News tagged with brain sciences
Related topics: brain
Immortal worms defy aging
Researchers from The University of Nottingham have demonstrated how a species of flatworm overcomes the ageing process to be potentially immortal.
Feb 27, 2012 |
4.8 / 5 (38) |
22
|
Research shows adult brains capable of rapid new growth
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a paper published in Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, Veronica Kwok, Li-Hai Tan, and their colleagues at the University of Hong Kong, conclude that the adult human brain is cap ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 05, 2011 |
4.4 / 5 (30) |
10
|
Brain study shows that thinking about God reduces distress -- but only for believers
Thinking about God may make you less upset about making errors, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The researchers measured brain waves for a ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 04, 2010 |
4.4 / 5 (27) |
399
|
Researchers discover how to erase memory
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers working with mice have discovered that by removing a protein from the region of the brain responsible for recalling fear, they can permanently delete traumatic memories. Their report on a molecular ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 01, 2010 |
5 / 5 (20) |
19
|
Math ability is inborn
We accept that some people are born with a talent for music or art or athletics. But what about mathematics? Do some of us just arrive in the world with better math skills than others?
Aug 08, 2011 |
4.4 / 5 (18) |
20
|
Mothers' hard work pays off with big brains for their babies
Brain growth in babies is linked to the amount of time and energy mothers 'invest', according to new research published today.
Mar 28, 2011 |
4.2 / 5 (18) |
0
|
Neuronal diversity makes a difference, study says
Much like snowflakes, no two neurons are exactly alike. But it's not the size or shape that sets one neuron apart from another, it's the way it responds to incoming stimuli. Carnegie Mellon University researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 29, 2010 |
4.7 / 5 (14) |
2
|
Sleep makes your memories stronger
As humans, we spend about a third of our lives asleep. So there must be a point to it, right? Scientists have found that sleep helps consolidate memories, fixing them in the brain so we can retrieve them later. Now, new research ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 12, 2010 |
4.2 / 5 (15) |
6
|
Right or left? Brain stimulation can change which hand you favor
(PhysOrg.com) -- Each time we perform a simple task, like pushing an elevator button or reaching for a cup of coffee, the brain races to decide whether the left or right hand will do the job. But the left ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 27, 2010 |
5 / 5 (12) |
6
|
'Round-the-clock' lifestyle can disrupt metabolism, brain and behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- In Civilization and Its Discontents, Sigmund Freud argued that modern society was hard on human psychology, forcing people to get along in unnaturally close quarters. Now newly published resear ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 21, 2011 |
4.6 / 5 (13) |
4
|
Aging process revealed by lactate in the brain
Swedish researchers at Karolinska Institutet have shown that they may be able to monitor the aging process in the brain, by using MRI technique to measure the brain lactic acid levels. Their findings suggest that the lactate ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 02, 2010 |
4.3 / 5 (13) |
6
|
For neurons to work as a team, it helps to have a beat
(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to conducting complex tasks, it turns out that the brain needs rhythm, according to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 20, 2010 |
4.9 / 5 (11) |
3
|
A glove on your hand can change your mind
(PhysOrg.com) -- Unconsciously, right-handers associate good with the right side of space and bad with the left. But this association can be rapidly changed, according to a study published online March 9, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 10, 2011 |
4.3 / 5 (11) |
8
|
In Parkinson's disease, brain cells abandon mitochondria
In a study that sheds new light on the causes of Parkinson's disease, researchers report that brain cells in Parkinson's patients abandon their energy-producing machinery, the mitochondria. A shutdown in fuel can have devastating ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 06, 2010 |
5 / 5 (9) |
0
|
Learning causes structural changes in affected neurons
When a laboratory rat learns how to reach for and grab a food pellet – a pretty complex and unnatural act for a rodent – the acquired knowledge significantly alters the structure of the specific brain cells involved, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 03, 2011 |
4.9 / 5 (9) |
0
|
