Precise brain stimulation boosts memory
Source: BBC News By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent, BBC News Image copyrightSPL Using electricity to precisely stimulate the brain can boost people’s working memory, a study suggests. […]
How to plan your day to get the best out of your brain
Source: BBC News By William Park Our brains are not perfect, smooth-running machines. Our physical responses to the events of the day are not consistent at all times. Intuitively, you […]
Gently stroking babies ‘provides pain relief’
Source: BBC News Gently stroking a baby reduces activity in their brain associated with painful experiences, a study has found. The study, by University of Oxford and Liverpool John Moores […]
A doctor who achieved a near-perfect score on the medical-board exam shares his 6 best strategies to memorise any kind of information
Source: Business Insider BY MYELLE LANSAT Dr. Sudip Bose is a former major in the US Army and is an Iraq Warveteran. In 2002, he achieved a near-perfect score on the […]
Does Thinking Burn Calories? Here’s What the Science Says
Source: Time By MARKHAM HEID You spent Sunday on the couch, skimming your social feeds and watching HGTV. Monday at work was a different story; your job involves creative problem solving […]
What happens to the brain during a concussion?
Source: BBC News Concussion is a common brain injury. Sports stars suffer from this condition on a weekly basis. But what actually happens to the brain when we are concussed? […]
How Social Media Is Hurting Your Memory
Source: Time By ANDREW GREGORY Each day, hundreds of millions of people document and share their experiences on social media, from packed parties to the most intimate family moments. Social platforms […]
What causes us to get hangry?
Source: BBC News By Sarah Keating 25 April 2018 This story is from an episode of Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4. It was presented by Jane Garvey and produced by Rory […]
Older adults grow just as many new brain cells as young people
Source: Science Daily Date:April 5, 2018 Source:Cell Press Summary:Researchers show for the first time that healthy older men and women can generate just as many new brain cells as younger […]
This Study Could Explain Why Our Brains Perform Worse As We Age
Source: Time By ALICE PARK For a long time researchers thought the brain did not make new cells. That meant that as the existing cells died with age, nerve connections were […]
The brain-changing benefits of exercise
Source: TED Talk What’s the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain today? Exercise! says neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. Get inspired to go to the gym as Suzuki […]
The secret world of babies
Source: BBC News By Sophie Hardach 28 March 2018 I am sitting in a lab in London, holding my wriggling baby son in my arms, while two scientists gently try […]
Being Sleepy During the Day Could Be a Warning Sign of Alzheimer’s
Source: Time By ALICE PARK Researchers know that a condition as complicated as Alzheimer’s can’t be traced to a single or simple cause. Genetic factors contribute to the degenerative brain disorder […]
Brain donation urged by Cardiff dementia research centre
Source: BBC News By Natalie Crockett BBC News Older people in Wales are being urged to think about donating their brains after they die to help scientists researching dementia. Researchers at […]
How feeling bad changes the brain
Source: BBC News By Melissa Hogenboom 15 January 2018 In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel A Handmaid’s Tale, the many wrongs that befall Offred strike a chilling chord among most readers. […]
Just 10 Minutes of Exercise Can Help Your Brain
Source: Time By AMANDA MACMILLAN Just 10 minutes of physical activity can increase brainpower for a short time afterward, according to a new study published in Neuropsychologia. The finding may be important for […]
Neuroscience Has a Lot To Learn from Buddhism
Source: The Atlantic BY MATTHIEU RICARD AND WOLF SINGER Can training the mind make us more attentive, altruistic, and serene? Can we learn to manage our disturbing emotions in an optimal way? […]
Religion can have same effect on the brain as taking drugs, study finds
Source: Independent By Caroline Mortimer Religious experiences have a similar effect on the brain as taking drugs, according to a new study. Scientists at the University of Utah used MRI scans […]
3 Secrets to Becoming Emotionally Intelligent
Source: Time By Eric Barker December 2, 2017 Barker is the author of Barking Up The Wrong Tree Emotional Intelligence. It’s everywhere. They won’t shut up about it. And yet nobody seems […]
Making Eye Contact With a Baby Changes Both Your Brain Waves, Study Says
Source: Time By Belinda Luscombe November 30, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. A new study has found that when adults and babies look at each other, their brain waves […]