Read more neuroscience stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7619/neuroscience.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:57:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73959/new-brain-cells-bump-old-memories.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe birth of new brain cells bumps old memories into long-term storage, according to new research which upends earlier theories. Researchers working with rodents found that the creation of new neurons destabilized existing connections in the hippocampus instead of strengthening them as they had expected, effectively "clearing the inbox" and...http://www.newser.com/story/73959/new-brain-cells-bump-old-memories.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 5:03:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69943/cia-interrogations-caused-brain-damage-scientist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe CIA's harsh interrogations are likely to have damaged the brains of terrorist suspects, diminishing their ability to recall and provide the detailed information the spy agency sought, according to a new scientific paper. The paper scrutinizes the techniques used by the CIA under the Bush administration through the lens...http://www.newser.com/story/69943/cia-interrogations-caused-brain-damage-scientist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 15:26:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67122/alcoholics-are-less-able-to-read-your-face.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLong-term alcoholics have a diminished ability to sense others’ emotions, even if they have been sober for years, the Chicago Tribune reports. A new study used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to look at the brain activity of abstinent alcoholics and non-alcoholics while they looked at pictures of faces that...http://www.newser.com/story/67122/alcoholics-are-less-able-to-read-your-face.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 16:32:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66974/scientist-seeks-help-for-the-hopelessly-lost.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Canadian neuroscientist has discovered a brain disorder that causes sufferers to spend their lives hopelessly lost even in their own neighborhoods, reports the Canadian Press. People with developmental topographical disorientation utterly lack the ability to form mental maps and orient themselves, leaving them with no idea how to navigate...http://www.newser.com/story/66974/scientist-seeks-help-for-the-hopelessly-lost.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 15 Aug 2009 9:48:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65985/researchers-discover-why-pot-makes-you-forget.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have found the area in the mouse brain that marijuana acts upon to cause forgetfulness, AFP reports. Researchers in Barcelona used two groups of mice, each engineered to be missing one of the two concentrations of receptor neurons for cannabis (CB1) in the hippocampus, an area of the brain...http://www.newser.com/story/65985/researchers-discover-why-pot-makes-you-forget.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 14:55:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64662/girls-bond-boys-compete-brain-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEver wonder why girls are so fixated on swapping friendship bracelets? They may just be wired that way, according to a new study. Using MRIs to look inside tweens' and teens' brains, researchers found that one-on-one interactions got girls’ synapses firing, Time reports. Boys focused less on other individuals than...http://www.newser.com/story/64662/girls-bond-boys-compete-brain-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 16:24:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63792/real-thinking-cap-may-not-be-so-far-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA magnetic pulse directed at a certain area of the brain may enhance learning and memory, the Telegraph reports. Canadian researchers subjected volunteers to a test that required they track a dot moving on a computer screen with a joystick, and volunteers who received stimulation fared much better.http://www.newser.com/story/63792/real-thinking-cap-may-not-be-so-far-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 14:44:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61347/new-autism-research-tests-brains-reflexes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists are taking a new approach to autism research using magnetic field generators that test the brain’s reflexes, the Boston Globe reports. Much like tapping a patient on the knee to gauge a physical reaction, trans-cranial magnetic stimulation triggers activity in specific areas of the brain through a charged paddle...http://www.newser.com/story/61347/new-autism-research-tests-brains-reflexes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 1:25:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60222/test-for-early-alzheimers-in-development.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA research institute devoted to Alzheimer's and related diseases has teamed up with a major maker of diagnostic tests to speed development of what could be the first test to detect Alzheimer's in its early stages. If all goes well, the first commercial version of the test could be available...http://www.newser.com/story/60222/test-for-early-alzheimers-in-development.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 May 2009 11:59:09 CDT