Saturated Fatty Acid Levels Increase When Making Memories
University of Queensland via EurekAlert – Saturated fatty acid levels unexpectedly rise in the brain during memory formation, according to research, opening a new avenue of…
‘Knowing How’ Is in Your Brain
Carnegie Mellon University via EurekAlert – Although we often think of knowledge as “knowing that” (for example, knowing that Paris is the capital of France), each…
From Scaffolding to Screen Time: Understanding a Child’s Developing Brain for Reading
Cognitive Neuroscience Society via EurekAlert – In the debate about nature versus nurture for developing reading skills, cognitive neuroscientists have a clear message: both matter. From…
Research Identifies Changes in Neural Circuits Underlying Self-Control During Adolescence
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine via Science Daily – Researchers applied tools from network science to identify how anatomical connections in the brain develop…
Dementia Spreads Via Connected Brain Networks
University of California – San Francisco via EurekAlert – Brain maps allow individualized predictions of frontotemporal dementia progression. In a new study, UC San Francisco…