Month: January 2019

Men and women remember pain differently

Scientists increasingly believe that one of the driving forces in chronic pain — the number one health problem in both prevalence and burden — appears to be the memory of earlier pain. Research suggests that there may be variations, based on sex, in the way that pain is remembered in both mice and humans. Read […]

Published on January 10, 2019

Risky decisions: Excessive social media use is comparable to drug addiction

Bad decision-making is a trait oftentimes associated with drug addicts and pathological gamblers, but what about people who excessively use social media? New research shows a connection between social media use and impaired risky decision-making, which is commonly deficient in substance addiction. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is […]

Published on January 10, 2019

A Single-Cell Level and Connectome-Derived Computational Model of the Drosophila Brain

Yu-Chi Huang, Cheng-Te Wang, Ta-Shun Su, Kuo-Wei Kao, Yen-Jen Lin, Chao-Chun Chuang, Ann-Shyn Chiang, Chung-Chuan Lo Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the Success of Society. With […]

Published on January 10, 2019