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·January 30, 2018·4 min read

Your Brain Reveals Who Your Friends Are

By looking at how the brain responds to video clips, researchers are able to determine who your friends may be, a new study reveals.

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·January 27, 2018·4 min read

Neuroscientists Put the Dubious Theory of ‘Phrenology’ Through Rigorous Testing

Researchers use modern neuroscience technology to discover if there really is a link between the bumps of your head and aspects of personality.

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·January 27, 2018·3 min read

Cognitive Neuroscience and the Awareness of Ignorance

Researchers shed light on areas of the brain associated with metacognitive judgement.

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·January 26, 2018·3 min read

Using Virtual Reality to Identify Brain Areas Involved in Memory

Researchers use virtual reality to discover how the brain assembles contextual memories.

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·January 23, 2018·4 min read

The Creative Brain is Wired Differently

Synchrony between the default mode network and executive control network appear to play an important role in creativity, Harvard researchers report.

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·January 23, 2018·4 min read

Cognitive Training Helps Regain a Younger-Working Brain

Researchers report specialized cognitive training can help make the brain more energy efficient as we age.

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·January 23, 2018·4 min read

Your Brain Responses to Music Reveal if You Are a Musician or Not

Machine learning can predict, with significant accuracy, whether a person is a musician or not, based on fMRI data collected while subjects listened to music.

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·January 22, 2018·7 min read

How Very Low Birth Weight Affects Brain Development

A new study sheds light on why children born with very low birth weight often suffer from cognitive problems.

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·January 17, 2018·6 min read

Recording a Thought’s Fleeting Trip Through the Brain

UC Berkeley researchers report the prefrontal cortex coordinates activity in order to help us act in response to perception.

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·January 16, 2018·5 min read

Study Reveals Why Some People Are More Creative Than Others

Researchers turn to neuroscience to help explain why some people are more creative than others.

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·January 16, 2018·3 min read

Cannabis Abuse Alters Activity of Brain Regions Linked to Negative Emotion

Researchers report brain alterations associated with heightened feelings of negative emotion and alienation in people who have a dependence on cannabis.

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·January 15, 2018·8 min read

Can Psychedelic Drugs ‘Reconnect’ Depressed Patients with Their Emotions?

Two new studies consider the potential of using psychedelics to help treat depression. Imperial College London researchers report psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, can help to relieve symptoms of depression without the dulling of emotions associated with SSRIs. The researchers note the psychedelic experience could help to maintain long term mental health for those with treatment resistant depression.