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Your smartphone reduces brain power when it's within reach — even if it’s off, according to a new study at the University of Texas at Austin.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | University Research | The University of Texas at AustinNeuroscientists at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a group of cells in the brain that are responsible when a frightening memory re-emerges unexpectedly.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | The University of Texas at AustinChoosing to forget something might take more mental effort than trying to remember it, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin discovered through neuroimaging.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | The University of Texas at AustinThe current standard of care for brain tumors includes surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, but recurrence is common and associated with a poor prognosis for the patient.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Brain Tumors | The University of Texas at AustinApplying mild electrical stimulation to an area of the brain associated with cognitive control helps people with schizophrenia to recognize errors and adjust their behavior to avoid them as much as it helps healthy subjects do so, according to a new study by Vanderbilt psychologists.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Depression & Schizophrenia | Vanderbilt UniversityFecal transplants are increasingly being used as the treatment of last resort for certain infections in the human gut and have had remarkable success treating the nursing home and hospital-acquired scourge, Clostridium difficile colitis, an infectious diarrhea that often follows antibiotic…
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Parkinson's & Epilepsy | Vanderbilt UniversityResearchers have successfully stopped cocaine and alcohol addiction in experiments using a drug already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat high blood pressure.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Addiction | The University of Texas at AustinPeople with Alzheimer’s disease don’t perceive pain as readily as healthy older adults, and this may lead to delays and underreporting of pain.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Alzheimers | Vanderbilt UniversityResearchers in the College of Education at UT Austin are making an impact in the field of Autism and Developmental Disabilities through an integrated model that includes three elements: Teaching, Research & Scholarship and Clinical Work.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Autism | The University of Texas at AustinEvery time you make a memory, somewhere in your brain a tiny filament reaches out from one neuron and forms an electrochemical connection to a neighboring neuron. Biologists study how these connections are formed at the molecular and cellular level.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Autism | Vanderbilt University