Brain circuits that express depression successfully altered
July 18, 2017
Neuroscientists alleviate or reverse social withdrawal and helplessness behavior in a new study.
Drug reverses memory failure caused by traumatic brain injury
July 12, 2017
Brain-injured mice perform as well as normal mice on memory tests after treatment.
Why do some people prefer order, and others thrive in uncertainty?
July 11, 2017
A new study suggests changes in two brain regions could be responsible for attitudes related to risk.
Why a familiar face is a friendlier one
July 3, 2017
Our emotional perception is profoundly altered when we already know someone.
Providing clean water for a growing population
June 21, 2017
A new method to squeeze every drop from brine will alleviate water shortages in arid regions.
Students of all races feel safer in ethnically diverse middle schools, new report says
June 20, 2017
Groundbreaking study shows diversity's wide range of benefits in education.
Talking science with the fluidity of Pixar
June 12, 2017
Ph.D. student Sara ElShafie works with Pixar story artists to help her fellow scientists better communicate.
How reading makes us move
June 12, 2017
A new study shows how our muscles react as we process written language, an advance in the field of embodied cognition.
Small climb in mean temperatures linked to far higher chance of deadly heat waves
June 8, 2017
UC Irvine-led analysis of data from India could have dire implications for the future.
Play piano with this virtual reality glove
June 6, 2017
It's a leap forward with potential applications that are even more dazzling.