Going inside the unconscious brain
A new study published by MIT revealed, for the first time, what happens inside the brain when you go unconscious. ...
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Evolution dictated by brawn instead of brain
For scientists, the most common method of assessing an animal's intelligence is by looking at its relative brain size, with ...
Slime can navigate using external memory, despite having no brain – a precursor to the nervous system?
The filaments created by a slime mold, along with the slime left behind on travel paths. These gooey deposits allows ...
Psychopaths can be spotted through a smell test, study says
Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) in one of the most memorable scenes from the cult classic motion picture American Psycho. His ...
Einstein’s brain: now available on iPad
This digitized image made from a screen shot of a new iPad app, provided Sept. 24, 2012 by the National ...
We make mistakes more often and learn harder when rules change
Someone whose been driving for 20 years, let's say, in the United States and somehow ends up driving a car ...
The Human brain might be organized a whole lot simpler than previously thought. Imaging reveals 3-D grid structure
The most complex object on Earth is the human brain. However, even though it's intertwined by billions of nerve fibers ...
Berkeley scientists crack brain wave code, hinting at mind reading device
In the not so distant future, scientists could be able to eavesdrop on a patient's inner monologues or communicate with ...
Increase Your Memory… With a Pill?
What if you could increase your ability to remember with a pill? This may not be an idea just for ...
The unified theory of brain learning
The brain learns basically by shifting between different strengths of its synapses, as a response to different stimuli - that ...
Cyborg-rats with artificial cerebellums – first step ahead the age of borg
Remarkably enough, scientists from Tel Aviv University in Israel, have manged to implant an artificial cerebellum in a rat's brain, ...
Science brings mind reading tech a step closer
Researchers from Princeton University recently published a study in which they show how they've been able to use functional magnetic ...
Memory deficits of the elderly may be reversed
A team of researchers from Yale University have shown at a cellular basis why we tend to be more forgetful ...
Northern people have bigger eyes and brains
A new Oxford University study shows how people living further away from the equator have bigger eyes and brains than ...
Remember and forget at the flick of a button
A team of neuro-scientists have managed to restore lost memories to rats by activating a part of their brains through ...
Giving Primates a Third Arm (and Why it Matters)
When you first hear of the work done by Miguel Nicolelis and his team, though the "cool factor" is high, ...
Attention deficit people may have too much brain, scientists say
In what can be considered somewhat paradoxal, according to a recent study from the University College London, scientists have found ...
Urban birds have bigger brains
Researchers have concluded that urban dwelling birds forced to adapt and innovate in a concrete environment have a larger brain, ...
The future of cell phones: dialing with your thoughts
Telephones became mobile phones, mobile phones became smartphones, and smartphones will become... mind phones ?! According to neuroscientists at the ...
Expand short-term memory through exercises
The average brain can only hold about five to seven pieces of information at a time within 30 seconds - ...
Brain dead: 2500 year old perfectly preserved British brain found
A 2500 year old British skull is not a major surprise for archaeologists, but a brain inside it, now that's ...
Complex simplicity is the best for music
Art and science almost always seem to be standing at opposite seats of the table, so it's really hard to ...
Learning keeps your brain healthy
Just like any muscle in your body, if not used, the brain starts to degrade as time passes; this has ...
Busting 8 of the weirdest science myths
Well you've probably all seen the Myth Busters. I've watched some episodes and loved most of them, so I'm hoping ...
Mad genius reddux: study suggest link between psychosis and creativity
History is just teeming with examples of brilliant artists that acted in very peculiar ways - to put it lightly. ...
US and Brazil scientists team up to show we’re all pot heads deep down
It seems you can blame everything on drugs, as researchers show that the human brain manufactures proteins that act on ...
Head banging can hammer the brain
If you've ever been to a rock concert, you know that unique feeling when you leave the arena, and the ...
Young people and Old people store information differently
The latest study conducted by researchers from the Duke University Medical Center was performed on two groups of (old and ...
Brain neurons can remodel connections, MIT shows
Contrary to almost a half of century of research, Elly Nedivi, associate professor of neurobiology at the Picower Institute for ...
Technique Images Brain Activity When We Think Of Others
Just like when you lie certain things happen in your brain, the same thing happens when you think something about ...
Human intelligence – a luxury?
I've always been fascinated by intelligence as a human trait. Smarter and more intelligent people seem to have this ...
Decision-making could be unconscious
What makes us different is not who we are, not what we think, but the decisions we make. That defines ...
Language Feature Unique To Human Brain Identified
There's always been a lot of effort put into understanding what (if something) makes humans superior to other man-like mammals. ...
Brain Matures A Few Years Late In ADHD, But Follows Normal Pattern
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), or Hyperkinetic Disorder affects about 5% of the world's population. It is hard to cure it ...
The 10% of the brain myth
The media seems to be repeating the idea that we use just 10% of our brains and taking it as ...
