News tagged with journal of neuroscience

Small Fingers More Touch Sensitive

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 16, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

When it comes to finger sensitivity, bigger isn't always better.

New study links DHA type of omega-3 to better nervous-system function

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 16, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

The omega-3 essential fatty acids commonly found in fatty fish and algae help animals avoid sensory overload, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. The finding connects low omega-3s to ...

Sleep and Cancer: Uncomfortable Bedfellows

Medicine & Health / Cancer

Dec 15, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Newly-diagnosed cancer patients face a number of life-long challenges, but a new study from the Duke Clinical Research Institute suggests that a lack of sleep may be one of the most persistent and disruptive. ...

Rain or Shine? Computer Models How Brain Cells Reach a Decision

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 14, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Yale University researchers have devised a computer model to explain how the brain makes decisions based on statistical probabilities-as, for instance, when a doctor makes a diagnosis based on several conflicting ...

Neuroscience in the driving seat

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 11, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

It emerged today that more drivers are using hand-held mobile phones than two years ago, despite the introduction of tougher penalties. The Transport Research Laboratory is worried because phone-using drivers ...

More mental health care called for in wake of Ft. Hood shootings

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Dec 11, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

The recent shootings at the Ft. Hood, Texas army base, allegedly by an army psychiatrist, have placed much-needed focus on mental health care in the army. In an article published in the December issue of the journal CNS Sp ...

RXR activation -- hope for new Parkinson's disease treatment

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 11, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Following up on their previous work showing the rescue of dopamine neurons by chemicals that interact with the retinoid X receptor (RXR), researchers have now investigated the potential of these chemicals, known as RXR ligands, ...

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