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April 24, 2024
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Apr. 22, 2024 Normally, a person's pupils naturally widen (or dilate) in low-light environments to allow more light into the eye. However, in a new study, researchers reported that a person's pupils also dilate when they are concentrating on tasks. In particular, ...
Apr. 18, 2024 Twin studies have proven invaluable for teasing out the effects of both genetics and the environment on human biology. Researchers studied pairs of twins to look at how the interplay of genetics and ...
Apr. 17, 2024 Thought emerges and is controlled in the brain via the rhythmically and spatially coordinated activity of millions of neurons, scientists argue in a new article. Understanding cognition and its ...
Apr. 17, 2024 The harder your brain works at your job, the less likely you may be to have memory and thinking problems later in life, according to a new study. This study does not prove that stimulating work prevents mild cognitive impairment. It only shows an ...
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Apr. 23, 2024 Bursts of brain rhythms with 'beta' frequencies control where and when neurons in the cortex process sensory information and plan responses. Studying these bursts would improve understanding of ...
Apr. 17, 2024 Investigators have discovered how brain cells responsible for working memory -- the type required to remember a phone number long enough to dial it -- coordinate intentional focus and short-term ...
Apr. 15, 2024 Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery regarding number sense in animals by confirming the existence of discrete number sense in rats, offering a crucial animal model for investigating the ...
Apr. 15, 2024 Over a ten-year period, biobank participants who met recommended levels of physical activity had a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular disease, and the ...
Apr. 10, 2024 Biomedical engineering researchers have uncovered a previously unknown source of two key brain waves crucial for deep sleep: slow waves and sleep spindles. Traditionally believed to originate from ...
Apr. 10, 2024 A noninvasive brain stimulation treatment improved depression and anxiety symptoms among older adults in a new ...
Apr. 9, 2024 The findings may also have implications for learning and memory disorders, including Fragile X ...
Apr. 9, 2024 Researchers use network analysis to study whether it can reveal the subtle changes associated with subjective cognitive decline that cannot otherwise ...
Apr. 4, 2024 A recent study suggests that active workstations incorporating a walking pad, bike, stepper and/or standing desk are successful strategies for reducing sedentary time and improving mental cognition ...
Apr. 3, 2024 A new study is among the first of its kind to separate activity relating to emotion generation from emotion regulation in the human brain. The findings provide new insights that could help inform ...
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Apr. 2, 2024 Cell damage from oxidative stress is a major underlying cause of age-related cognitive and muscle strength decline. Antioxidants can reduce oxidative stress and prevent age-related health decline. A ...
Mar. 28, 2024 Familial Alzheimer's disease can be transferred via bone marrow transplant, researchers show. When the team transplanted bone marrow stem cells from mice carrying a hereditary version of ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Researchers have introduced a new, refined method for analyzing brain signals, enhancing our understanding of brain functionality. This research has the potential to improve treatments for ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Artificial intelligence (AI) may serve as a future tool for neurologists to help locate where in the brain a stroke occurred. In a new study, AI processed text from health histories and neurologic ...
Mar. 27, 2024 What makes us human? According to neurobiologists it is our neocortex. This outer layer of the brain is rich in neurons and lets us do abstract thinking, create art, and speak complex languages. An ...
Mar. 27, 2024 People who can't visualize an image in their mind's eye are less likely to remember the details of important past personal events or to recognize faces, according to a review of nearly ten ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Dedicated memory tests on smartphones enable the detection of 'mild cognitive impairment', a condition that may indicate Alzheimer's disease, with high ...
Mar. 26, 2024 A new analysis involving over 13,000 people has found changes to blood vessels in the brain that can increase the risk of stroke and dementia are common in people with a range of heart conditions, ...
Mar. 26, 2024 Researchers have identified a new potential target for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease -- PDE4B. The researchers observed that AD mice showed memory deficits in maze tests, but memory was ...
Mar. 26, 2024 The International Brain pH Project Consortium unveils groundbreaking findings in a large-scale animal model study, indicating altered brain pH and lactate levels as a transdiagnostic endophenotype in ...
Mar. 25, 2024 A new study has found human brains are getting bigger. The increased size may lead to a brain reserve, potentially reducing the risk of ...
Mar. 22, 2024 Only a very small percentage of neurons show changes after an epileptic seizure in mice, but these alterations can be permanent and trigger future seizures. An experimental treatment may prevent ...
Mar. 21, 2024 A researcher has developed a new model that provides a holistic view on how our brain manages to learn quickly and forms stable, long-lasting memories. Their study sheds light on the crucial role of ...
Mar. 21, 2024 Researchers have identified a mechanism that causes neurological problems in mice infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19. The researchers also found a treatment that helped prevent these ...
Mar. 19, 2024 The development of anxiety in girls and young women may stem from an imbalance between two crucial brain chemicals, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate, according to a new study. This ...
Mar. 19, 2024 The middle-aged brain could provide a window into future cognitive health. A team reviewed evidence from human and animal studies suggesting that middle age -- commonly considered as the period ...
Mar. 18, 2024 Researchers have discovered that the causes of age-related memory decline are more complicated than previously believed. Their study found that neural dedifferentiation is driven by different ...
Mar. 15, 2024 Eating fatty food in the days leading up to surgery may prompt a heightened inflammatory response in the brain that interferes for weeks with memory-related cognitive function in older adults -- and, ...
Mar. 15, 2024 Researchers show that non-invasive brain stimulation can change a specific brain mechanism that is directly related to human ...
Mar. 13, 2024 U.S. veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq who suffered mild traumatic brain injury from exposure to explosive blasts were found to have changes in cerebrospinal fluid proteins that are ...
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Researchers Introduce Enhanced Brain Signal Analysis Technique
- Could AI Play a Role in Locating Damage to the Brain After Stroke?
- Not Unique to Humans but Uniquely Human: Researchers Identify Factor Involved in Brain Expansion in Humans
- A Decade of Aphantasia Research: What We've Learned About People Who Can't Visualize
- Memory Self-Test Via Smartphone Can Identify Early Signs of Alzheimer's Disease
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Study Finds High Prevalence of Hidden Brain Changes in People With Heart Disease
- New Treatment Target Identified for Alzheimer's Disease
- Large-Scale Animal Study Links Brain pH Changes to Wide-Ranging Cognitive Issues
Monday, March 25, 2024
Friday, March 22, 2024
Thursday, March 21, 2024
- The Power of Neighbors: Neighboring Synapses Shape Learning and Memory
- Research Offers Hope for Preventing Post-COVID 'brain Fog' By Targeting Brain's Blood Vessels
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Is the Secret to Anxiety in Young Women Hidden in Our Brain Chemistry?
- Biomarkers of the Middle-Aged Brain Predict Cognitive Health in Old Age
Monday, March 18, 2024
Friday, March 15, 2024
- Fatty Food Before Surgery May Impair Memory in Old, Young Adults
- New Study Reveals Breakthrough in Understanding Brain Stimulation Therapies
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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Friday, March 8, 2024
- Brain Waves Travel in One Direction When Memories Are Made and the Opposite When Recalled
- Lack of Focus Doesn't Equal Lack of Intelligence -- It's Proof of an Intricate Brain
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- A Noninvasive Treatment for 'chemo Brain'
- Schizophrenia and Aging May Share a Common Biological Basis
- Amyloid Blood Levels Associated With Brain Changes in Alzheimer's Study
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
- Link Between Adversity, Psychiatric and Cognitive Decline
- Early Vocabulary Size Is Genetically Linked to ADHD, Literacy, and Cognition
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Tiny Magnetic Particles in Air Pollution Linked to Development of Alzheimer's
- A Holistic Framework for Studying Social Emotions
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Long-Term Memory and Lack of Mental Images
- Learning and Memory Problems in Down Syndrome Linked to Alterations in Genome's 'dark Matter'
Monday, February 26, 2024
- Live Music Emotionally Moves Us More Than Streamed Music
- Yoga Provides Unique Cognitive Benefits to Older Women at Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
Sunday, February 25, 2024
Thursday, February 22, 2024
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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- More Intense Exercise Reduces Post-Concussion Anxiety in Teens
- Can a Single Brain Region Encode Familiarity and Recollection?
Monday, February 19, 2024
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Monday, February 12, 2024
- Children's Positive Attitude Towards Mathematics Fades During the Early School Years
- Adolescents With Concussion May Benefit from More Activity Earlier
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
- Study Finds Strongest Evidence to Date of Brain's Ability to Compensate for Age-Related Cognitive Decline
- Bullied Teens' Brains Show Chemical Change Associated With Psychosis
Monday, February 5, 2024
- Fatty Acids Hold Clue to Creating Memories
- World's Largest Childhood Trauma Study Uncovers Brain Rewiring
Thursday, February 1, 2024
- Scientists Discover a Potential Way to Repair Synapses Damaged in Alzheimer's Disease
- Active Components of Ginkgo Biloba May Improve Early Cognitive Recovery After Stroke
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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Monday, January 22, 2024
- How the Brain Responds to Reward Is Linked to Socioeconomic Background
- How Aging Alters Brain Cells' Ability to Maintain Memory
Friday, January 19, 2024
Thursday, January 18, 2024
- Don't Look Back: The Aftermath of a Distressing Event Is More Memorable Than the Lead-Up
- Third Major Study Finds Evidence That Daily Multivitamin Supplements Improve Memory and Slow Cognitive Aging in Older Adults
- Physical Exercise Boosts Motor Learning -- And Remembering What One Has Learned
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
- Amnesia Caused by Head Injury Reversed in Early Mouse Study
- 'Feel Good' Hormone Could Explain Why Exercise Helps Boost Your Brain
Monday, January 8, 2024
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Thursday, December 21, 2023
- AI Alters Middle Managers' Work
- Integrating Research and Clinical Care to Uncover Secrets of Brain Development
- Brain Lesions in Former Football Players Linked to Vascular, Brain Changes
Monday, December 18, 2023
- AI's Memory-Forming Mechanism Found to Be Strikingly Similar to That of the Brain
- More Parallel 'traffic' Observed in Human Brains Than in Other Animals
- Memory Research: Breathing in Sleep Impacts Memory Processes
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
- Exercise Can Boost Brain Health
- Breastfeeding Alters Infant Gut in Ways That Boost Brain Development, May Improve Test Scores
- Yoga Nidra Might Be a Path to Better Sleep and Improved Memory
- Cognitive Strategies for Augmenting the Body With a Wearable, Robotic Arm
- Deep Neural Networks Show Promise as Models of Human Hearing
- How Stress Activates Neurons That Disrupt Sleep
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Monday, December 11, 2023
- Clues to Preventing Alzheimer's Come from Patient Who, Despite Genetics, Evaded Disease
- Caffeine Highs and Lows Soccer Players Should Be Aware of
Thursday, December 7, 2023
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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Monday, December 4, 2023
- Brains of Newborns Aren't Underdeveloped Compared to Other Primates
- Salty Immune Cells Surrounding the Brain Linked to Hypertension-Induced Dementia
Thursday, November 30, 2023
- Combined Use of Alcohol and THC Can Affect Rat Brains, Study Finds
- Optimistic Thinking Linked With Lower Cognitive Abilities
- Brain Waves Usually Found in Sleep Can Protect Against Epileptic Activity
- Distinct Brain Activity Triggered by Memories of Trauma
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
- Pulling an All-Nighter? Don't Follow With an Important Decision
- AI May Aid in Diagnosing Adolescents With ADHD
- Conscientious Personalities Less at Risk of Dementia Diagnosis
- Brain Scans of Former NFL Athletes Show a Repair Protein in Place Long After Initial Injury
- Soccer Heading Linked to Measurable Decline in Brain Function