Science Explains Why Visuals Increase Attention
Study found that a fundamental chemical for brain performance named norepinephrine is locally regulated in the visual cortex (a region in the brain).
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Scientists Find How The Brain Adapts Learning And Protecting Itself
Brain News – When any injury happens to the central nervous system, a wide variety of enzymes in the brain helps to loosen a dense… Read More »Scientists Find How The Brain Adapts Learning And Protecting Itself
Study Finds What Happens When The Brain Switches From Hearing To Listening
Brain News – Study traced the neuronal fingerprint of two types of sound processing in the mouse brain to know what happens in the brain… Read More »Study Finds What Happens When The Brain Switches From Hearing To Listening
Human Brains May Think Two Steps Ahead While Trying To Sway Others
A study found that people use ‘forward thinking’ when trying to sway others
Abnormal Brain Changes Associated With Bipolar Disorder: Study
The findings showed that the cortex (the Brain’s outermost layer) gradually thinned to a greater extent in people who experienced more manic episodes.
Listening To Favorite Music On Repeat Improves Brain Plasticity: Study
Listening to personally meaningful music on repeat induces beneficial brain plasticity
Having A Good Listener Around Can Improve Your Brain Health: Study
Social interactions prevent cognitive decline in adults.
Exposure To Domestic Violence Delays Babies’ Brain Development
Study found that infants exposed to domestic violence tend to perform poorly in academics.
Kids Develop Mental Health Issues After A Concussion: Study
A new study stated that a third of kids and adolescents can experience mental health problems after a concussion.
Treating Mom’s Postpartum Depression Also Benefits Baby’s Brain, Study Reveals
The postpartum depression treatment of mothers helps in their babies’ brain growth.
May Be We Are Born With Communication Skills, Neuroscientists Says
The brain’s organizational pathways might set a foundation for a child’s language learning abilities within the first year of life.
Exposure To Antibiotics In Early Life Can Affect Brain Development
Researchers at Rutgers University found exposure to antibiotics in early life could affect human brain development in areas responsible for cognitive and emotional functions.
Learning A New Language Enhances The Processing Of Music In Brain, New Study Finds
Brain News: A music-related hobby can enhance language skills and affect the processing of speech in the brain and vice-versa because the musical and linguistic functions of a developing brain are closely linked to each other.
Scientists Find How Human Brain Links Similar Objects In Our Minds
Brain news: Scientists map the part of the brain that ‘links’ similar objects, and finds new details on how the brain processes information out of context.
Weird Dreams Help Us Cope Better With Reality, Finds Study
Researchers suggest a new theory of dreams that the strangeness of our dreams help our brains better generalize our day-to-day experiences.
Brain Stimulation Improves Mental Time Travel, Says New Study
Scientists at Northwestern University found that it is possible to measure and manipulate realistic types of memory by applying transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to the brain network responsible for memory.
Neuroscientists Find Brain Circuit That Drives Anxiety
Neuroscientists have identified a neural circuit in the amygdala that gives rise to anxiety.
Love Hormone Oxytocin Could Be Used To Treat Alzheimer’s Disease, According To Japanese Scientists
A new study shows that oxytocin a hormone that induces feelings of love and well-being can also effectively reverse some of the damage caused by Alzheimer’s
Scientists Discover A New Theory For How Brain Stores Memories
Researchers from the University of Kent developed MeshCODE, a revolutionary new theory for understanding how the human brain functions and stores memory.
Growing In Neighbourhood With Poor Socioeconomic Conditions Impacts A Child’s Brain Development, Says Study
A new study claims that certain neighborhoods characterized by poverty and unemployment may impact a child’s brain development, brain size, and neurocognitive performance.
New Study Shows Turning Off Brain’s ‘Hunger Switch’ Can Cure Obesity
Researchers uncovered how the master switch for hunger in the brain, the melanocortin receptor 4 (MC4) when activated by anti-obesity drugs like setmelanotide can cure obesity.
Spanking Children Affects Their Brain Development In Similar Ways To Abuse, Study Claims
Researchers at Harvard University found that spanking children alter their brain development in a similar way to more severe forms of violence.
New Experiences Promotes Our Learning by Resetting Key Brain Circuit, Study Claims
A new study on mice has reported that new experiences depress the development of representations thus enabling the mice to learn new navigation strategies.
Studies Show What Loneliness Looks Like In The Brain
A recent study, conducted in December 2020, highlights the image of loneliness in the brain.
COVID-19 Virus Can Enter The Brain, Reveals Research
Last year, in the month of December, the University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine had conducted a study to suggest that the Covid-19 viruses could enter the brain.
Study Reveals Stress During Pregnancy May Affect Child’s Brain Development
The University of Edinburgh has recently reported that a child’s brain may be shaped by levels of stress experienced by the mother during the period of pregnancy.