Can A Single Exercise Session Benefit Your Brain?
Summary: Researchers document not only the behavioral and cognitive effects of a single exercise session, but also the neurochemical and neurophysiological chan... Read More...
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Vision Keeps Maturing Until Mid Life
The visual cortex continues to develop into our 40s, a new study reports.... Read More...
Brain Sets Unique Learning Rate for Everything We Do By Self Adjusting to the Environment
Using a synaptic mechanism called metaplasticity, the brain can self adjust learning rates, researchers report.... Read More...
Human Brain Networks Developing in Adolescence Related to Evolutionary Expansion
According to a new study, adolescence may be a crucial period for remodeling of the human brain.... Read More...
Brain Plasticity: How Adult Born Neurons Get Wired
Researchers report adult neurogenesis not only helps increase the number of cells in a neural network, it also promotes plasticity in the existing network. Additionally, they have identified the role the Bax gene plays in synaptic pruning.... Read More...
How the Brain Resets During Sleep
Researchers examine if the size of synapses alters during sleep and wake states.... Read More...
Scrapping Excessive Neural Connections Helps Build New Connections
Findings could help in the development of new prevention options and treatments for drug addiction, researchers report.... Read More...
The Late Effects of Stress: New Insights Into How the Brain Responds to Trauma
A new study reports on how a single instance of extreme stress can lead to long term neurological changes and trauma.... Read More...
How To Define Maturity When the Brain Never Stops Changing
As different areas of the brain mature at different rates, neuroscientists argue it is more difficult that it seems to argue just when the brain 'reaches maturity'.... Read More...
Distinctive Brain Pattern May Underlie Dyslexia
A new study suggests brain plasticity may be reduced in people with dyslexia.... Read More...
Cause of Phantom Limb Pain in Amputees Identified
According to researchers, a reorganization of wiring in the brain could be an underlying cause of phantom limb pain experienced by amputees.... Read More...
Learning Foreign Languages Can Sharpen Our Brains
According to researchers, learning a new language may help improve brain plasticity and information encoding.... Read More...