brain

Well, I See it Differently!

June 27, 2022

Why are we so sure that the way we see people, situations and politics is accurate, and the way other people see them is foolishly wrong? The answer, according to new research by UCLA psychology professor Matthew Lieberman, lies in a region of the brain he calls the “gestalt cortex,” which helps people make sense of information that is ambiguous or

The brain’s mechanisms for vision depend on other senses

British Reporter — Every moment of our awake lives, images fall onto

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May 30, 2022

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No increased risk of brain tumours for mobile phone users, new study finds

Brotosh Reporter — Longstanding fears that using mobile phones may increase the

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March 30, 2022

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Physical activity may protect your brain as you age

Even just a few more steps a day benefits cognitive function. According

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March 12, 2022

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Health&Beauty

One alcoholic drink a day linked with reduced brain size

British Reporter — The research, using a dataset of more than 36,000 adults, revealed that going from one to two drinks a day was associated with changes in the brain equivalent to aging two years. Heavier drinking was linked with an even

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March 5, 2022

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Coronavirus

How the Pandemic may Affect Baby’s Brain

The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on so many people in so many ways. For babies born during this pandemic, a study published in JAMA Pediatrics suggests that the damage has potential to be lifelong.

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January 22, 2022

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Education

How our brain uses nutritional state to regulate growth

British Reporter — Scientists discovered how a receptor in the brain, MC3R, detects the nutritional state of the body and regulates the timing of puberty and rate of growth in children, according to UKRI.

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November 3, 2021

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Education

A new model for how the brain perceives unique odors

Using statistical physics and insights from biology, this research can help inform new hypotheses and experiments towards understanding the olfactory system, a complex and crucial pathway of the brain.

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November 1, 2021

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Tech

Are Google and smartphones degrading our memories?

Harvard psychologist updates influential book with latest in research on ability to recall. Forgetting a child in the car is a parent’s worst nightmare, but some experts say our ability to remember even the most crucial tasks can be hijacked by something as

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October 22, 2021

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Education

Brain Cortex May Regulate the Need for Sleep

British Reporter — Why we sleep, and the processes behind sleep, are amongst the most interesting questions in modern neuroscience. Researchers at the University of Oxford have now uncovered a new target for sleep investigations within the mammalian brain – the cerebral cortex.

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August 5, 2021

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Lifestyle

Climate Changed the Size of our Bodies and, to Some Extent, our Brains

British Reporter — The average body size of humans has fluctuated significantly over the last million years and is strongly linked to temperature. Colder, harsher climates drove the evolution of larger body sizes, while warmer climates led to smaller bodies. Brain size

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July 15, 2021

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Health&Beauty

Attention and Expectations Determine What We See

British Reporter — Our senses process a massive amount of information, yet the world around us seems quite straightforward. Selective attention and expectations play an important role in this. ‘What we see every day and every moment is actively constructed by our

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July 2, 2021

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Health&Beauty

A New Kind of Visual Illusion Uncovers How Our Brains Connect the Dots

British Reporter — A new class of illusion–“Scintillating Starburst”–underscores the highly constructive nature of visual perception. “Scintillating Starburst” Offers Insights into Visual Processing, New York University notes.

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June 29, 2021

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Education

Visualizing Brain Activity, Researching Humor as Emotion

Humor actually ‘involves a lot of pretty advanced mental functioning’. Whether it’s sarcasm, a punchline or a comical accident, humor is ubiquitous around the world. No matter the culture or language, humor involves substantial high-level mental processing. A new meta-analysis by University of

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June 19, 2021

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