- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 20th, 2013
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
Study finds anxiety responses are heavily dependent on contexts
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 18th, 2013
The Autistic Brain Features More Neural Connections
This hyper-connectivity may play a role in the condition
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 18th, 2013
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
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
Additional details of Barack Obama's recent plan unveiled
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 15th, 2013
Human Brain Processes Visual Inputs Even When We Do Not Know It
Scientists determined how the visual area of the brain does this
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 12th, 2013
Certain Brain Wave Oscillations Allow the Brain to Learn During Sleep
New study provides additional insight into how the human brain works
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 12th, 2013
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
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
A moderate exercise regimen is sufficient to yield positive effects
- Behavior/Humans
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 4th, 2013
Video Games Boost Spatial Orientation and Memory Planning
Study finds that some areas of the brain get bigger the more you play
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 18th, 2013
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
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 22nd, 2013
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
- Behavior/Humans
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 6th, 2013
“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
The human brain continues to elude understanding, but scientists are still trying
- Behavior/Humans
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 1st, 2012
The Brain Hides Complex Information from You
Scientists decipher some of the mechanisms employed in doing so