The cluster of neurological symptoms associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19, suggests the virus can enter the brain and affect neural function….
Physical activity has greatest benefits for people with worse disease pathology. No one will disagree that an active lifestyle is good for you, but it…
Extra brain processing during sleep enhances learning of new motor skills. Practice makes perfect, but sleep helps, too. Learning and executing a new motor skill…
Withdrawal from three different drugs shuffles brain networks in similar fashion. Zeroing in on specific brain regions when studying drug and alcohol abuse simplifies research…
Stress alters brain activity in inhibition network but doesn’t prompt binge-eating, contrary to theory. Stress alters brain activity in self-inhibition areas yet doesn’t trigger binge-eating,…
A mathematical equation can assess how you feel about experiences using your mood and brain activity. People can struggle to accurately assess how they feel…
The ability of cognitive control allows humans to override the brain’s impulses, like focusing on one person in the crowd and ignoring distractions. It also…
Math and language processed by separate networks even if heard together. Separate math and language networks segregate naturally when listeners pay attention to one type…
Imagined Music and Silence Trigger Similar Brain Activity Imagining a song triggers similar brain activity as moments of silence in music, according to a pair of studies recently…
White matter reorganizes at specific time points to meet the needs of the brain. Learning changes the brain, but when learning Braille different brain regions…
Special neurons in the hippocampus may be involved in time-related features of memory. Neurons in the hippocampus fire during specific moments in time, according to…
Activity in prefrontal cortex provides clues about if a white lie has selfish motives. You may think a little white lie about a bad haircut…
One subnetwork constructs imagined scenarios, while the other evaluates them. Two components of imagination — constructing and evaluating imagined scenarios — rely on separate subnetworks…
Interaction between auditory and reward brain circuits underpins musical pleasure. Communication between the brain’s auditory and reward circuits is the reason why humans find music…
Similar brain activity patterns to negative and subsequent neutral stimuli connected to increase in negative mood. How the amygdala responds to viewing negative and subsequent…
Sensory neurons in the finger can detect touch on the scale of a single fingerprint ridge. Fingerprints may be more useful to us than helping…
Forecasting changes in stock prices may be possible with the help of brain activity in regions associated with how people feel before making investment choices….
For men with lower levels during puberty, higher testosterone increases brain response to faces. Young men with lower testosterone levels throughout puberty become more sensitive…