Posts Tagged: Neuroscience
New Western neuroscience study shows how we learn from watching others
April 21, 2016
A new study from Western University shows that the parts of our brain that provide us with our sense of…
Listen to your heart – it may tell you something about memory
April 5, 2016
Follow your heart because a new study from Western University shows that your memories already do. Investigators at Western’s renowned…
Internationally renowned neuroscientists join Western to further advance innovative technologies
March 17, 2016
An internationally renowned wife-and-husband team of cognitive neuroscientists have joined Western University after collaborating on game-changing research for the past…
Western welcomes new neuroscientist who unlocks minds with machines
March 10, 2016
If you watch science fiction movies from 1970s, you would think by the year 2016 there would be a robot…
International study explores the good, the bad and not-so ugly of hallucinations
February 4, 2016
Hallucinations can be a terrifying part of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia. But according…
The story behind a vegetative patient’s shocking recovery
January 5, 2016
Western University’s Adrian Owen provided expert analysis to award-winning science writer Kate Lunau for her long-form, feature story about the…
Western neuroscience study reveals new link between basic math skills and PSAT math success
January 3, 2013
New research from Western University provides brain imaging evidence that students well-versed in very basic single digit arithmetic (5+2=7 or 7-3=4) are better equipped to score higher on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT).