Neuroscience in the News: August 21 - August 27
Oxytocin fails ‘trust elixir’ test
New Scientist – August 27
Oxytocin is not the "trust elixir" that internet vendors would have you believe. While the hormone does enhance trust, it won't make you gullible.
Light Diet: Eating Food without Seeing It May Impede Ability to Judge Hunger
Scientific American – August 26
A new study published online August 13 in the journal Appetite suggests that an accurate judgment of satiety depends more on what we see with our eyes rather than what we put in our stomachs.
Insulin resistance linked to brain malformations seen in Alzheimer’s
Los Angeles Times – August 25
A study, published Wednesday in the journal Neurology, sheds light on how Alzheimer's may gain a foothold in the brain -- very likely years before a patient or her family sees any sign of cognitive lapse -- and rob it of memory.
Does Music Make You Exercise Harder?
The New York Times – August 25
The interplay of exercise and music is fascinating and not fully understood, perhaps in part because, as a science, it edges into multiple disciplines, from physiology to biomechanics to neurology.
Zapping Nerves Simulates Space-Flight Effects
Wired – August 24
A new device simulates the dizzying experience of returning from space, by zapping pilots with electrical current behind the ears
Slowed Reflexes in Aging Could Be Due to Brain Changes
U.S. News & World Report – August 24
Breakdowns in brain connections may be the reason why your physical response times slow as you age, a new study has found.
Brain may take an acid trip into migraines
Ars Technica – August 24
Migraines remain poorly understood and, partly as a consequence, we have little in the way of effective treatments.
Arthritis protein ‘guards against Alzheimer’s disease’
BBC – August 22
A protein produced in cases of rheumatoid arthritis appears to protect against the development of Alzheimer's disease, US scientists have said.
Nuns donate their brains to Alzheimer’s research
Los Angeles Times – August 22
By taking yearly tests and giving their brains to science after they die, members of religious orders help doctors understand more about the disease.
Autism Might Slow Brain’s Ability to Integrate Input from Multiple Senses
Scientific American – August 21
A new study found that kids with autism were slower to integrate stimuli from different senses, providing possible explanations for behavioral differences.
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