When it comes to memory, it's more than just "location, location, location." New research suggests that the brain doesn't store all memories in 'place cells', the main type of neuron in the hippocampus, a structure crucial for navigation and...
A new study shows that learning a new task past the point of mastery helps protect that learning from interference that could undermine it. The study used a visual task, but may extend to other forms of learning, such...
This is a Brain Music EEG headset.Credit: Osaka University
Music, more than any art, is a beautiful mix of science and emotion. It follows a set of patterns almost mathematically to extract feelings from its audience. Machines that make music...
Loss of the sense of smell can indicate a neural disease like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease. However, contrary to previous belief, degenerations in the nervous system do not play a leading role in the loss of the sense of...
Candida. Candida albicans is a yeastlike fungus naturally found in small amounts in human digestive tracts, but its overgrowth in warm, moist environments causes burning, itching symptoms, thrush (rashes in the throat or mouth).Credit: © Alex Avriette / Flickr
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UCLA neuroscientists artificially stimulated neurons to help the aging brain recapture connections between related memories. Credit: UCLA/Silva Lab
Using a miniature microscope that opens a window into the brain, UCLA neuroscientists have identified in mice how the brain links different...
Work-hard, play-hard culture may put elite athletes at higher risk of substance abuse
As she was planning her study to look into the role physical activity and sport play in the development of substance addiction, Laurie de Grace was forewarned...
Have you ever tried to solve a complicated maths problem by using your hands, or shaped a piece of clay without planning it out in your head first? Understanding how we think and make decisions by interacting with the...
Children's brains are far more engaged by their mother's voice than by voices of women they do not know, a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine has found.
Brain regions that respond more strongly to the mother's...
Brain regions with volume changes after pregnancy. Credit: Oscar Vilarroya
A study directed by researchers from the UAB and IMIM are the first to reveal how pregnancy causes long-lasting alterations in brain structure, probably related to improving the mother's ability...
Negative or positive feelings about faces are related to patterns of activity in the brain's cingulate cortex, according to a new study. Researchers were able to use that insight to alter people's reaction to faces they saw.Credit: © Lisa...
