Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a potentially dangerous condition. During sleep, the throat muscles of people with OSA relax and block the airflow into the lungs, so that they repeatedly stop breathing. Common symptoms of ...
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Human beings are bilaterally symmetrical. As such, our brains are made of two halves called hemispheres, which communicate with each other using specialized fiber tracts running across the midline. While each hemisphere tends ...
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The benefits of meditation have long been touted: relief from stress and anxiety, and an increased ability to focus.
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Neuroscientists know that what makes a memory really stick is reconsolidation, when a new memory is reactivated by identical or similar experiences, stimulating the creation of additional and stronger neural connections.
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A new technique for monitoring brain waves can identify the music someone is hearing.
Jan 19, 2023
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A ping from the pizza company. A couple of pings from your socials. Ping, ping, ping from your family WhatsApp group trying to organize a weekend barbecue.
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A paralyzed man who cannot speak or type was able to spell out over 1,000 words using a neuroprosthetic device that translates his brain waves into full sentences, US researchers said Tuesday.
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Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a decoder that uses information from fMRI scans to reconstruct human thoughts. Jerry Tang, Amanda LeBel, Shailee Jain and Alexander Huth have published a paper ...
What role do the stages of sleep play in forming memories? "We've known for a long time that useful learning happens during sleep," says University of Pennsylvania neuroscientist Anna Schapiro. "You encode new experiences ...
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Folks who regularly use weed could be in for a rocky road if they ever require major surgery, a new study reports.
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