Seven may be a wonder but four is just about the limit for your brain processes
Seven may be a wonder but four is just about the limit for your brain processes. Sydney scientist has challenged the long-held wisdom that seven […]
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Family’s economic situation influences brain function in children
Family’s economic situation influences brain function in children. Children of low socioeconomic status work harder to filter out irrelevant environmental information than those from a […]
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How drugs hijack decision-making in the brain
How drugs hijack decision-making in the brain. A new cognitive science study by substance abuse researchers has discovered that an area of the brain called […]
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Scientist maps how brain changes when being creative
Scientist maps how brain changes when being creative. Different parts of the brain are active at different times and when it is engaged in a […]
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Switching off a specific brain region can alter ingrained habits in rats
Switching off a specific brain region can alter ingrained habits in rats. Ingrained habits in rats can be quickly broken—and reestablished—by targeting and switching off […]
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High altitude climbers at risk for brain bleeds
High altitude climbers at risk for brain bleeds. New magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and brain research shows that mountain climbers who experience a certain type […]
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Training your brain to control what you eat
Training your brain to control what you eat. Can we rewire our brains to want an apple not a cake? Brain plasticity and brain training […]
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In brain, competing thoughts come in waves and rhythms
In brain, competing thoughts come in waves and rhythms. Emerging evidence suggests that a group of neurons can represent each unique piece of information, but […]
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Study of comatose brains finds changes to highly connected hub areas
Study of comatose brains finds changes to highly connected hub areas. Scientists have uncovered a key property of comatose brains that differentiates them from normal […]
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In a study of older adults, physical activity led to 5% more gray matter
In a study of older adults, physical activity led to 5% more gray matter.
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Human brain, Internet and Cosmos have same structures
Human brain, Internet and Cosmos have same structures. The structure and the growth of the Universe may be similar to that of human brain and […]
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Researchers find evidence that brain compensates after traumatic brain injury
Researchers find evidence that brain compensates after traumatic brain injury. Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center have […]
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Neuron computer ‘invention’ hailed by scientists
Neuron computer ‘invention’ hailed by scientists. An invention which could hold the key to building the world’s first neuron computer has been hailed by leading […]
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‘Epidemic’ of brain injuries in New Zealand
‘Epidemic’ of brain injuries in New Zealand. The number of New Zealanders with traumatic brain injuries has reached “epidemic levels”, with a new injury occurring […]
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Joubert syndrome in humans
Joubert syndrome in humans. This is a rare neurological condition that is linked with autism-spectrum disorders and brain structure malformations.
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‘Sleeping beauty’ gene proves beastly for sufferers
‘Sleeping beauty’ gene proves beastly for sufferers. A mysterious molecule that turns people into modern-day Rip Van Winkles has been discovered in the brain, and […]
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Do You Use Just 10% Of Your Brain?
The answer is…no! Popular “neuromyths”—such as the belief that individuals only use 10% of their brain, or that stimulus-rich environments improve the brains of young […]
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Did exercise make the human brain so buff?
Did exercise make the human brain so buff? Human brawn may be the key to why human brains are so big, according to a new […]
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Rare brain surgery a NZ first
Rare brain surgery a NZ first. Schoolgirl will today become the first child in New Zealand to receive electrical brain implants to help calm her […]
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MRI Shows Brain Disruption In Patients With Post-Concussion Syndrome
MRI shows changes in the brains of people with post-concussion syndrome (PCS), according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. Researchers hope […]
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