A new theory of brain function by Peter Ulric Tse, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at Dartmouth College, suggests that free will is real and has a biophysical basis in the microscopic workings of our brain cells.
Mar 1, 2013
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Cognitive deficits accompany mood disorders and other psychiatric conditions, often with debilitating effects. Limited treatments currently exist, but studies in animals and humans have pointed to drugs such as the laxative ...
Jun 13, 2023
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A team of scientists, led by Scott Frey at the University of Missouri, have developed an innovative technique using small wearable sensors to gather data on how people—who have suffered from a traumatic hand amputation—use ...
Jan 10, 2022
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Neurobiologists from HSE University and the RAS Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology proved that the human brain unconsciously distinguishes between even very similar sound signals during passive listening. ...
Feb 9, 2022
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Smartphone gaming can be harmful to players who game to escape their negative mood and feelings of boredom, a new study has found.
Jul 21, 2021
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Evidence of grid cell activity has been seen in healthy volunteers asked to imagine moving through an environment in new UCL (University College London) research funded by the Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust.
Mar 10, 2016
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For those who try to catch up on lost sleep during the weekend, French researchers have some bad news: Once Saturday and Sunday have come and gone, many will find they're still seriously short on sleep.
Jun 30, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Scientists are learning more about why keeping off lost weight is so hard—and a pair of studies suggest it's more than a question of sheer willpower.
Oct 1, 2019
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Don't spank your kids. That's the conventional wisdom that has emerged from decades of research linking corporal punishment to a decline in adolescent health and negative effects on behavior, including an increased risk for ...
Nov 16, 2022
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When people have to assess a situation within seconds, it helps to draw on learned categories. Psychologists from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum used electroencephalography (EEG) to study how well such category learning works ...
Mar 9, 2018
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