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Switch off TV and switch on your memory
• Brain • Aug 28 06
Turning off the television, picking up a crossword and eating more fish could be the key to a better memory, an Australian survey has…
True colours are in the brain of the beholder
• Brain • Aug 10 06
Pictures of brain waves that reveal our ability to see colour could provide a new objective way to diagnose and monitor diseases that affect…
Long term ibuprofen therapy given after brain injury worsens cognitive abilities
• Brain • Jul 23 06
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that chronic ibuprofen therapy given after brain injury worsens cognitive abilities.
These findings -…
Practice builds brain connections for babies learning language, how to speak
• Brain • Jul 11 06
Experience, as the old saying goes, is the best teacher. And experience seems to play an important early role in how infants learn to…
Amazing brain repairs itself
• Brain • Jul 04 06
Doctors in the U.S. have discovered that the brain of a man so severely damaged in a car accident that he was left in…
Cell phones excite the brain but is that good or bad?
• Brain • Jun 27 06
According to a new study the electromagnetic fields from cell phones excite the brain cortex adjacent to it and that possibly has implications for…
Better understanding of olfactory system
• Brain • Jun 19 06
Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered how the brain creates a scent symphony from signals sent by the nose.
In studies in mice,…
Identification of molecule that links both sides of the brain
• Brain • May 26 06
A Queensland Brain Institute-led team has identified a molecule that plays a key role in establishing the major nerve connections between each side of…
Chocolate may boost brain power
• Brain • May 24 06
Chocolate lovers rejoice. A new study hints that eating milk chocolate may boost brain function.
“Chocolate contains many substances that act as stimulants, such…
Brain study shows the waiting is the hardest part
• Brain • May 08 06
Anyone who has ever waited in dread to have a root canal may find some comfort in the findings of a new brain-imaging study.
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Discovery of substance in the brain that is proven to cause memory loss
• Brain • Mar 19 06
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School and the Minneapolis VA Medical Center have for the first time identified a substance in the…
Strategies help keep memory fit in elderly
• Brain • Mar 13 06
Believing that you can retain a good memory even in your twilight years is the first step to achieving that goal. Those who believe…
Scientists find brain function most important to maths ability
• Brain • Mar 07 06
Scientists at University College London (UCL) have discovered the area of the brain linked to dyscalculia, a maths learning disability. The finding shows that…
Study shows brain anticipates taste
• Brain • Feb 24 06
As the prism of our senses, the human brain has ways of refracting sensory input in defiance of reality.
This is seen, for example,…
Discovery of molecule that may hold key to learning and memory
• Brain • Feb 23 06
Independent research teams from Harvard Medical School and Children’s Hospital Boston have identified a master protein that sheds light on one of neurobiology’s biggest…
Loud music prolongs ecstasy’s effects on the brain
• Brain • Feb 21 06
The loud music typical of nightclubs and raves appears to prolong the toxic effects of MDMA, also known as ecstasy, on the brain, according…
Scientists map brain area that may help find human brain stem cells
• Brain • Feb 17 06
A study led by a Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon has provided the first comprehensive map of a part of the adult human brain containing astrocytes,…
Brain scan may separate lies from the truth
• Brain • Feb 01 06
Forget the eyes; a liar’s brain activity may be what gives him away, a study published Tuesday suggests.
Using a form of brain imaging…
Face perception is mediated by a distributed neural system in the human brain
• Brain • Jan 12 06
New research indicates that an area of the brain thought to act in reward circuitry may represent a phase in visual processing during which…
Bigger brain = more intellectual capacity
• Brain • Dec 23 05
Brain size matters for intellectual ability and bigger is better, McMaster University researchers have found.
The study, led by neuroscientist Sandra Witelson, a professor…
Men and Women Differ in Brain Use During Same Tasks
• Brain • Dec 04 05
The comedians are right. The science proves it. A man’s brain and a woman’s brain really do work differently.
New research from the University…
New technique reveals brain function
• Brain • Nov 30 05
Researchers have a relatively good understanding of “where” and “when” the brain edits incoming information; the question is “how” does this happen. It may…
Highly educated more at risk of Parkinson’s disease
• Brain • Nov 23 05
New research has suggested that people with high levels of education and demanding careers also have an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.
According…
What a joke! women laugh more than men
• Brain • Nov 09 05
Just in case more evidence was needed that men and women are different just look at some cartoons, because according to a new Stanford…
What a joke! women laugh more than men
• Brain • Nov 09 05
Just in case more evidence was needed that men and women are different just look at some cartoons, because according to a new Stanford…