Image Credit: Flickr/Doug88888 Almost all of us get songs stuck in our heads from time to time but why do certain tunes have the 'stick factor'? The first large-scale study, led by Dr Kelly Jakubowski at Durham University, may have some...
A new theory regarding how the brain first learns basic math could alter approaches to identifying and teaching students with math learning disabilities.Credit: Flickr/timypenburg A new theory regarding how the brain first learns basic math could alter approaches to identifying...
A study of over 6.5 million Ontario residents raises public health concerns about the impact of air pollution and noise. Credit: Public Health Ontario and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences Dementia is more common in people who live within...
Researchers have found that practice of a simple meditation or music listening program may have multiple benefits for older adults with preclinical memory loss.Image Credit: Flickr/HAMZA BUTT In a recent study of adults with early memory loss, a West Virginia...
The number of people living well into their 90s is projected to quadruple by 2050. By mid-century, nearly 9 million people will be 90-years-old or older. In a first-of-its-kind study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society,...
Your brain on Google Glass

Your brain on Google Glass

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The fNIR sensor, which is placed around the forehead like a headband, uses LEDs that shine near-infrared light to sample from 16 brain areas. Researchers use the technology to monitor oxygenation in the brain while the subject performs cognitive...
Some parents may worry whether teaching their babies two languages concurrently will overburden their babies' minds, while some may wonder if babies get confused learning two very different languages from birth. These concerns are unfounded, according to the latest...
A new study says neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's may be linked to defective brain cells disposing toxic proteins that make neighboring cells sick.Image credit: Flickr/HAMZA BUTT Rutgers scientists say neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's may be linked...
Skydivers provided the smell of fear for investigating how autistic men react to odors. (Stock image) Credit: © Joggie Botma / Fotolia Autism typically involves the inability to read social cues. We most often associate this with visual difficulty in interpreting...
Using a technique that can image neurons in real time following the application of compressive strain, researchers from Brown University have shown that irreversible damage occurs in cells about six hours after a trauma in lab samples. The finding...
We've all asked ourselves these types of questions: Where did I leave my keys? What was his name? Where did I park my car? As people grow older their memory tend to get poorer, so finding ways to improve it...