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A new study sheds light into how we recognize facial expressions of emotion. Researchers report our interpretation of emotions expressed facially by others depends upon our pre-conceived understanding of emotion.

Scientists don't understand how some materials become superconducting at relatively high temperatures. Leiden physicists have now found a surprising connection with auxiliary black holes. It enables researchers to apply ...

Quantum communication and cryptography are the future of high-security communication. But many challenges lie ahead before a worldwide quantum network can be set up, including propagating the quantum signal over long dis...

A new study reveals how smells we encounter throughout life are encoded in memory. The findings could help develop new smell tests for Alzheimer's disease.

Researchers reveal the role nucleus gigantocellularis neurons play in generalized arousal and cognition.

Researchers have developed an artificial synapse that mimics the analog way the human brain completes tasks.

Neurobiologists have identified a mechanism that allows the brain to recreate vivid sensory experiences from memory, shedding light on how sensory-rich memories are created and stored in our brains. Using smell as a mode...

A new study has found that mice that have their microbiomes depleted with antibiotics have decreased levels of glucose in their blood and better insulin sensitivity. The research has implications for understanding the ro...

Surgeons report that patients with tumors on the right side may benefit from greater lymph node harvest during their operations.

Researchers report animals with previous conditioned experiences form memories using different plasticity mechanisms to naive subjects, even if they are about to learn the same thing.

Researchers have identified over 1,200 genes associated with educational attainment.

A new EEG study reveals when activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is suppressed, cravings for high calorie food increases.

Researchers have identified a neural network in the brains of monkeys that may represent a common evolutionary origin for social communication and human speech.

New research has shed light on why some women have 'normal' births and many don't, delivering vital information to help women make more informed maternity care decisions.

Scientists have shed light on how a major cause of human and animal disease can jump between species, by studying its genes. The findings reveal fresh insights into how new disease-causing strains of the bacteria -- call...

Psychologists have devised a novel psychological intervention to address Anxiety in Bipolar Disorder (AIBD). Anxiety is common in Bipolar Disorder (BD) and associated with worse clinical outcomes including increased suic...

Scientists have unveiled clues about a mysterious molecule called Yin Yang1 -- and revealed it may fuel tumor growth in breast cancer.

We know instinctively that our experiences shape the way we learn. If we are highly familiar with a particular task, like cooking for example, learning a new recipe is much easier than it was when we were a novice. New r...

A young girl with severe neurological symptoms finally has a diagnosis, following the discovery of a genetic mutation that likely caused the girl to experience a cascade of symptoms. Like a train hitting a missing sectio...

Scientists find that certain neurons release nitric oxide onto nearby blood vessels, and potentially use this mechanism to control awareness in the brain.

The first dementia prevalence data from a large population of lesbian, gay and bisexual older adults was reported today.

Cardiac specialists say they are alarmed by new research findings showing that women admitted to 41 Australian hospitals with serious heart attacks were half as likely as men to receive appropriate diagnostic tests and t...