UC Irvine |

People with superior recall powers vulnerable to false memories

Test subjects with super-autobiographical memory logged scores similar to those with average memory, researchers find.
UCLA |

Do your legs know what your tongue is doing?

Researchers created a virtual world for rats that showed how navigation, expectation of a reward are connected.
UC Santa Barbara |

Fruit flies offer clues to salt influence

Animals prefer low-salt foods over high. Fruit flies help unravel the underlying science.
UCLA |

New guidelines for sports concussions

The new guidelines are aimed at protecting the more than 1 million athletes who suffer concussions each year in the U.S.
UCLA |

Is peptide a key to happiness?

Hypocretin, a peptide neurotransmitter increased during positive experiences, could be instrumental in battling depression.
UC Berkeley |

Poor sleep in old age prevents us from storing memories

Memories get "stuck" — and eventually are erased — without deep sleep to move them to permanence.
UC San Diego |

Using biomarkers to identify and treat schizophrenia

Researchers say lab-based tests may be a boon to both clinicians and researchers.