European research reveals that human reactions to unfair situations occur automatically due to increased activity of the brain amygdala. According to the study, men show greater aggressiveness than women in these types of situations.
Scientists from the United Kingdom, Poland and Japan have discovered that a protein called neuropsin present in the brain is responsible for the anxiety that appears in response to stress. The finding is published today in the journal 'Nature' and could be the first step towards developing more effective treatments.
When we don't get enough sleep, parts of the neurons in our cerebral cortex take a break in the form of a short "nap" while we stay awake. These neuronal "blackouts" can cause attention lapses and poor cognitive performance.
New York University psychologists led by Elizabeth Phelps have found that many people make decisions based on unconscious racial biases. "Decisions in the world of business, law, education, medicine, and even everyday everyday interactions are highly dependent on trust," the authors explain.
Do you want to keep your brain healthy? Visiting friends, attending parties, attending sporting events and even going to church can be as beneficial to your neurons as solving crosswords, according to a study published in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society.
In 1688, the Irish scientist William Molyneux posed the following problem in a letter to John Locke: if a person blind from birth acquires sight in adulthood and looks at a cube and a sphere, geometric figures that he previously knew how to recognize and name thanks to touch Would he be able to distinguish with his eyes what he already knew how to identify with his hands?
A team of scientists has identified a gene called AUTS2 that regulates how much alcohol we drink. The study, conducted with the participation of 47,000 subjects, has been published in the latest issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
The adult brain grows after two hours of learning similar to that of a child, according to a study by the University of Hong Kong in China published in the online edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
