Summary: College students with higher levels of anxiety and depression were more likely to have experienced childhood adversity than their peers, researchers found.

Source: The Conversation

College students […]

Summary: Listeners rely on a number of acoustic features to make the distinction between drum music and drum “speech”.

Source: Max Planck Institute

We are surrounded by all kinds of sounds and we are […]

Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant effect on our perceptions of facemask wearers. Those who wore facemasks were considered healthier and more attractive than those without masks, a new study […]

Summary: Study reveals how the brain processes information about the natural environment and generates an aesthetic appreciation.

Source: Max Planck Institute

How does a view of nature gain its gloss of […]

Summary: Children born between 37 – 41 weeks gestation may have an advantage when it comes to educational achievement. Researchers found longer gestational age was significantly associated with better performance […]

Summary: Effectively, mammals “dream” about the world they are about to experience before they are able to open their eyes and possibly before they are born. Researchers found before a newborn mouse opened its […]

Summary: People who drink six or more cups of coffee a day have a 53% increased risk of developing dementia and a higher risk of stroke, a new study reports.

Source: University of South Australia

It’s a […]

Summary: A new artificial intelligence algorithm can find the quickest trajectory to fly a drone through a series of waypoints on a circuit. The AI proved to be faster at controlling the drone and completing the […]

Summary: Reconstituting the amount of chondroitin 6-sulphate to perineuronal nets completely restored memory and brain plasticity in aging mice to a similar level as seen in younger animals, a new study reports. […]

Summary: Older adults who experience difficulty hearing speech against a noisy background have a significantly higher risk of developing dementia.

Source: Oxford University

Hearing impairment affects […]

Summary: A new study found a person’s math ability was linked to levels of GABA and glutamate in the brain. In children, greater math fluency was associated with higher GABA levels in the left intraparietal […]

Summary: People who practice meditation often report feeling “pure awareness” in which they say they experience consciousness itself. The state encompasses specific sensations and non-specific feelings, thoughts, […]

Summary: Exoskeleton devices used to help alleviate stress to the lower back may compete with neural resources, canceling out the benefits of wearing them.

Source: Ohio State University

Exoskeletons – […]

Summary: The more time a child is allowed to sit at the lunch table, the more likely they are to eat healthier foods like fruits and vegetables. Researchers say extending eating times at school could help promote […]

Summary: Cognitive decline was associated with accelerated bone loss and an increased risk of fractures in older women.

Source: Wiley

New research published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research has f […]

Summary: A new brain-machine interface allows wearers to wirelessly control a wheelchair or robotic arm by simply imagining an action. The neuroprosthesis could help improve the quality of life for those with […]

Summary: From more frequent sleep disruptions to increased lucid dreams, a new study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted sleep and dreaming.

Source: Wiley

The COVID-19 pandemic has strongly […]

Summary: Calcium directs blood flow in the brain by controlling blood vessel contractions, a new study reveals.

Source: University of Maryland

Unlike the rest of the body, there is not enough real estate in […]

Summary: A simple exercise of naming unrelated words and measuring the semantic distance between the words could serve as an objective measure of personal creativity, a new study reports.

Source: McGill […]

Summary: Researchers explain how stress impacts physical and mental health, and provide strategies to mitigate the effects.

Source: The Conversation

It isn’t easy being a professional athlete. Not only a […]