Potential brain switch responsible for our behavioural change identified

A new study by investigators at the University of Michigan and Eli Lilly may reveal the "switch" that helps our brains to make the shift from current behaviours to new ones. They measured levels of a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine, which is involved in attention and memory, while rats monitored a screen for a signal. At the end of each trial, the rat had to indicate if a signal had ...

Michigan State AD Mark Hollis praises coach Dantonio for being stoic presence

MLive.com reporter Mike Griffith and helped to break down that image and painted a picture of a man not often seen on the sidelines of Spartan Stadium; an image, Hollis says, that doesn't encapsulate the whole story of Mark Dantonio. "The main thing about Mark is he is a family person, on two different levels,'' Hollis said of the team's coach. "One, he's ...

Police 1-year-old dies after being found in tub in Flint

Flint - Police say a 1-year-old boy has died after being found unresponsive in a water-filled bathtub in Flint. The Flint Journal reports police are treating the child's death Monday night as suspicious. The child's mother told police the boy was in the living room when she put his bath toys in the tub and put a drain plug in the tub. The woman told police the water wasn't running ...

Ryan Gosling skips Cannes Film Festival to hang in Detroit

Ryan Gosling attends the premiere of 'The Place Beyond The Pines' in New York. Gosling is in Detroit filming his directorial debut and will miss the Cannes Film Festival. / Evan ...

Muppets creators items head to New York City museum

Muppets Fozzie Bear, left, a Whatnot, center, and Kermit the Frog make a television appearance Nov. 24, 2008, in New York. Kermit, Miss Piggy, Bert and Ernie of 'Sesame Street' fame, the stars of 'Fraggle Rock' and other puppets, costumes and items from throughout Muppets creator Jim Henson's career have been donated to the Museum of the Moving Image, which is building a ...