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Using an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers have created a four-dimensional brain map that reveals how lesions similar to those seen in human MS form. These findings provide a window ...

But new research from Abertay academics has now suggested that our brain can also quickly learn ... The study, published in the British Journal of Psychology, set out to explore how our brains ...

Faculty and students in Drexel's Psychological and Brain Sciences department work side-by-side ... National Collegiate Research Conference at Harvard University. Meet Psychology Major Katelyn Phan ...

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A new artificial intelligence model measures how fast a patient's brain is aging and could be a powerful new tool for understanding, preventing and treating cognitive decline and dementia.

Research has shown that young people who face adversity such as traumatic or stressful events during brain development are 40% more likely to develop anxiety disorders by adulthood.

John Kounios is a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Drexel University. He is co-author of The Eureka Factor: ...

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Dr. Kelsey Gnade Coulthard is a postdoctoral fellow in the Pediatric Medical Psychology Program. She earned her Ph.D. in child clinical psychology from Louisiana State University, and completed her ...

New research reveals that short, memory-focused interventions can help individuals resist misinformation more effectively and retain these skills over extended periods, acting as "psychological ...