• Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 20th, 2013
Synthetic Marijuana May Increase Stroke Risks in Smokers

Synthetic Marijuana May Increase Stroke Risks in Smokers

New study adds another entry to a long list of ill side-effects

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 19th, 2013
Area of the Brain Coding for Anxiety Discovered

Area of the Brain Coding for Anxiety Discovered

Study finds anxiety responses are heavily dependent on contexts

The Autistic Brain Features More Neural Connections

The Autistic Brain Features More Neural Connections

This hyper-connectivity may play a role in the condition

Music Can Literally Reshape the Brain

Music Can Literally Reshape the Brain

The effect is more pronounced when musical training starts early on

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 18th, 2013
New Medical Implant Treats Epilepsy Seizures Before They Occur

New Medical Implant Treats Epilepsy Seizures Before They Occur

The device has to be inserted in patients' brains in order to be effective

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 16th, 2013
BRAIN Initiative to Focus on Restoring Veterans' Lost Memories

BRAIN Initiative to Focus on Restoring Veterans' Lost Memories

Additional details of Barack Obama's recent plan unveiled

Human Brain Processes Visual Inputs Even When We Do Not Know It

Human Brain Processes Visual Inputs Even When We Do Not Know It

Scientists determined how the visual area of the brain does this

Certain Brain Wave Oscillations Allow the Brain to Learn During Sleep

Certain Brain Wave Oscillations Allow the Brain to Learn During Sleep

New study provides additional insight into how the human brain works

New Test Reveals When Memory Loss Will Lead to Dementia

New Test Reveals When Memory Loss Will Lead to Dementia

The model could help scientists diagnose Alzheimer's disease earlier on

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 11th, 2013
New Dot Test Can Accurately Measure Dopamine Levels in Parkinson’s Patients

New Dot Test Can Accurately Measure Dopamine Levels in Parkinson’s Patients

The neurotransmitter plays an important role in this neural disease

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 11th, 2013
Pregnant Women Can Speed Up Fetuses' Brain Development by Exercising

Pregnant Women Can Speed Up Fetuses' Brain Development by Exercising

A moderate exercise regimen is sufficient to yield positive effects

Video Games Boost Spatial Orientation and Memory Planning

Video Games Boost Spatial Orientation and Memory Planning

Study finds that some areas of the brain get bigger the more you play

Picture of the Day: Weirdest Human Brain Ever Is Entirely Smooth, Has No Ridges and Folds

Picture of the Day: Weirdest Human Brain Ever Is Entirely Smooth, Has No Ridges and Folds

The brain belonged to a person that died back in 1970

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

“Dark Patch” Pinned Down in the Brains of Killers and Abusers

“Dark Patch” Pinned Down in the Brains of Killers and Abusers

German neurologist claims that the center for evilness lies in the brain's central lobe

  • Systems
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • February 4th, 2013
Supercomputer Will Simulate Human Brain

Supercomputer Will Simulate Human Brain

The human brain continues to elude understanding, but scientists are still trying

The Brain Hides Complex Information from You

The Brain Hides Complex Information from You

Scientists decipher some of the mechanisms employed in doing so

 
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