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The ability to perform astonishing feats of memory, such as remembering lists of several dozen words, can be learned, researchers report. After 40 days using a strategic memory improvement technique, individuals who had typical memory skills at the sta…
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Networks consist of many types of neurons, including some that send excitatory signals, increasing the likelihood of other neurons firing, and some that send inhibitory signals, decreasing the likelihood of other neurons firing. Researchers have now d…
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A relationship between epilepsy and heightened religious experiences has been recognized since at least the 19th century. In a recent study, researchers found a neurological relationship exists between religiosity — a disposition for spiritual experie…
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Researchers have reversed depression symptoms in mice by feeding them Lactobacillus, a probiotic bacteria found in live-cultures yogurt. Further, they have discovered a specific mechanism for how the bacteria affect mood, providing a direct link betwee…
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Treatment with the diabetes drug amylin (or pramlintide) safely improves learning and memory function in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients and reduces the AD pathology in their brains. The findings also may lead to the development of a blood test for AD.
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More people are turning to meditation apps to help them relieve stress and anxiety. But with hundreds of apps out there, which one should you choose?
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The human brain has the ability to recognize and process a very wide range of sensory stimuli, from which it builds a mental representation. But do these representations change over time? Can we learn to classify and interpret stimuli more effectively?…
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Microwave measurements can be used for a rapid detection of intracranial bleeding in traumatic brain injuries, results from a clinical study demonstrate. A recently published scientific paper shows that health care professionals get vital information a…
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Researchers have identified a new mechanism by which inflammation can spread throughout the brain after injury. This mechanism may explain the widespread and long-lasting inflammation that occurs after traumatic brain injury, and may play a role in oth…
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Researchers have identified 24 compounds — including caffeine — with the potential to boost an enzyme in the brain shown to protect against dementia.
