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Losing something, be it one's keys, phone or the like, is nothing if not frustrating. According to one team of University of California, Berkeley researchers, the brain copes with such situations by rolling out so-called search parties and making them look around for the lost object.
More precisely, it mobiliz... |
22 April 2013
10:13 GMT |
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A German researcher named Dr. Gerhard Roth is now making headlines following his going public with the news that he had succeeded in pinning down the exact spot where evilness lies in an individual's brain.
More precisely, this neurologist maintains that, after analyzing the brains of several convicted killers... |
6 February 2013
04:28 GMT |
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The successes in high-performance computing seem to have eliminated the last reservations that scientists may have had in front of the idea of simulating the human brain.
Attempts at simulating brain activity were made in the past, but it was usually about individual brain processors, or small groups, not the whole... |
4 February 2013
08:31 GMT |
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A group of scientists based at the Northwestern University, in the United States, recently shed more light on the mechanisms that the brain uses to obscure a lot of information from conscious perception.
It is important to note here that the study was conducted in order to understand how the brain solves very comple... |
1 October 2012
05:00 GMT |
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A new study by investigators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Cambridge, sheds some light on the neural mechanisms involved in allowing us to remember more data about a specific topic, if we are paying close attention to it.
Memories form in the human brain even when our full attention is not ... |
27 September 2012
08:49 GMT |
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An international team of researchers discovered in a new study that different parts of the human brain can evolve independently of each other. This conclusion could go a long way towards improving our understanding of the brain, the group explains.
Working together with colleagues in the United States, investigator... |
26 September 2012
10:36 GMT |
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In a new study, experts at the Uppsala University, in Sweden, found that freshly-formed emotional memories can be deleted from the human brain, if caught early on. These findings have the potential of further research on memory and fear by several decades.
The discoveries could apply to a host of anxiety-related iss... |
21 September 2012
09:59 GMT |
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Would-be mothers who binge drink during pregnancy expose their fetuses to an increased risk of suffering from a series of neural development problems after birth. The conclusion belongs to a new study by experts at the University of New South Wales.
The investigators focused their efforts on analyzing information p... |
18 September 2012
10:20 GMT |
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Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) may occur more often in people who have weaker neural links between the amygdala and the prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in their brains. The amygdala is the region of the human brain responsible for controlling fear, and handling the flight-or-fight response that y... |
5 September 2012
11:38 GMT |
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Emory University investigators established in a new study that people suffering from severe, drug-resistant depression could experience some relief of their symptoms if they are given a chemical currently used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune disorders.
In the past, studies demonstrated that depressed pa... |
5 September 2012
03:03 GMT |
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Spinal cord victims may soon regain some of their mobility, if a device currently under development continues to perform the way its creators want it to. The robotic prosthetic limb is powered entirely by brain waves, and could enter mainstream use soon.
Prosthetic limb technology is an area of heavy interest for s... |
4 September 2012
03:42 GMT |
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Having or not having skills in solving math problems may be something entirely out of your control, a new study by experts at the University of Texas in Dallas indicate. They say that those who are naturally good at math tend to show a certain type of neural wiring.
Experts use this term to refer to the strength an... |
31 August 2012
10:57 GMT |
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This March, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the SOLITAIRE Flow Restoration Device for use on humans. The instrument, which may soon enter mainstream use, is capable of eliminating the blood clots that form in the brain, and help trigger strokes.
Blocked arteries are the primary reason why strokes... |
27 August 2012
09:03 GMT |
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For years, scientists have looked at the differences between the human and chimp brains primarily in terms of size. A new study by experts at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) indicates that the complexity of neural wiring may be even more important.
Physically, humans and chimps still look remarka... |
23 August 2012
08:36 GMT |
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Over the past 10 years or so, numerous studies have been conducted on the influence that music and musical training has on the human brain. A new work in this series demonstrates that receiving even a little training in this fine art during childhood can boost neural health during adulthood.
The positive effect occ... |
22 August 2012
05:45 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new study by an international team of scientists, it would appear that stroke impairs movement by altering the way in which muscle synergies are activated. The severity of the strokes determines the amount of alterations that occur, the group adds.
Experts at the Cambridge-based Ma... |
21 August 2012
05:51 GMT |
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Scientists have known for a long time that the brain sorts through data it receives from the five senses at all time, identifying the most important information and ignoring the rest. Now, researchers at Princeton University believe that they may have identified this region of the brain.
What this area deep within ... |
18 August 2012
05:59 GMT |
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A condition called small vessel ischemia, or leukoaraiosis, is a natural part of the aging process. Until now, scientists believed that it was as harmless to the human body as gray hair. However, a new study indicates that it may in fact be contributing to altering brain function in the elderly.
Experts at the Roch... |
17 August 2012
06:04 GMT |
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For years, scientists have wondered why the human brain is so much larger and complex than that of other species. According to a new study, it could be that a single protein domain (a specific unit of a protein molecule) may be responsible for this advantage.
Little is known about how the brain evolved, but what sc... |
17 August 2012
04:02 GMT |
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Investigators from the Michigan State University, led by associate professor of experimental psychiatry Lena Brundin, argue in a new study that the common parasite Toxoplasma gondii may be able to elicit small changes in brain chemistry, which may in turn lead to suicidal attempts.
In a paper published in the Augus... |
17 August 2012
03:52 GMT |
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In a bid to understand how karate practitioners can put so much force in their punches, British researchers conducted a series of brain scans on novice and expert karatekas. Their study revealed significant differences in the amount of white matter in the brains of participants. White matter is responsible for ensuri... |
16 August 2012
11:35 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific investigation conducted by Dutch researchers, it would now appear that the brain changes occurring in schizophrenia patients are the result of the disease itself (and the drugs used to treat it), rather than the consequence of genetic mutations.
Previously, it was th... |
4 August 2012
05:39 GMT |
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Working with funds from the US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a team of investigators from the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSL) has recently determined that brain imaging can be used to measure intelligence, at least up to a certain point.
Scientists have long since been puzzled by what they c... |
1 August 2012
09:33 GMT |
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Scientists at the Michigan State University (MSU) have determined in a new study that the human brain has a tough time learning a new task after the rules have changed. The process is prone to error, and it takes a longer time for people to master these skills than it would if they learned something altogether new.
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30 July 2012
11:32 GMT |
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According to researchers at the Indiana University, it would appear that group yoga has the potential to improve motor function and balance in people who suffered from a stroke, even if this form of therapy begins more than 6 months after the adverse health event.
Details of the study appear in a paper entitled &ldq... |
28 July 2012
05:27 GMT |
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Neglecting a child can adversely affect the development of their brain, researchers at Boston Children's Hospital (BCH) determined in a new study conducted on Romanian children enrolled in the Bucharest Early Intervention Project (BEIP) survey.
The correlation holds true for both psychological and physical neg... |
24 July 2012
09:55 GMT |
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Ohio State University (OSU) recently took a look at people's ability to multi-task, and discovered a series of worrying trends, as well as potential approaches to addressing them. The investigators say that certain types of multi-tasking are more harmful than others, while some can be practiced safely.
Most peo... |
24 July 2012
09:16 GMT |
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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center investigators have established in an new study that long-term exposure to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication is not harmful to monkeys. The study was focused primarily on figuring out the effects that ADHD drugs have on the brain, since many anecdotal reports... |
19 July 2012
12:00 GMT |
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Stressful situations have the potential to bring the worst out of the best of us, but several coping strategies exist that can be successfully employed to prevent this from happening. One anger management technique is to force yourself to look at the big picture. A useful exercise for accomplishing this is to pictur... |
3 July 2012
12:02 GMT |
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A team of scientists from China recently took it upon themselves to investigate an interesting idea related to the nature of schizophrenia. Some experts proposed a while back that the condition was the manifestation of a malfunctioning immune system, and the new research sought to prove that.
Most experts still agr... |
2 July 2012
05:32 GMT |
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A paper appearing in the latest online issue of the esteemed journal Annals of Internal Medicine argues that modern hospitals are so noisy that they actually make it harder for patients committed in these institutions to recover from their wounds or other afflictions. Sleep is definitely one of the most important as... |
28 June 2012
12:04 GMT |
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A team of experts from the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) say that the root cause of a devastating condition called hemimegalencephaly is a series of mutations that occur within three genes. What makes this disease even worse is the fact that it mostly affects children.
It manifests itself through th... |
27 June 2012
14:01 GMT |
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An interesting new study suggests that our answer to stressful stimuli can sometimes be totally out of proportion to the intensity of the event. As such, we tend to exaggerate at times even though, deep down, we know we are not doing the right things.
In a series of new experiments, scientists have demonstrated that... |
13 June 2012
11:23 GMT |
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A team of researchers in the United States announces the development of a drug that has the potential to reduce fear in anxious mice by altering their brain chemistry. If a similar drug is developed for humans, it could be used to fight anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the group says.
The work was ... |
12 June 2012
10:07 GMT |
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Using a medical imaging technique called functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), researchers at the University of Iowa, led by neuroscientist William Hedgcock, have found that self-control is a resource of the human brain that can be depleted.
The way this works is that a certain situation or scenario may dep... |
8 June 2012
11:03 GMT |
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According to Swedish researchers, humans exhibit a far weaker sense of smell than other animals simply because neurons in a region of the brain that process data input from the nose do not get replenished over time.
The number of nerve cells in the olfactory bulb remains constant or decreases throughout a person�... |
8 June 2012
10:44 GMT |
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According to investigators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM), it would appear that stress can hamper the development of a critically important area of the brain in children. The prefrontal cortex, which is most affected, encodes complex cognitive abilities.
The conclusion belongs to a series of studies c... |
8 June 2012
04:47 GMT |
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A group of investigators at the Stanford University argues that the movements of the human body are driven by motor neurons that relay basic, rhythmic electrical patterns down the spine. Before this study, scientists believed that specific external information relayed via these neurons was controlling motion.
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7 June 2012
08:54 GMT |
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A group of researchers in the United States have recently taken an important step forward in figuring out how the vertebrate brain is wired. They are currently compiling a map of how neurons in the brains of mice interact. This is critical step before moving on to the human brain. Thus far, neuroscientists from the C... |
2 June 2012
06:57 GMT |
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In a study that may lead to the development of new therapies for conditions such as schizophrenia and autism, researchers at the New York University have identified a protein that they say plays a critical role in underlying behavioral flexibility.
In other words, this molecule is essential for our ability to adapt ... |
30 May 2012
05:48 GMT |
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An international collaboration of American and Italian researchers have recently determined that the human immune system plays a positive role in protecting our brains against the development of a neurodegenerative form of dementia called Alzheimer's disease.
Apparently, immune activity can contribute to prese... |
28 May 2012
10:33 GMT |
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In a new study conducted on unsuspecting lab mice, researchers at the University of Montreal, in Canada, have determined that high-fat diets can lead to the development of anxiety and depression. The work reveals a potential explanation for why these two conditions are so widespread in the population.
In a paper det... |
28 May 2012
03:30 GMT |
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Many scientists have been trying to decipher how happiness, sadness or rage brings people together, making them work as a single unit regardless of their individual number. Now, a study finds that strong emotions tend to make individuals' brains work in unison. What this means is that their brain activity tend... |
25 May 2012
09:31 GMT |
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Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers say that they have managed to obtain a wealth of data on unconscious visual valence perception, in a new study. This process goes on unconsciously in the brain, and is responsible for a range of human behaviors when it comes to making a selection or a choice. It kicks in... |
24 May 2012
09:03 GMT |
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Researchers have determined that seniors who display healthier nerve connections than their peers tend to be smarter and mentally sharper later on in life. The discovery was made by experts at the Age UK charity.
Maintaining the quality of synapses is therefore shaping up to be one of the most important objectives ... |
24 May 2012
06:01 GMT |
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Data published in the latest issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry indicate that direct brain stimulation (DBS) may be an effective method of reducing the frequency and intensity of hallucinations in people suffering from schizophrenia.
DBS is still considered an experimental therapy, even though scientists h... |
22 May 2012
09:58 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new study, it would appear that consuming a lot of saturated fats – such as found in fatty meats, lard, butter, cheese, cream, coconut oil and palm kernel oil, among other sources – leads to cognitive decline and memory impairment in humans.
Investigators at the Brigham... |
21 May 2012
07:01 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study, published in the latest issue of the esteemed Journal of Physiology, it would appear that consuming a lot of sugar has negative effects on the brains of rats. Scientists use the unsuspecting rodents as proxies for human studies.
University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) inv... |
16 May 2012
09:30 GMT |
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Some experts proposed some time ago that the human brain might have a distinct area responsible for underlying spirituality and religious beliefs, called the God spot. A study conducted by experts at the University of Missouri says that no such area of the brain exists.
Rather, the team argues, the brain constructs... |
14 May 2012
10:42 GMT |
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Psychopathy is apparently characterized by a series of brain abnormalities, a team of UK experts from the King's College London explains. In a new study, they were able to confirm that this condition represents a distinct subgroup of the broader antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). Details of the study and i... |
12 May 2012
03:30 GMT |
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