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Smoking cannabis every day shrinks brain but increases its connectivity
Study on drugs long-term neurological impact suggests initial increases in brain wiring to compensate for loss of grey matter
Study on drugs long-term neurological impact suggests initial increases in brain wiring to compensate for loss of grey matter
Neuroscience
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 11, 2014, 7:48am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 11, 2014, 7:48am
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Security Agents Often Miss When Passports Don't Match Faces
The people checking travelers' passports aren't great at catching fake or stolen documents. One solution might be to screen the screeners and only hire those with a talent for recognizing faces.
The people checking travelers' passports aren't great at catching fake or stolen documents. One solution might be to screen the screeners and only hire those with a talent for recognizing faces.
Arachnophobia chopped out of a man's brain
A man's lifelong fear of spiders vanished overnight with the removal of a part of his brain – it gives an insight into where and how our fears are stored
A man's lifelong fear of spiders vanished overnight with the removal of a part of his brain – it gives an insight into where and how our fears are stored
Neuroscience
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Oct 31, 2014, 8:41am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Oct 31, 2014, 8:41am
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Why scratching an itch only makes it worse
The pain that scratching causes soothes an itch – but only for a second. As soon as the brain's response to that pain kicks it, it ramps up the itch further
The pain that scratching causes soothes an itch – but only for a second. As soon as the brain's response to that pain kicks it, it ramps up the itch further
Neuroscience
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Oct 31, 2014, 8:41am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Oct 31, 2014, 8:41am
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White noise for your nose cancels pungent aromas
By combining compounds in just the right mixture, researchers have worked out how to produce the olfactory equivalent of white noise
By combining compounds in just the right mixture, researchers have worked out how to produce the olfactory equivalent of white noise
Neuroscience
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Oct 31, 2014, 8:41am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Oct 31, 2014, 8:41am
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Key to sounding charismatic revealed
An innate ability some people have to manipulate their vocal frequency could be the key to sounding charismatic, according to new research.
An innate ability some people have to manipulate their vocal frequency could be the key to sounding charismatic, according to new research.
Neuroscience
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 30, 2014, 8:55am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 30, 2014, 8:55am
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How 'Foodies' Were Duped Into Thinking McDonald's Was High-End Food
A viral video shows people lauding fare billed as an "organic" fast-food option that was actually McDonald's. It wasn't just pranksters playing tricks on these poor folks, but maybe their brains, too.
A viral video shows people lauding fare billed as an "organic" fast-food option that was actually McDonald's. It wasn't just pranksters playing tricks on these poor folks, but maybe their brains, too.
This is what brain cell conversations look like
Modifying neurons to flash as electrical impulses pass along them lets researchers grow light-up brains in a dish and eavesdrop on their chatter
Modifying neurons to flash as electrical impulses pass along them lets researchers grow light-up brains in a dish and eavesdrop on their chatter
Neuroscience
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Oct 24, 2014, 8:16am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Oct 24, 2014, 8:16am
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Brain games exploit anxieties about memory loss for profit scientists
Open letter says claims made for brain games are not based on sound evidence and that playing them may have opposite effect
Open letter says claims made for brain games are not based on sound evidence and that playing them may have opposite effect
Neuroscience
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 23, 2014, 9:47am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 23, 2014, 9:47am
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Researchers developing mind-controlled drones
Lab at the University of Texas at San Antonio gets Pentagon funding to see if brain waves can direct drone movement
Lab at the University of Texas at San Antonio gets Pentagon funding to see if brain waves can direct drone movement
Neuroscience
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 21, 2014, 9:00am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 21, 2014, 9:00am
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New Algorithms Search for Signs of Consciousness in Brain Injury Patients
After a severe brain injury, some people remain in a vegetative or minimally conscious state, unable to speak or move intentionally, and apparently unaware of the world around them. But in recent years, neuroscientists have found signs that some of these patients may still be conscious, at least to a degree. Now researchers have used a branch of mathematics called graph theory to search for neural signatures of consciousness.
After a severe brain injury, some people remain in a vegetative or minimally conscious state, unable to speak or move intentionally, and apparently unaware of the world around them. But in recent years, neuroscientists have found signs that some of these patients may still be conscious, at least to a degree. Now researchers have used a branch of mathematics called graph theory to search for neural signatures of consciousness.
Neuroscience
Source: Wired
Posted on: Friday, Oct 17, 2014, 9:38am
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Friday, Oct 17, 2014, 9:38am
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Taser's 50,000-volt jolt can mess up your brain
First research of its kind shows that tasers could impair a person's memory and thought process
First research of its kind shows that tasers could impair a person's memory and thought process
Neuroscience
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 16, 2014, 8:52am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 16, 2014, 8:52am
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LSD's ability to make minds malleable revisited
It's been 40 years since LSD was initially investigated for its promise in psychotherapy. After a long hiatus, it is now getting a more rigorous treatment
It's been 40 years since LSD was initially investigated for its promise in psychotherapy. After a long hiatus, it is now getting a more rigorous treatment
Neuroscience
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Oct 10, 2014, 8:28am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Oct 10, 2014, 8:28am
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'Love drug' key to sexual behaviour
A small group of neurons that respond to the hormone oxytocin are key to controlling sexual behaviour in mice, a team finds.
A small group of neurons that respond to the hormone oxytocin are key to controlling sexual behaviour in mice, a team finds.
Neuroscience
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Friday, Oct 10, 2014, 8:28am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Friday, Oct 10, 2014, 8:28am
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Computer mind meld gives voice to man after a stroke
A man left locked-in after a stroke has found his voice via a brain-computer interface, the first stroke patient to master the device
A man left locked-in after a stroke has found his voice via a brain-computer interface, the first stroke patient to master the device
Neuroscience
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 09, 2014, 9:15am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 09, 2014, 9:15am
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Why Saying Is Believing — The Science Of Self-Talk
Self-help videos tell women to learn to love their bodies by saying nice things to themselves in the mirror. Can shushing your harshest critic actually rewire the brain?
Self-help videos tell women to learn to love their bodies by saying nice things to themselves in the mirror. Can shushing your harshest critic actually rewire the brain?
Neuroscience
Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 07, 2014, 8:15am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 07, 2014, 8:15am
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3 Neuroscientists To Share Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine
The $1.1 million prize will be split between John O'Keefe of University College in London and a husband-and-wife team, May-Britt and Edvard Moser of the Norwegian University in Trondheim.
The $1.1 million prize will be split between John O'Keefe of University College in London and a husband-and-wife team, May-Britt and Edvard Moser of the Norwegian University in Trondheim.
Neuroscience
Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 07, 2014, 8:15am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 07, 2014, 8:15am
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BrainStorm gets FDA fast-track status for ALS stem cell therapy
Israel's BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has designated its adult stem cell treatment as a "fast-track" product for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Israel's BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has designated its adult stem cell treatment as a "fast-track" product for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Neuroscience
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 07, 2014, 8:15am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 07, 2014, 8:15am
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Nobel winner warns over immigration
Nobel Prize winner John O'Keefe warns the government that policies on immigration and animal research are risking Britain's scientific standing.
Nobel Prize winner John O'Keefe warns the government that policies on immigration and animal research are risking Britain's scientific standing.
Neuroscience
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 07, 2014, 8:15am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Oct 07, 2014, 8:15am
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The greatest brain myth there ever was?
Brain myths make people vulnerable to woolly ideas and useless products, get in the way of real understanding and are passed down to children as fact
Brain myths make people vulnerable to woolly ideas and useless products, get in the way of real understanding and are passed down to children as fact
Neuroscience
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Oct 03, 2014, 9:27am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Oct 03, 2014, 9:27am
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Updated: NIH announces first wave of BRAIN grants
$46 million in grants to explore new technologies for dissecting neural circuits
$46 million in grants to explore new technologies for dissecting neural circuits
Neuroscience
Source: Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 01, 2014, 2:36pm
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Source: Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 01, 2014, 2:36pm
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Inside the Brain’s Amazing Ability to Re-Map Your Body
Surgeons only have to go so far before the brain takes over and reconnects the nervous system
Surgeons only have to go so far before the brain takes over and reconnects the nervous system
Neuroscience
Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 24, 2014, 10:20am
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Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 24, 2014, 10:20am
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Brainstorm in a teacup: can epilepsy fuel creativity?
Epilepsy can be very disruptive and debilitating, but can it also spur creativity? If treatments suppress comedic inspiration and this directly affects your job, is it worth it?
Epilepsy can be very disruptive and debilitating, but can it also spur creativity? If treatments suppress comedic inspiration and this directly affects your job, is it worth it?
Neuroscience
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 18, 2014, 7:48am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 18, 2014, 7:48am
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Study Of 'Flexible Brains' May Aid Injury Understanding
Physicist Danielle Bassett has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship based on her work studying the human brain. She talks with Melissa Block about the advances it may lead to.
Physicist Danielle Bassett has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship based on her work studying the human brain. She talks with Melissa Block about the advances it may lead to.
Neuroscience
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 18, 2014, 7:48am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 18, 2014, 7:48am
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Key Brain Connection Slow To Develop In Kids With ADHD
A network in the brain that helps control daydreaming seem to be slower to develop in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
A network in the brain that helps control daydreaming seem to be slower to develop in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Neuroscience
Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 16, 2014, 8:25am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 16, 2014, 8:25am
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Mice given human brain gene learned tasks faster
Although it's far from the sort of brain transplant beloved by science fiction enthusiasts, scientists have taken one step in that direction: they have spliced a key human brain gene into mice.
Although it's far from the sort of brain transplant beloved by science fiction enthusiasts, scientists have taken one step in that direction: they have spliced a key human brain gene into mice.
Neuroscience
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 16, 2014, 8:25am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 16, 2014, 8:25am
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Some Things You Can Do In Your Sleep, Literally
For those who think there are not enough hours in the day, researchers may have just offered you a solution. The brain can continue tasks even while asleep, a study finds. Texting not included, alas.
For those who think there are not enough hours in the day, researchers may have just offered you a solution. The brain can continue tasks even while asleep, a study finds. Texting not included, alas.
Neuroscience
Source: NPR
Posted on: Friday, Sep 12, 2014, 12:00pm
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Friday, Sep 12, 2014, 12:00pm
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Woman of 24 found to have no cerebellum in her brain
A 24-year-old woman has discovered that her cerebellum is completely missing, explaining some of the unusual problems she has had with movement and speech
A 24-year-old woman has discovered that her cerebellum is completely missing, explaining some of the unusual problems she has had with movement and speech
Neuroscience
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 11, 2014, 9:46am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 11, 2014, 9:46am
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Concussion 'breathalyser' proposed
Scientists in Birmingham are trialling new medical tests that lead to rapid, pitchside diagnosis of concussion in sport.
Scientists in Birmingham are trialling new medical tests that lead to rapid, pitchside diagnosis of concussion in sport.
Neuroscience
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 11, 2014, 9:46am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 11, 2014, 9:46am
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Brainwave headset helps ALS patients
Technology companies are developing life-changing software to help ALS patients, using the power of brainwaves
Technology companies are developing life-changing software to help ALS patients, using the power of brainwaves
Neuroscience
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Friday, Sep 05, 2014, 7:13am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Friday, Sep 05, 2014, 7:13am
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