How the brain controls the voice
Oscillations in the fronto-striatal network predict whether a bat is about to use echolocation or vocalized communication.... Read More...
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Five amazing facts about your brain
Do you know how many milliliters of blood is delivered to the brain per heartbeat, or whether you experience pain during brain surgery? Researchers explore five things you probably didn't know about the human brain.... Read More...
Antioxidant precursor molecule could improve brain function in patients with MS
Multiple sclerosis patients who received N-acetylcysteine treatments had improvements in metabolism in brain areas associated with cognition and attention.... Read More...
Higher maternal socioeconomics offer little protection against toxic prenatal stress
Maternal stress and anxiety alter the structure and biochemistry of the developing fetal brain.... Read More...
Watching music move through the brain
When people listen to music, the neural tracking of the frontal lobe lags behind the temporal lobe, but during music recall, the frontal lobe precedes that of the temporal lobe. The findings demonstrate bottom-up and top-down processes in the cerebral cortex during music listening and recall. The study provides important insights into how the human brain processes music.... Read More...
Brains work in sync during music therapy
Hyperscanning reveals the brains of patients and musicians sync during music therapy. ... Read More...
Humans aren’t designed to be happy
Researchers argue humans did not evolve to be consistently happy but primarily survive and reproduce. Evolution, they say, placed an advantage on depression, preventing humans from engaging in risky or hopeless situations.... Read More...
Want to learn a new skill? Take some short breaks
Taking a short rest following a learning activity to help strengthen memory consolidation. ... Read More...
Heavy Smoking Can Damage Vision
A new study reports those who smoke 20 or more cigarettes a day have a reduced ability to discriminate contrast and colors compared to non smokers. ... Read More...
Hallucinations May Be Caused By a Fold in the Brain
Researchers implicate a brain region called the paracingulate sulcus in the experience of hallucinations. The findings shed light into why some people are more likely to hallucinate than others, and provides a new target for treatment aimed at reducing the experience.... Read More...
Drawing is Better than Writing for Memory Retention
Researchers report older adults who take up drawing are better able to retain new information than those who write notes.... Read More...
New Insights Into Loss of Pleasure in Depression
A new study reveals a brain region that contributes to anhedonia, the loss of pleasure, in those with depression. The study also shows how ketamine acts on this brain region, explaining why the drug appears to be so effective at treating anhedonia.... Read More...