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Napping Boosts the Brain’s Learning Capacity
In: Science| discoveries| neuroscience
22 Feb 2010Remember those sleepless nights in college? Well, they probably weren’t the best idea to get past that upcoming exam. New research from the University of California (Berkeley) has found that taking a 90 minute nap during the day can boost the brain’s capacity to store new facts by 40 percent.
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Scientists have discovered how memories are encoded in the brain
In: discoveries| neuroscience
26 Dec 2009Via Physorg.com
The finding, published in the December 24 issue of the journal Neuron, could eventually lead to the development of new drugs to aid memory.
Previous studies have proven that synapses cement memories into place. What was recently discovered is how those synapses are strengthened and the role that proteins have in the process. Follow the [...]
Adult brain can change within seconds
In: Science| neuroscience
17 Jul 2009Research done by neuroscientists from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) found that the adult brain can almost instantly change its re-wiring to adapt to new conditions.
People who has lost limbs often report feeling it when touched on the face. What wasn’t known was that the brain can readjust itself within 2 seconds. This led to the [...]
I don’t regard myself as an unusually intelligent guy. I’d say I’m average. But life has treated me well so far. Looks like I’ve been making good decisions, I’ve sometimes had good timing and why not, I’m might even have been a bit lucky (I haven’t won the lottery though).
This article will tell you about [...]
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Have you ever wondered if there was any difference in human brain development or change in personality when a person has grown up in a bilingual household or environment?
Researchers from Baruch College and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, studied how bilingual people’s personality is unconsciously affected when switching languages, according to an article published by Reuters.
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Brain difference linked to autism
In: autism| discoveries
8 May 2009Researchers from the University of North Carolina made an interest discovery. They found out that the amygdala in toddlers with autism is 13 percent larger than the one in unaffected kids. It is believed that during the last part of the first year of life, some kids’ amygdala starts to grow. This could also explain [...]
Blue Laser could lead to Autism cure
In: autism| discoveries| neuroscience
1 May 2009Discovery News published very promising and interesting news.
One characteristic of people with Autism, AD/HD and Schizophrenia, is that in their cerebral activity either don’t have gamma waves at all, or they are very irregular. The idea is to induce gamma ray activity in the brain by triggering lasers set in specific frequencies.
April 29, 2009 — Lasers [...]
Brain Myths—Busted (MSN-Health)
In: neuroscience
20 Apr 2009The human brain has received unprecedented press coverage in the past few years, thanks in large part to big leaps in science’s understanding of what goes on in the space between our ears. Yet, some stubborn myths remain.
For this special installment of Brain & Body, we’re offering insights into which commonly held beliefs stem from [...]
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New research sheds new light on Autism´s origins
In: autism
28 Feb 2008Recent research from the Johns Hopkins Children´s Center suggests that one of the origins of Autism could reside in antibodies (interfering with the fetal brain directly) produced by the mother during pregnancy, suggesting that the mother´s immune system could be a trigger or a factor in those already predisposed. Link to full article by [...]
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