General aptitude tests and specific mental ability tests are important tools for vocational guidance. Researchers are now asking whether performance on such tests is based on differences in brain structure, and if so, can brain scans be helpful in choosing a career? In a first step, researchers writ[...]
Archive for July, 2010
30 July, 2010 08:00 § in Brain Dynamics, Cognitive Neuroscience
Brain Scans May Help Guide Career Choice.
28 July, 2010 08:00 § in Brain and health
Marijuana Derivative Could Be Useful for Pain Treatment.
A new compound similar to the active component of marijuana (cannabis) might provide effective pain relief without the mental and physical side effects of cannabis, according to a study in the July issue ofAnesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society [...]
27 July, 2010 08:00 § in Cognitive Neuroscience
(Español) Una proteína vinculada al envejecimiento mejora la memoria y el aprendizaje.
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26 July, 2010 08:00 § in Brain and health
Why Does Everything Look Gray When You Feel Blue?
Regardless of culture, language, era, or individual artist, the arts consistently depict depression using darkness. Scientific findings now lend empirical support to this representation of depression that everything looks gray when you feel blue. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Fac[...]
23 July, 2010 08:00 § in Brain and health
Eating Foods Rich in Vitamin E Associated With Lower Dementia Risk.
Consuming more vitamin E through the diet appears to be associated with a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via R[...]
