Cognitive Decline Begins Around 27

Cognitive Decline Begins Around 27

The peak of the brain is at 22 years of age

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 19th, 2009
How Your Brain Recalls Single Events

How Your Brain Recalls Single Events

A new scientific study sheds light on the matter

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 19th, 2009
Depression Prevents People from Seeing the Good in Life

Depression Prevents People from Seeing the Good in Life

Being gloomy all day is not the real issue

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 17th, 2009
Stress Makes the Brain 'Log Out'

Stress Makes the Brain 'Log Out'

The condition may cause depression

Synchronized Musicians' Brains Fire Together

Synchronized Musicians' Brains Fire Together

Their nervous impulses are triggered simultaneously

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 17th, 2009
Consciousness Is Generated by the Entire Brain

Consciousness Is Generated by the Entire Brain

It's not located just in specific areas

The Unexpected Boosts Learning Abilities

The Unexpected Boosts Learning Abilities

The conclusion belongs to a new study

Brain Blood Flow Reveals Your Thoughts

Brain Blood Flow Reveals Your Thoughts

Scientists can map them using direct observations

Brain Areas Holding Intelligence Mapped

Brain Areas Holding Intelligence Mapped

Certain spots handle specific aspects of intelligence

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 12th, 2009
Cognitive Problems Plague Premature Babies Later in Life

Cognitive Problems Plague Premature Babies Later in Life

Especially those who have been born way ahead of time

How Belief in a Higher Power Influences the Brain

How Belief in a Higher Power Influences the Brain

Religious people and atheists get tested

Brain 'Wiring Patterns' for First Impressions Found

Brain 'Wiring Patterns' for First Impressions Found

Researchers now know how people form them

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 4th, 2009
Alcohol Commercials Prompt Viewers to Drink

Alcohol Commercials Prompt Viewers to Drink

The same holds true for feature films

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 3rd, 2009
Alcohol May Trigger Depression

Alcohol May Trigger Depression

The causal relation is not vice versa

We May Be Hardwired to Believe in God

We May Be Hardwired to Believe in God

This is the conclusion of psychological experiments

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 28th, 2009
Meet the Brain-Powered, Wheelchair-Mounted Robotic Arm

Meet the Brain-Powered, Wheelchair-Mounted Robotic Arm

It's the best thing for ALS patients

Doodling May Be Good for the Memory

Doodling May Be Good for the Memory

It may provide us with much-needed cues

 
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