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Brains work harder while processing descriptions of motion in other languages

Different languages describe motion differently, according to distinct lexical rules. And though we may not consciously notice those rules, we follow them — and researchers have found they affect how our brains perceive and process descriptions of phy…

Five-minute EEG recordings: A key to the symptoms of Parkinson’s

Pathological changes related to the disability of Parkinson’s patients can already be detected in signals from the scalp without the need to open the skull.

New compound related to psychedelic ibogaine could treat addiction, depression

A non-hallucinogenic version of the psychedelic drug ibogaine, with potential for treating addiction, depression and other psychiatric disorders, has been developed by researchers.

Youth depression tied to higher risk of 66 diseases and premature death

Depressed children and teenagers have an increased risk of suffering from premature death and a wide range of illnesses later in life. That is according to a large observational study. The findings highlight the need to look for other potential disease…

New guidelines for treating the complications of brain tumors

Experts have now compiled international guidelines and standards for the treatment of complications of brain tumors.

Significant increase in depression seen among children during first UK lockdown

The first lockdown led to a significant increase in symptoms of depression among children, highlighting the unintended consequences of school closures, according to a new study.

How the brain remembers right place, right time

Two new studies shed new light on how the brain encodes time and place into memories. The findings not only add to the body of fundamental research on memory, but could eventually provide the basis for new treatments to combat memory loss from conditio…

Key driver of the spread of cancer to the brain

Approximately 200,000 cancer patients are diagnosed with brain metastases each year, yet few treatment options exist because the mechanisms that allow cancer to spread to the brain remain unclear. However, a study offers hope for the development of fut…

Damage to brain cells reverberates to ‘bystander’ cells

Injury or disease that afflicts a relatively small number of brain cells causes a chain reaction that stops activity across a vast network of neural circuits, according to new research. The study may help to explain why people can suffer from temporary…

Visual short-term memory is more complex than previously assumed

Contrary to previous assumptions, visual short-term memory is not merely based on one kind of information about an object, such as only its colour or only its name. Rather, several types of information can be retained simultaneously in short-term memor…