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A researcher is working to advance research to develop secure user authentication methods, by looking at using brain waves as individual identifiers. However, those brain waves can tell more about a person than just his or her identity, warns this expe…
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Meditation can help tame your emotions even if you’re not a mindful person, suggests a new study. Psychology researchers recorded the brain activity of people looking at disturbing pictures immediately after meditating for the first time. These partici…
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A systematic review of the scientific studies cited by brain-training companies as evidence that their products improve cognition in daily life finds no convincing evidence to support those claims. While people tend to improve on the specific tasks the…
October 3, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Tau PET is a new and promising imaging method for Alzheimer’s disease. A case study now confirms that tau PET images correspond to a higher degree to actual changes in the brain. According to the researchers behind the study, this increases opportuniti…
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Diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) may manifest as pathological changes in the retina of the eye. Research now shows that retinal changes may be detected earlier than brain changes. Findings from mouse models suggest that eye examination coul…
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A link between the dopamine neurotransmitter system in the brain and an individual’s ability to recognize faces has been uncovered by new research. Dopamine is the “feel-good” chemical linked to the body’s natural reward system. That system drives su…
October 3, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) may manifest as pathological changes in the retina of the eye. Research shows that retinal changes may be detected earlier than brain changes. Findings from mouse models suggest that eye examination could be…
October 3, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Brain studies suggest that mindfulness meditation can help to control negative emotions, even in people who are not ‘mindful’ by nature.
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How attractive we appear to others may fluctuate, a study shows, after finding people judge an individual’s attractiveness by the people they are with.
October 1, 2016 by NewsBot - No Comment
Breaking research demonstrates that spending time in a colorful, tactile, enhanced environment is enough to give mice’s immune system a significant boost.
