Gratitude does more than help maintain good health. New research at the University of Oregon finds that regularly noting feelings...

Drug use in adolescence is often linked to later substance-abuse problems, but a new study suggests that a key risk...

Combining insights from psychology, behavioral economics and neuroscience, University of Oregon researchers have found converging signs of pure altruism and...

University of Oregon scientists have looked into the brains of living mice to see in real time the processing of...

If you have trouble sleeping, the neurons in your brain may be firing like those in roundworms randomly seeking food...

University of Oregon and University of Cincinnati researchers have found that everyday shoppers make assumptions about brands that use green...

Two wrongs can make a right, at least in the world of visual perception and motor functioning, according to two...

When people hear the sound of footsteps or the drilling of a woodpecker, the rhythmic structure of the sounds is...

Adolescents with strong working memory are better equipped to escape early drug experimentation without progressing into substance abuse issues, says...

Clinical psychologists are being urged by two University of Oregon researchers to recognize the experiences of institutional betrayal so they...

A new study by researchers at the University of Oregon published today in the journal Neuron describes a brainstem circuit in mice...

Maybe turning to sleep gadgets -- wristbands, sound therapy and sleep-monitoring smartphone apps -- is a good idea. A new...

When tracking a moving object, the two halves of the human brain operate much like runners successfully passing a baton...

There is a growing need for Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy (CRT) due to the huge influx of soldiers returning from war...

Search for brain training on the Web. You'll find online exercises, games, software, even apps, all designed to prepare your...