What does drinking beer really do? A new study has shown that drinking beer affects the way we see specific emotions and allows us to see happy faces faster. It also has surprising effects on sexual perception. These results*...
The body of knowledge about the human brain is growing exponentially, but questions big and small remain unanswered. Researchers have been using electrode arrays to map electrical activity in different brain regions to understand brain function. Until now, however,...
Research subjects at the University of Minnesota fitted with a specialized noninvasive brain cap were able to move the robotic arm just by imagining moving their own arms.Credit: University of Minnesota
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have made a...
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Our increasing reliance on the Internet and the ease of access to the vast resource available online is affecting our thought processes for problem solving, recall and learning. In a new article published in the...
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Depression in pregnancy increases the risk of behavioural and emotional problems in children, says a new review published in The Lancet Psychiatry.
The authors of the review, which focused mainly on low and middle income countries, call for urgent...
Neurons in the human brain receive electrical signals from thousands of other cells, and long neural extensions called dendrites play a critical role in incorporating all of that information so the cells can respond appropriately.
Using hard-to-obtain samples of human...
UC San Diego neurosurgeons color code the brain with tractography. The circular object is a tumor.
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Neurosurgeons at UC San Diego Health System are using a new approach to visualize the brain's delicate anatomy prior...
Michigan State University psychology professor Zach Hambrick, left, and graduate student Alexander Burgoyne discuss their findings that chess skill is related to intelligence.Credit: Michigan State University
Intelligence -- and not just relentless practice -- plays a significant role in determining...
For the first time, scientists report using transcranial alternating current stimulation, or tACS, to target a specific kind of brain activity during sleep and strengthen memory in healthy people.Image credit: Flickr/Joe Green
When you sleep, your brain is busy storing...
Humans, like other animals, possess an enormous learning capacity that allows for the apprehension of new sensory information to master new skills or to adapt to an ever-changing environment. However, many of the mechanisms that enable people to learn...
The Mediterranean diet can improve your mind, as well your heart, shows a new study.Credit: © mealmakeovermoms / Flickr
Eating a Mediterranean diet can slow down cognitive decline.
The Mediterranean diet can improve your mind, as well your heart, shows...
