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FeaturedNeuroscience·December 6, 2018·4 min readDrawing is Better than Writing for Memory RetentionResearchers report older adults who take up drawing are better able to retain new information than those who write notes.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·March 4, 2020·5 min readFive amazing facts about your brainDo 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
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FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 5, 2019·4 min readHallucinations May Be Caused By a Fold in the BrainResearchers 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