Neuroscience
Harnessing the brain's ability to self-heal
Powerful electromagnets could be the answer to a new wave of treatments for depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's and more.
Jan 31, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How do you know not to laugh at a funeral? This region of the brain is key
Phineas Gage didn't die when explosive powder detonated and threw a 43-inch tamping iron through his left cheek, which went into his brain and out the top of his skull.
May 23, 2022
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Neuroscience
Five amazing facts about your brain
Our brain is the most complex organ in the body. Not only does it control basic life functions like breathing, organ function, and movement, it's also behind more complex processes—everything from thought, controlling our ...
Mar 3, 2020
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Neuroscience
Key mystery about how the brain produces cognition is finally understood
Human behavior is often explained in terms of unseen entities such as motivation, curiosity, anxiety and confidence. What has been unclear is whether these mental entities are coded by specific neurons in specific areas of ...
Dec 9, 2019
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Medical research
Natural blood doping and rewriting the textbooks
The phrase "rewriting the textbooks" is more than a cliché to me, because that's what I do. I revise each of my books every three years, updating the science.
Jul 23, 2018
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Neuroscience
Neural connection keeps instincts in check
From fighting the urge to hit someone to resisting the temptation to run off stage instead of giving that public speech, we are often confronted with situations where we have to curb our instincts. Scientists at EMBL have ...
Jan 9, 2017
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Researchers map damaged connections in Phineas Gage's brain
(Medical Xpress) -- Poor Phineas Gage. In 1848, the supervisor for the Rutland and Burlington Railroad in Vermont was using a 13-pound, 3-foot-7-inch rod to pack blasting powder into a rock when he triggered an explosion ...
May 17, 2012
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