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Did you know that the brain activates in different patterns when playing games with others, as opposed to when you're playing against yourself? If not, it may interest you to know that this happens because we are building a model of how our opponents and team members think and act, inside our brains. How this ca... |
7 February 2012
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific investigation conducted by experts at the Emory University, it would appear that hearing metaphors causes the human brain to display weird neural activation patterns. Specialists found high levels of activation in areas controlling sensory experiences. The team was ve... |
6 February 2012
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Children who are exposed to multiple instances of anesthesia tend to exhibit an increased risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) later on. The conclusion belongs to a new scientific study conducted by researchers at the Mayo Clinic.
The study team decided to search for this association i... |
3 February 2012
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For individuals who have congenital or acquired speech impairments, communicating with those around them can be very tough. Now, a team of experts believes it's on the right track towards developing a solution that will enable these people to talk to others just like before.
A new system being developed at the... |
1 February 2012
04:15 GMT |
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I simply knew that my passion for music would reward me in the future. Apparently, people who experience lifelong musical experiences tend to be more likely to display a delay in the normal aging process, including aspects such as memory loss and impaired hearing.
Until now, most investigators were convinced that ne... |
31 January 2012
11:57 GMT |
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A group of scientists at the University of Bristol, in the United Kingdom, says that teaching autistic children how to “talk things through in their head” could make the young ones more capable of leading an independent lifestyle later on, free from having to be under constant supervision.
The approach c... |
26 January 2012
06:13 GMT |
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A group of scientists at the University of Bristol says that a series of new brain-imaging studies they conducted reveals the effects that the active chemical in magic mushrooms – psilocybin – has on the human brain.
In order to figure out how this psychedelic drug works, the team asked a number of test... |
24 January 2012
10:15 GMT |
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Preamble
Before we go any further, there are some things you need to know. I am a philosopher at heart, and enjoy wondering about abstract concepts and ideas to the point where they become real scenarios in my head. The idea for writing this came shortly after I've finished readings Orson Scott Card's Chil... |
19 January 2012
17:01 GMT |
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The Indiana Medical History Museum holds a large collection of biological samples belonging to centuries-old brains, which researchers now plan to use to study the origins and history of mental illnesses. This work will be interesting, to say the least, and could be translated in practical applications as well.
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19 January 2012
08:34 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific investigation, it would appear that teenagers who have alcoholic parents tend to display an uncommon neural response to risky situations, which is very different from how their brains react. The reason why this particular research is so interesting is because it'... |
17 January 2012
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University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) scientists determined that teens who exhibit a deficiency of iron tend to be at higher risk of suffering conditions affecting the brain later on in life.
The risk mostly addresses forms of dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease. This correlation has been hinted at ... |
16 January 2012
05:21 GMT |
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A group of investigators at the University of California in Davis (UCD) announces the discovery of a series of mechanisms that allows our brains to remain alert, by adapting itself to cues our environment throws at us.
These cues include natural events, social situations, language, emotions experienced by others an... |
13 January 2012
09:39 GMT |
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Endorphins are a class of neurotransmitters made up of endogenous opioid peptides that act directly on areas of the brain that are responsible for making us feel pleasure and rewards. Whenever we consume alcohol, these areas light up on brain scans, demonstrating increased activity. This finding is very important to... |
13 January 2012
03:33 GMT |
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Investigators at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor say that an analysis of positron-emission tomography (PET) scans taken over the past 10 years recently revealed the approach to be very safe and accurate in discovering dementia affecting the human brain.
As an added bonus, PET scans also proved to be tremen... |
7 January 2012
06:28 GMT |
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Investigators from the UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSMC) say that people who suffer from depression tend to exhibit lower-than-average levels of vitamin D, suggesting a potential connection between the two. Such a potential link is definitely worth investigating.
The study adds an interesting perspective to a b... |
6 January 2012
10:10 GMT |
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University of Washington investigators say that humans and rats are two species in which structural changes affecting the brain can lead to the development of obesity. As such, the unsuspecting rodents are used as a proxy for humans, with researchers trying to figure out how to stop the condition.
The situation nowa... |
3 January 2012
14:01 GMT |
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A group of investigators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) says that it was recently able to identify which parts of a specific brain area are face-selective. That a region called the fusiform gyrus played a role in this was known for a long time, but which parts of it were involved in the process re... |
3 January 2012
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study conducted by investigators at the Tel Aviv University, it would appear that glial cells in the human brain play an important role in allowing us to adapt, learn and store information. The exact role that glial cells play has been a matter of great controversy amo... |
30 December 2011
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific research, it would appear that the brains of seniors are just as capable of performing certain mental tasks as the young brain. This is not the case for all types of tasks, of course, but even so, the finding puts a dent in previous theories on the issue.
For many ye... |
28 December 2011
05:53 GMT |
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Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston (UTHealth) say that sea snails and humans are actually pretty similar when it comes to studies dealing with memories. A new research carried out by the team reveals a new way of boosting memory, which was inspired by the mollusks.
The work has ... |
27 December 2011
10:00 GMT |
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In a new study, investigators from the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris, France, managed to determine the specific brain abnormality that underlies the development of dyslexia. The team learned that auditory signal processing pathways display a glitch that is the most likely cause of the condition. The findings are... |
23 December 2011
03:54 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific research, it would appear that children are perfectly capable of remembering that an object existed, even if they don't see it anymore. They cannot remember details on an object that was hidden from view, but they do know that it still exists.
This is an interes... |
20 December 2011
10:16 GMT |
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Investigators from the Boston University (BU) and the ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories, in Kyoto, Japan, say that it may be possible to soon use a new technology for boosting visual perceptual learning, or even healing mental damage.
This could be done with little or no conscious effort on the part of th... |
9 December 2011
05:03 GMT |
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Vanderbilt University investigators say in a new study that consuming the drug ecstasy – also called methylenedioxymethamphetamine or MDMA – can lead to significant changes in the brain, including a chronic loss of the key neurotransmitter serotonin.
The chemical is largely responsible for our feelings ... |
8 December 2011
08:58 GMT |
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Since an early age, women are exposed to the idea that their spatial skills are inferior to those of men, and in many instances there are. But that doesn't mean that the situation cannot be addressed. A new study shows this can be achieved by boosting women's confidence in themselves.
A healthy dose of co... |
7 December 2011
08:22 GMT |
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One of the things that everyone learns from childhood is that all sense contribute to our overall perception of the environment. The question that has been bugging researchers is how this is happening in the brain. A new study proposes a series of explanations for these phenomena.
Things are especially complex whe... |
5 December 2011
10:38 GMT |
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A group of investigators at the University of Hull say that people who are susceptible to hypnosis are also more likely to hallucinate colors in situations where there are none. The team conducted a new series of experiments on the topic, which also included people less likely to be hypnotized.
Participants were as... |
5 December 2011
03:41 GMT |
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Anecdotal wisdom has been proposing that eating fish helps protect the body by providing it with vitamins and other healthy elements. Now, a scientific research demonstrates that people who eat more baked or broiled fish are at a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
This investigation was able to deter... |
1 December 2011
16:01 GMT |
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In a study conducted using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), investigators were able to determine that playing violent video games changes neural activity in certain areas of the brain for up to a week after the initial measurement was made.
The brains of young adults exhibited modified activity pattern... |
1 December 2011
10:03 GMT |
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The brains of people who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) display an anomaly that is not present in the healthy brain, investigators at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, in New York, say in a new study.
Led by researcher Xiaobo Li, PhD, an assistant professor of radiology at the Col... |
30 November 2011
10:45 GMT |
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A team of experts based at the University of Michigan (U-M) argues that a new study carried out on lab rats has finally revealed the neural pathways fear uses to return to the brain, even after having been suppressed through behavioral approaches.
The reason why this study is important is that all behavioral therap... |
28 November 2011
09:58 GMT |
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A paper published in the latest online issue of the peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE shows that exposure to background noises makes it very difficult for people suffering from dyslexia to read.
At least part of the condition is caused by the fact that individuals who have it are always exposed to at least some outside... |
28 November 2011
08:53 GMT |
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A team of investigators from the University of Bristol, in the United Kingdom, and the Florey Neuroscience Institute in Melbourne, Australia, announces the discovery of a section of the nervous system that is responsible for underlying the link between the heart and the brain.
Any sort of glitches affecting this par... |
28 November 2011
08:21 GMT |
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University of Arizona Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences assistant professor Stephen Wilson recently managed to figure out in a new study that white brain matter plays a huge role in underlying the way the brain understands language.
White matter pathways have largely gone by ignored by researchers... |
28 November 2011
03:42 GMT |
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Investigators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM) discovered in a new study that psychopaths display brain structures that are observably different from those of normal people.
Experts showed that an area of the brain involved in underlying feelings such as guilt and sympathy, called the ventromedial prefr... |
25 November 2011
10:59 GMT |
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In a new study conducted on lab mice that were prone to becoming obese, researchers learned that transplanting immature nerve cells called neurons into the rodents' brains prevented the development of this dangerous condition.
The investigation could have significant applications in reducing obesity throughout ... |
25 November 2011
03:55 GMT |
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In a paper researchers at the Vanderbilt University published in the latest issue of the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, they reveal that the brains of people who consume alcohol have to work extra hard to carry out the same task as their non-drinking peers.
The connection holds true regardle... |
19 November 2011
05:21 GMT |
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One of the most difficult issues to resolve when it came to constructing an artificial replica of the human brain was that of neural plasticity. This obstacle has now been surpassed, thanks to the work of investigators from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Cambridge.
What the group was particularl... |
15 November 2011
08:34 GMT |
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People who are capable of remembering most of the things that happened to them throughout their lives in detail may be able to do so thanks to the fact that certain regions of their brains are significantly more developed than normal.
According to a team of scientists, these individuals are able to recall so many d... |
14 November 2011
05:06 GMT |
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For people suffering from diverse conditions – including addictions, post-traumatic stress disorder and phobias – could potentially benefit from the results of a new study. Researchers have shown that behaviors associated with a stimulus can be changed in a very simple way.
All healthcare experts need t... |
7 November 2011
09:33 GMT |
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One of the things that always separates an addict from a normal person is the fact that they will repeatedly choose the behavior or substance that's got them hooked up despite being fully aware of the risks involved in doing this. A new study recently revealed the brain areas responsible for this behavior. Som... |
31 October 2011
03:46 GMT |
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Scientists at the Munich, Germany-based Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry (MPIP) say that the human brain shows the same activation patterns in motor control regions when we sleep and dream as we do when we are awake.
This may be one of the main reasons why certain dreams may appear too real to many. If people env... |
28 October 2011
16:01 GMT |
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In a paper published in the October 27 issue of the top scientific journal Nature, researchers present findings which support the idea that the human brain continues to remodel itself throughout life, in predictable patterns that could theoretically be steered in one direction or another.
The two research papers th... |
28 October 2011
10:44 GMT |
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In a paper published in a recent issue of the top scientific journal Nature, investigators at the Yale University detail how they were able to create the most exquisite map of neural connections at various stages of human development.
The research was focused on studying how the human brain evolves before birth. In... |
27 October 2011
10:55 GMT |
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In a paper published in the October 25 issue of the medical Journal of Neuroscience, researchers at the University of Bristol, in the UK, say that cannabis has been demonstrated to cause adverse side-effects on concentration and memory in humans.
After the plant is used, brain activity in areas where these traits a... |
26 October 2011
03:58 GMT |
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Women who have just given birth to their children undergo a wide variety of alterations in their brain functions, which is the main mechanism through which instinctive mothering behaviors develop. The conclusion belongs to a new study published by experts at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The changes in brain f... |
25 October 2011
09:29 GMT |
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A collaboration of researchers coordinated by investigators at the Scripps Research Institute (SRI) recently uncovered a new approach to addressing brain inflammation. Their method does not cause the type of side-effects that drugs such as ibuprofen do.
The approach relies on blocking the action of a single enzyme,... |
21 October 2011
06:41 GMT |
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University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) investigators say that the brains of autistic children do not develop as fast and as efficiently as the brains of healthy kids of comparable age and status.
This discovery potentially indicates new avenues of research when it comes to understanding autism, and developi... |
21 October 2011
05:57 GMT |
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The human brain is known to take deep pleasure from caresses. Researchers can notice it light up when one person in a couple is touched by the other. A team of Swedish investigators has now determined that the reaction also ensues when people view others being caressed.Until now, experts had no idea that such a stron... |
19 October 2011
14:01 GMT |
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In a research paper published in the Association for Psychological Science's (APS) journal Current Directions in Psychological Science, scientists explain that, under certain conditions, forgetting things may in fact augment memory as a whole, rather than hamper it. Forgetfulness is an often-overlooked component... |
19 October 2011
09:38 GMT |
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