By Rebecca Phillips, University Communications science writer SPOKANE, Wash. – Washington State University Spokane scientists have grown a tiny group of brain cells that can be induced to fall asleep, wake up and even show rebound sleep after “staying up late.”
PULLMAN, Wash. – Cats love attention, but we don’t get jealous like humans do. It’s one of those emotions that set human beings apart from other creatures in the animal kingdom.
By Ethan Nash, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture intern PULLMAN, Wash. – A Washington State University computer science student who uses technology to understand cognitive health in the elderly has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Hang on tight because the human brain keeps you on a 24-hour roller coaster. Every day the human body produces a chemical messenger in the brain called melatonin. It tells the body when it is time to go to bed.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Psychology students from Washington State University will teach visitors about the human brain 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Palouse Discovery Science Center, 950 NE Nelson Court, Pullman.
By Eric Sorensen, WSU science writer PULLMAN, Wash.—It sounds like a phrase from Urban Dictionary or the title of an animated gif, but a Washington State University researcher says “exploding head syndrome” is an authentic and largely overlooked phenomenon that warrants a deeper look.
By Brenda Alling, WSU Vancouver VANCOUVER, Wash. – Christine Portfors, associate professor of biology and neuroscience and head of the Hearing and Communication Laboratory at Washington State University Vancouver, has received two federal grants totaling more than $1.1 million over three years. The grants will be used to study how neurons in the brains of […]
SEATTLE – More than 30 percent of American adults – at least 60 million people – are obese, while more than 50 percent are overweight. And since people who are overweight and obese are at much greater risk of developing serious medical conditions – high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, diabetes, and certain cancers […]
Part electrical engineer and part neurophysiologist, Dave Rector often will be found tucked in a far corner of the College of Veterinary Medicine surrounded by a jumble of colored wire, black electrical tape and socket sets. A slight hint of rodent scents the air while a periodic table of the elements hangs above a bubbling […]
VANCOUVER – In a free forum for educators, parents and the public, Janet Zadina of Tulane University will present “Education Speaker Presents Brain Research in English Language Learners,” at 7 p.m. on Nov. 8 in the Student Services building, Room 110, at Washington State University Vancouver. This lively presentation, peppered with humor, music, and audience […]