may someday restore balance to hundreds of thousands more
Mind & Brain
More Than 100 Genetic Locations Found to Be Linked to Schizophrenia
The news comes on the same day as a $650-million donation to expand psychiatric research
Mind & Brain
Common Mutations Account for Bulk of Autism Risk
Common gene variants that have minor effects may contribute about half the risk of developing autism
Mind & Brain
Music Might Boost Self-Awareness in Alzheimer's Patients
Many studies have found that familiar songs enhance mood, relieve stress and reduce anxiety in patients with Alzheimer's, perhaps because musical memory is often spared even when a patient has declined to a low level of cognition...
Mind & Brain
"Alive Inside" Shows How Music Can Break Through the Fog of Dementia
A documentary captures people with dementia reconnecting to emotions and lost memories through music
Diet, Exercise and Other Behaviors May Impede Dementia
In 2010, the National Institutes of Health held a conference to determine what measures, including behavioral steps like exercise and diet, could be taken to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s...
Mind & Brain
Mild Brain Injury Leaves Lasting Scar
A long-term study reveals how the brain responds to a mild impact, and could guide future intervention
Mind & Brain
Large Study of Stem Cells for Autism Draws Criticism
Experts say a $15-million trial to explore stem cells from cord blood for treating autism is premature
Health
Heavy Metal Headbanging Rare Risk Revealed
Headbanging can cause pain or even whiplash. But a 50-year-old Motörhead fan developed a more serious condition, bleeding in the brain that required surgical repair, after headbanging at a concert...
Chemistry
Why Alzheimer's Drugs Keep Failing
Drug candidates have a 99.6 percent failure rate, and poor early detection methods make clinical trials difficult and costly
Mind & Brain
SSRIs May Help Us See the Glass Half Full
Common antidepressants may also affect learning and digestion
Mind & Brain
Memory-Saving Devices Snag $37.5 Million in Federal Funds
Implants to restore brain function lost to injury and disease win support from a defense agency
Neuroscience
When Arousal Is Agony
Sexual dysfunction can emerge when certain nerves start misfiring. Are SSRIs partially to blame?
Mind & Brain
Rethink Your Thoughts about Thinking
Targeting metacognition—our beliefs about thoughts—might alleviate mood disorders and even schizophrenia
Health
Fear and Anxiety May Shorten Dogs' Lifespan
For some, it happens in the bathroom. For others, it's the living room. All across America, as fireworks go off on July 4th, many dogs experience varying degrees of fear and stress.
Mind & Brain
Genetic Mutation May Lead to Autism Subtype
CHD8, a gene that regulates the structure of DNA, is the closest thing so far to an “autism gene”
Mind & Brain
A Sense of Time Requires a Sense of Space
Our brain may not be able to conceptualize time without a proper understanding of space
Mind & Brain
Protective Gene Staves Off Dementia
Activating the gene with drugs such as lithium could prevent or slow cognitive decline
