New Study Indicates False Memories Linger For Years
Each time a memory is recalled, the memory is imperfectly re-stitched by the brain. Memories retain familiarity but can be filled with holes that have…
Each time a memory is recalled, the memory is imperfectly re-stitched by the brain. Memories retain familiarity but can be filled with holes that have…
There are many people who dislike clashing dissonances of some modernist composers. It’s been long thought that dissonant musical chords contain acoustic frequencies that interfere…
Stressful experiences in the first year of life can drive hormonal changes in girls later in childhood. These chemical changes lead to abnormal brain connectivity,…
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, a team of scientists measured changes in brain activity after two five-year-olds with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) received pivotal response…
Little is known about general anesthetics, the drugs that put patients in a coma-like state, feeling no pain or discomfort while being operated on. A…
Small increases in the amount of time that a child sleeps can improve behavior by a significant amount, while decreases will most likely make them…
The addition of a light-sensitive protein to a small part of a rat’s brain allowed researchers to silence the neurons in the infralimbic cortex (ILC)…
Young children think that they can hide themselves from others by covering or closing their eyes. This is something that most parents and teachers quickly…
After a decade of research hinting that magnesium supplements could potentially boost your memory and cognitive abilities, it’s finally being put into a small clinical…
A new study reports that presentiment without any external clues may exist. Researchers from Northwestern University analyzed the results of 26 studies published between 1978…
Structures in the brains of great sharks are similar to the ones found in humans, and these could be the key to prevent further shark…
Exercising regularly in old age may stop the human brain from shrinking and showing signs of aging better than engaging in mental or social activities….
Humans have evolved an ability to recognize faces, and this ability is so important that there is an area in the brain, the fusiform gyrus,…
A new study has calculated the energetic cost of growing a bigger brain. If humans had been eating a raw food diet exclusively, they would…
A team of Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research has developed a method for preparing the whole mouse brain for “block-face” electron…
A team of Japanese researchers has been working on using neuroimaging techniques to decode the dreams of people while they sleep. The researchers were led…
It seems that the blood of the young can help the old. A new study shows that when the blood of young mice is injected…
Patients who experience disrupted sleep patterns could be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease since Alzheimer’s patients often complain of changes in their sleep patterns during the…