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Brain Scientists Finally Discover the Glue that Makes Memories Stick for a Lifetime

Memory is essential for identity and learning; understanding brain memory processes is a fundamental question in neuroscience.

How your brain detects patterns in the everyday: without conscious thought

Neurons integrate 'what' and 'when' information, allowing the brain to discern patterns and predict events unconsciously.

fromNews Center

Medicine

Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of 'Forgetting' - News Center

Investigators discovered a process by which neurons in the brain 'forget' associations, revealing crucial insights into brain plasticity and behavior.

Boston

Publisher Correction: Krause corpuscles are genital vibrotactile sensors for sexual behaviours - Nature

The brain adapts its decision-making processes in response to uncertainty through specific neural pathways.

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4 weeks ago

OMG science

Why you forget what you're doing after walking into a room

The 'doorway effect' explains why we forget things upon entering a new room, stemming from a natural brain response to changing environments.

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Boffins ponder meager brain data rate of 10 bits per second

Human thought processes at only 10 bits per second, raising questions about its complexity and the brain's capability.

This research challenges existing claims about brain-computer interfaces and artificial intelligence.

Brain Scientists Finally Discover the Glue that Makes Memories Stick for a Lifetime

Memory is essential for identity and learning; understanding brain memory processes is a fundamental question in neuroscience.

How your brain detects patterns in the everyday: without conscious thought

Neurons integrate 'what' and 'when' information, allowing the brain to discern patterns and predict events unconsciously.

fromNews Center

Medicine

Investigating the Molecular Mechanisms of 'Forgetting' - News Center

Investigators discovered a process by which neurons in the brain 'forget' associations, revealing crucial insights into brain plasticity and behavior.

Boston

Publisher Correction: Krause corpuscles are genital vibrotactile sensors for sexual behaviours - Nature

The brain adapts its decision-making processes in response to uncertainty through specific neural pathways.

fromMail Online

4 weeks ago

OMG science

Why you forget what you're doing after walking into a room

The 'doorway effect' explains why we forget things upon entering a new room, stemming from a natural brain response to changing environments.

fromTheregister

OMG science

Boffins ponder meager brain data rate of 10 bits per second

Human thought processes at only 10 bits per second, raising questions about its complexity and the brain's capability.

This research challenges existing claims about brain-computer interfaces and artificial intelligence.

Obesity starts in the brain

Recent study links insulin sensitivity in the brain to obesity, suggesting diet's direct impact on brain function and health.

Obesity, recognized as a disease, poses challenges for healthcare systems globally.

#nutrition

fromGluten Free & More

2 months ago

Feed Your Mind with Magnesium | Gluten Free & More

Magnesium is vital for brain health, energy levels, and mood balance, emphasizing the importance of adequate intake through diet and supplements.

fromInverse

Medicine

This Spin On the Mediterranean Diet Could Help Preserve Your Brain Function

The MIND diet effectively reduces cognitive decline risk, emphasizing the importance of diet beyond weight loss.

fromGluten Free & More

2 months ago

Feed Your Mind with Magnesium | Gluten Free & More

Magnesium is vital for brain health, energy levels, and mood balance, emphasizing the importance of adequate intake through diet and supplements.

fromInverse

Medicine

This Spin On the Mediterranean Diet Could Help Preserve Your Brain Function

The MIND diet effectively reduces cognitive decline risk, emphasizing the importance of diet beyond weight loss.

more#nutrition

fromCalm Sage - Your Guide to Mental and Emotional Well-being

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2 months ago

Microplastics can block blood vessels in mice brains, researchers find

Microplastics can block blood vessels in the brain, mimicking clots and impacting motor function.

#neurobiology

Mental health

What You Need to Know About Grief Brain Fog

Grief can impact cognitive functions, leading to 'grief brain fog' with memory loss, forgetfulness, and confusion.

Understanding how grief affects the brain can help individuals cope and provide support during the grieving process.

fromCalm Sage - Your Guide to Mental and Emotional Well-being

Mental health

What Happens in the Brain in Dissociative Identity Disorder?

Dissociative Identity Disorder is a complex psychological condition tied to trauma, impacting brain regions related to identity and memory.

Mental health

What You Need to Know About Grief Brain Fog

Grief can impact cognitive functions, leading to 'grief brain fog' with memory loss, forgetfulness, and confusion.

Understanding how grief affects the brain can help individuals cope and provide support during the grieving process.

fromMetro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

Mental health

What Happens in the Brain in Dissociative Identity Disorder?

Dissociative Identity Disorder is a complex psychological condition tied to trauma, impacting brain regions related to identity and memory.

more#neurobiology

6 months ago

Silicon Valley

Free and Legal Ways to Get a Dopamine Rush | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

Dopamine enhances pleasure, motivation, and memory; activities like exercise and certain foods can create a natural high without the negative effects of drugs.

#perception

Privacy professionals

The Illusion of "Now"

The brain processes information with delays, making real-time experience a complex predictive task.

OMG science

How Your Brain Tells Speech and Music Apart

The human brain distinguishes music from speech through specialized auditory pathways and basic cues, despite both being rich in information.

Privacy professionals

The Illusion of "Now"

The brain processes information with delays, making real-time experience a complex predictive task.

OMG science

How Your Brain Tells Speech and Music Apart

The human brain distinguishes music from speech through specialized auditory pathways and basic cues, despite both being rich in information.

more#perception

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Alternative medicine

The best exercises to boost brain health after 60

The brain's main function is to produce adaptable movements, not just to think.

Cognitive abilities are crucial for maintaining lifestyle and interaction with the environment.

Cerebral plasticity allows for cognitive reserve throughout life despite age-related decline.

Physical activity can improve cognitive capacity even after age 60.

Alternative medicine

Just 10 seconds of light exercise boosts brain activity in kids

Brief, light exercises may significantly enhance children's cognitive function, especially brain activity in the prefrontal cortex.

The best exercises to boost brain health after 60

The brain's main function is to produce adaptable movements, not just to think.

Cognitive abilities are crucial for maintaining lifestyle and interaction with the environment.

Cerebral plasticity allows for cognitive reserve throughout life despite age-related decline.

Physical activity can improve cognitive capacity even after age 60.

Just 10 seconds of light exercise boosts brain activity in kids

Brief, light exercises may significantly enhance children's cognitive function, especially brain activity in the prefrontal cortex.

more#physical-activity

The Brain's Fight or Flight' Response May Be a Myth

The brain primarily operates through anticipation and prediction rather than constant threat detection or fight-or-flight reactions.

US news

fromwww.npr.org

11 months ago

Why writing by hand beats typing for thinking and learning

Writing by hand offers cognitive benefits for both children and adults, improving recognition, memory, recall, and conceptual understanding.

fromwww.dw.com

Health

Being a 'night owl' might make your brain sharper DW 07/11/2024

Chronotype impacts cognitive skills. Night owls outperform morning larks. Adequate sleep boosts brain function. Chronotype can shift over lifetime.

fromScienceDaily