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Wild teenage behaviour linked to rapid cognitive change in the brain
Scientific studies suggest that differences in the prefrontal cortex could account for the impulsive actions of young people
Scientific studies suggest that differences in the prefrontal cortex could account for the impulsive actions of young people
Neuroscience
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Sep 05, 2014, 7:13am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Sep 05, 2014, 7:13am
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Monkey leaders have different brains
Neuroscientists discover that primate brains show consistent differences according to their social status
Neuroscientists discover that primate brains show consistent differences according to their social status
Neuroscience
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 03, 2014, 7:56am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 03, 2014, 7:56am
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Brain Zaps Boost Memory
Researchers who study memory have had a thrilling couple of years. Some have erased memories in people with electroshock therapy, for example. Others have figured out, in mice, how to create false memories and even turn bad memories into good ones.
Researchers who study memory have had a thrilling couple of years. Some have erased memories in people with electroshock therapy, for example. Others have figured out, in mice, how to create false memories and even turn bad memories into good ones.
Neuroscience
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Aug 29, 2014, 8:33am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Aug 29, 2014, 8:33am
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Brand new brain myths to keep neurobloggers in work
The recent release of Susan Greenfields new book and the film Lucy, both of which are dependent on tired misconceptions or dubious theories about the brain, suggest one worrying conclusion: we are running out of myths about the brain. So here are some new ones, to keep things mysterious
The recent release of Susan Greenfields new book and the film Lucy, both of which are dependent on tired misconceptions or dubious theories about the brain, suggest one worrying conclusion: we are running out of myths about the brain. So here are some new ones, to keep things mysterious
Neuroscience
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Aug 29, 2014, 8:33am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Aug 29, 2014, 8:33am
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Tricking memory in lab animals stokes hope for PTSD
The frailty of remembrance might have an upside: When a memory is recalled, two research teams reported on Wednesday, it can be erased or rewired so that a painful recollection is physically linked in the brain to joy and a once-happy memory to pain.
The frailty of remembrance might have an upside: When a memory is recalled, two research teams reported on Wednesday, it can be erased or rewired so that a painful recollection is physically linked in the brain to joy and a once-happy memory to pain.
Neuroscience
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 28, 2014, 8:35am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 28, 2014, 8:35am
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How Movies Manipulate Your Brain to Keep You Entertained
At a recent event hosted by the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences, neuroscientists and cognitive psychologists got together with film makers to discuss what both groups have learned---the scientists through painstaking experiments and analysis, and the film makers by intuition and experience---about the mechanisms of attention and perception.
At a recent event hosted by the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences, neuroscientists and cognitive psychologists got together with film makers to discuss what both groups have learned---the scientists through painstaking experiments and analysis, and the film makers by intuition and experience---about the mechanisms of attention and perception.
Neuroscience
Source: Wired
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 26, 2014, 8:39am
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 26, 2014, 8:39am
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It would be stupid to ignore a drop in human intellect
The long-term rise in IQ scores might be coming to a halt, but we should focus on improving social conditions rather than worrying about idiocracy
The long-term rise in IQ scores might be coming to a halt, but we should focus on improving social conditions rather than worrying about idiocracy
Neuroscience
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 21, 2014, 8:01am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 21, 2014, 8:01am
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Young blood to be used in ultimate rejuvenation trial
In California, people with Alzheimer's will be given transfusions of young blood to see if improves their cognition – there's good reason to hope it might
In California, people with Alzheimer's will be given transfusions of young blood to see if improves their cognition – there's good reason to hope it might
Neuroscience
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 21, 2014, 8:01am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 21, 2014, 8:01am
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3D silk doughnut opens window on brain injury
A silk "brain" seeded with rat neurons responds to damage like an animal brain, suggesting it could help doctors understand and treat brain injuries
A silk "brain" seeded with rat neurons responds to damage like an animal brain, suggesting it could help doctors understand and treat brain injuries
Neuroscience
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 14, 2014, 11:07am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 14, 2014, 11:07am
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What’s Up With That: Why It’s So Hard to Catch Your Own Typos
The reason typos get through isn't because we're stupid or careless, it's because what we're doing is actually very smart.
The reason typos get through isn't because we're stupid or careless, it's because what we're doing is actually very smart.
Neuroscience
Source: Wired
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 13, 2014, 7:45am
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 13, 2014, 7:45am
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A million digital neurons get closer to aping a brain
Copying the brain's structure could help build machines that are far more powerful and efficient than our current ones, say IBM researchers
Copying the brain's structure could help build machines that are far more powerful and efficient than our current ones, say IBM researchers
Neuroscience
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Aug 08, 2014, 10:24am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Aug 08, 2014, 10:24am
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Human brain subliminally judges 'trustworthiness' of faces
Finding from brain scans adds to evidence that we make spontaneous, largely unconscious judgments of strangers
Finding from brain scans adds to evidence that we make spontaneous, largely unconscious judgments of strangers
Neuroscience
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 07, 2014, 6:43am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 07, 2014, 6:43am
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Dizzying optical illusions by Akiyoshi Kitaoka in pictures
Professor Akiyoshi Kitaoka from Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan, has spent more than a decade creating his collection of moving optical illusions. Images: Caters News Agency
Professor Akiyoshi Kitaoka from Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan, has spent more than a decade creating his collection of moving optical illusions. Images: Caters News Agency
Neuroscience
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 06, 2014, 7:42am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 06, 2014, 7:42am
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Shared brain activity predicts audience preferences
Similarities in the brain responses of small groups of people may predict the popularity of a product within the wider population
Similarities in the brain responses of small groups of people may predict the popularity of a product within the wider population
Neuroscience
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Aug 01, 2014, 7:52am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Aug 01, 2014, 7:52am
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I Don’t Love Lucy: The Bad Science in the Sci-Fi Thriller
You use a whole lot more than 10% of your brain—but a common fallacy that says otherwise is nonetheless the central premise of a new movie
You use a whole lot more than 10% of your brain—but a common fallacy that says otherwise is nonetheless the central premise of a new movie
Neuroscience
Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 29, 2014, 10:02am
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Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 29, 2014, 10:02am
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How Shakespeare's intensity may help people with autism
A special retelling of The Tempest shows how people with autism may be able to tap into the rhythmic heart of Shakespeare's plays
A special retelling of The Tempest shows how people with autism may be able to tap into the rhythmic heart of Shakespeare's plays
Neuroscience
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 29, 2014, 10:02am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 29, 2014, 10:02am
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Nerve implant retrains your brain to stop tinnitus
Tinnitus is a chronic ringing in the ears that can be debilitating. Now, an implant that stimulates a nerve in the neck could eliminate the sounds for good
Tinnitus is a chronic ringing in the ears that can be debilitating. Now, an implant that stimulates a nerve in the neck could eliminate the sounds for good
Neuroscience
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jul 25, 2014, 7:20am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jul 25, 2014, 7:20am
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Mobile test illuminates risk taking
Specially designed mobile games can help scientists answer important questions about cognition, a team finds.
Specially designed mobile games can help scientists answer important questions about cognition, a team finds.
Neuroscience
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Friday, Jul 25, 2014, 7:20am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Friday, Jul 25, 2014, 7:20am
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Worm neuron hack to probe the mysteries of our brains
Hijacking how neurons of nematode worms are wired is the first step in an approach that could revolutionise our understanding of brains and consciousness
Hijacking how neurons of nematode worms are wired is the first step in an approach that could revolutionise our understanding of brains and consciousness
Neuroscience
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 24, 2014, 8:21am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 24, 2014, 8:21am
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Son's Mental Illness Prompts Billionaire's Big Donation To Psychiatric Research
Ted Stanley is giving $650 million to the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard to find and treat the genetic underpinnings of mental illnesses. His son has bipolar disorder.
Ted Stanley is giving $650 million to the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard to find and treat the genetic underpinnings of mental illnesses. His son has bipolar disorder.
Neuroscience
Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014, 8:50am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014, 8:50am
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Athletes Should Not Play With Head Injuries, Say Doctors
Germany’s decision to let midfield Christof Kramer keep playing in the World Cup final yesterday after being slammed in the head was understandable—if this were 1962, anyway. Back then, a little concussion wasn’t seen as much of a big deal. That’s not true anymore, and given the fact that everyone from kids’ coaches to the…
Germany’s decision to let midfield Christof Kramer keep playing in the World Cup final yesterday after being slammed in the head was understandable—if this were 1962, anyway. Back then, a little concussion wasn’t seen as much of a big deal. That’s not true anymore, and given the fact that everyone from kids’ coaches to the…
Neuroscience
Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 15, 2014, 10:26am
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Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 15, 2014, 10:26am
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Nanoparticles may harm the brain
Drug delivery method may be toxic
Drug delivery method may be toxic
Neuroscience
Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Jul 11, 2014, 8:26am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Jul 11, 2014, 8:26am
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Human brain project provokes backlash
Critics say Europe's $1.6 billion attempt to recreate the functioning of the human brain on supercomputers is a waste of money and will send neuroscience in the wrong direction
Critics say Europe's $1.6 billion attempt to recreate the functioning of the human brain on supercomputers is a waste of money and will send neuroscience in the wrong direction
Neuroscience
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 08, 2014, 10:23am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 08, 2014, 10:23am
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Study paves way for simple blood test to predict Alzheimer's
British scientists have identified a set of 10 proteins in the blood that can predict the onset of Alzheimer's and call this an important step towards developing a test for the incurable brain-wasting disease.
British scientists have identified a set of 10 proteins in the blood that can predict the onset of Alzheimer's and call this an important step towards developing a test for the incurable brain-wasting disease.
Neuroscience
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 08, 2014, 10:23am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 08, 2014, 10:23am
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Noninvasive Brain Control Is Real — and That’s Good
A diabolical-sounding breakthrough may actually be able to treat a range of disabling diseases
A diabolical-sounding breakthrough may actually be able to treat a range of disabling diseases
Neuroscience
Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 01, 2014, 8:06am
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Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 01, 2014, 8:06am
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These Goosebump Sensors Can Read Your Emotions
Sounds crazy right? Read on
Sounds crazy right? Read on
Neuroscience
Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 25, 2014, 1:42pm
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Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 25, 2014, 1:42pm
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Scientists Find Brain Circuit That Controls Social Behavior
Using a new light-based technique, scientists trace the nerve network that lights up when mammals meet
Using a new light-based technique, scientists trace the nerve network that lights up when mammals meet
Neuroscience
Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 24, 2014, 8:43am
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Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 24, 2014, 8:43am
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Neanderthals evolved their teeth before big brains
Ancient skulls found in Spain reveal how the earliest Neanderthals differed from their ancestors, suggesting their jaws changed shape to grip objects
Ancient skulls found in Spain reveal how the earliest Neanderthals differed from their ancestors, suggesting their jaws changed shape to grip objects
Neuroscience
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jun 20, 2014, 8:15am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jun 20, 2014, 8:15am
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Human brain's ultimate barrier to open for first time
It's neuroscience's final frontier. Tiny bubbles will open the blood-brain barrier to sneak drugs into tumours – and we might treat Alzheimer's the same way
It's neuroscience's final frontier. Tiny bubbles will open the blood-brain barrier to sneak drugs into tumours – and we might treat Alzheimer's the same way
Neuroscience
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 18, 2014, 3:22pm
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 18, 2014, 3:22pm
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Our humming brains help us learn rapidly
Synchronised brainwaves may explain our ability to rapidly analyse information, allowing us to think through options before the right one is laid down as a memory
Synchronised brainwaves may explain our ability to rapidly analyse information, allowing us to think through options before the right one is laid down as a memory
Neuroscience
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 18, 2014, 3:22pm
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 18, 2014, 3:22pm
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