January 23, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
To control one’s dreams and to live ‘out there’ what is impossible in real life — a truly tempting idea. Some persons — so-called lucid dreamers — can do this. Researchers have discovered that the brain area which enables self-reflection is larger i…
January 23, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Researcher says people may be able to control their hunger pangs (to an extent) if they try to remember the last food they’ve eaten.
January 23, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Scientists have long known that sleep, memory and learning are deeply connected but how has remained a mystery. The question is, does the mechanism that promotes sleep also consolidate memory, or do two distinct processes work together? In other words,…
January 23, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new study finds maintaining good quality of sleep as a young or middle-aged adult, rather than in older age, may benefit learning and memory later in life.
January 23, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
A novel pathway buried deep within a region of the brain produces a brain hormone that acts as a crucial sensor of blood glucose levels. Learning how the hormone helps orchestrate responses around the body when levels drop too low offers hope for treat…
January 23, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
The brain’s alphabet is a mix of rate and precise timing of electrical pulses, researchers have revealed. The study shows that the nervous system features a “multichannel” language that makes up the neural code, or the alphabet that processes inf…
January 23, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Studying the brain activity of blind people, scientists are challenging the standard view of how the human brain specializes to perform different kinds of tasks, and shedding new light on how our brains can adapt to the rapid cultural and technological…
January 23, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
A single gene that coordinates a network of about 400 genes involved in epilepsy could be a target for new treatments, according to research. Epilepsy is a common and serious disease that affects around 50 million people worldwide. The mortality rate a…
January 23, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Why are health awareness campaigns failing to reduce skyrocketing obesity rates?
January 23, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Life is full of experiences that challenge how we see ourselves and we often compensate by buying products that reinforce our ideal self-image.
