More Brain & Nerve Basics News

• Sense of Adventure Rests in Primitive Brain Region

  June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Your sense of adventure comes from a primitive area of ...

• Brain's Olfactory Bulb Grows with Sense of Smell

  June 19 (HealthDay News) -- The olfactory bulb in the brain -- the brain's "smell ...

• Gay Men, Straight Women Have Similar Brains

  June 16 (HealthDay News) - MRI and PET scan studies are showing remarkable similarities between ...

• Possession Is Nine-Tenths the Perceived Value

  WEDNESDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- As anyone who has thrown a yard sale knows, ...

• Brain Stem Cells Reverse Myelin Deficiency in Mice

  June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report they have used neural stem cells to correct ...

• Human Stem Cell Transplant Helps Brain-Impaired Mice

  June 4 (HealthDay News) -- Mice with a congenital brain disorder improved after receiving human ...

• Eating Habits Not Sole Cause of Thinness or Obesity

  June 4 (HealthDay News) -- Your nerves, rather than your eating habits, may have a ...

• Marijuana May Shrink Parts of the Brain

  June 2 (HealthDay News) -- People who use marijuana for a long time can develop ...

• Active Social Life Helps Keep Aging Mind Sharp

  May 29 (HealthDay News) -- People who keep up active social lives as they age ...

• Monkey Controls Robotic Arm with Brain

  May 28 (HealthDay News) -- Relying solely on brain signal manipulation, monkeys have learned to ...

• New MRI Technique Detects Subtle Brain Injuries

  May 12 (HealthDay News) -- A new way of analyzing MRI data can detect a ...

• Demanding Jobs May Pay Cognitive Dividends in Retirement

  May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Having an intellectually demanding job that nurtures thinking abilities may ...

• Money, Praise Similarly Activate Brain's Reward Center

  April 24 (HealthDay News) -- Your brain may be telling you to be nice because ...

• Social Status Plays Role in Brain's Control of Health

  April 24 (HealthDay News) -- New information about how the brain processes social status is ...

• Brain Patterns Predict Mistakes

  April 23 (HealthDay News) -- Sometimes while performing repetitive tasks, people make mistakes. Now new research ...

• Cell Fusions During Inflammation May Protect Neurons

  April 23 (HealthDay News) -- Chronic inflammation triggers cell fusions that may protect neurons, according ...

• Chronic Exposure to Solvents Disturbs Brain's Wiring

  April 18 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term exposure to solvents in products such as paints and ...

• Exercise Could Cut Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment

  April 16 (HealthDay News) -- Regular physical exercise may help protect against mild cognitive impairment, ...

• 'Worry' Spot in Brain Found

  April 11 (HealthDay News) -- Stanford researchers report that worrying about something before it happens ...