• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 13th, 2015
No Two Brains Are Alike, Investigation Reveals

No Two Brains Are Alike, Investigation Reveals

Our brains are as unique as fingerprints, researchers say

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 23rd, 2015
Mind Reading Made Real: Scientists Connect Two Human Brains

Mind Reading Made Real: Scientists Connect Two Human Brains

Then, one of the volunteers could read the other's mind

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 24th, 2015
This One Very Specific Brain Area Might Be What Makes Us Humans

This One Very Specific Brain Area Might Be What Makes Us Humans

It's what allows us to process abstract information

Real and Imagined Things Cause Opposite Brain Activity

Real and Imagined Things Cause Opposite Brain Activity

An electrode net detects different EEG signals

  • Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 6th, 2014
Brain-to-Brain Connection Lets One Guy Control the Hand Motions of Another

Brain-to-Brain Connection Lets One Guy Control the Hand Motions of Another

The experiments were carried out by researchers with the University of Washington, prove mind melding is possible

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 24th, 2014
Newly Discovered Weird Brain Cells Have Scientists Scratching Their Heads

Newly Discovered Weird Brain Cells Have Scientists Scratching Their Heads

A recent paper describes a previously unknown type of brain cell that behaves fairly differently from the others

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 19th, 2013
Newly Discovered Coma State Is Deeper than the So-Called Flat Line

Newly Discovered Coma State Is Deeper than the So-Called Flat Line

Oddly enough, people in this very deep coma state show signs of brain activity

  • Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 13th, 2013
Scientists Explain Near-Death Experiences

Scientists Explain Near-Death Experiences

Shortly after the heart stops, the brain goes into overdrive

Robots Stir Feelings of Empathy in Humans, Study Finds

Robots Stir Feelings of Empathy in Humans, Study Finds

People sometimes relate to robots as if they were human as well

The Brain Calls “Search Parties” into Action When People Lose Certain Things

The Brain Calls “Search Parties” into Action When People Lose Certain Things

Study sheds new light on what happens inside the human brain when people lose an item

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 12th, 2013
Science Explains Why Potato Chips Are So Addictive

Science Explains Why Potato Chips Are So Addictive

Experiments on rats reveal why once you pop, you can almost never stop

Professional Soccer Players Have Impressive Mental Skills, Study Finds

Professional Soccer Players Have Impressive Mental Skills, Study Finds

Athletes display intense brain activity when in game circumstances

  • Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 1st, 2013
Scientists Manage to Mind Meld Two Rats

Scientists Manage to Mind Meld Two Rats

Brain-to-brain interface allows one rodent to control the behavior of another

Shakespeare, Wordsworth Labeled Rocket-Boosts for the Brain

Shakespeare, Wordsworth Labeled Rocket-Boosts for the Brain

Reading works by these authors is more beneficial than self-help books

New Brain Implant Is 10 Times Smaller Than Its Competitors

New Brain Implant Is 10 Times Smaller Than Its Competitors

These electrodes might at one point help coordinate prosthetic limbs

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 23rd, 2012
Seeing Snacks Influences Brain Activity

Seeing Snacks Influences Brain Activity

An increasing body mass index has approximately the same effect

How Ads Influence Various Neural Activity Patterns

How Ads Influence Various Neural Activity Patterns

Not all commercials trigger the same effect on the brain

 
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