Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Know these 10 warning signs of Alzheimer's disease
What's typical and what's not?
Apr 19, 2022
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Health
LED light can damage eyes, health authority warns
The "blue light" in LED lighting can damage the eye's retina and disturb natural sleep rhythms, France's government-run health watchdog said this week.
May 15, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain changes in autism are far more sweeping than previously known, study finds
Brain changes in autism are comprehensive throughout the cerebral cortex rather than just particular areas thought to affect social behavior and language, according to a new UCLA-led study that significantly refines scientists' ...
Nov 2, 2022
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Neuroscience
Our brains reveal our choices before we're even aware of them, study finds
A new UNSW study suggests we have less control over our personal choices than we think, and that unconscious brain activity determines our choices well before we are aware of them.
Mar 6, 2019
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Neuroscience
Deep sleep critical for visual learning
Remember those "Magic Eye" posters from the 1990s? You let your eyes relax, and out of the tessellating structures, a 3-D image of a dolphin or a yin yang or a shark would emerge.
Oct 4, 2017
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Ophthalmology
A bit of dark chocolate might sweeten your vision
It may not replace prescription glasses, but a few bites of dark chocolate might offer a slight and temporary bump up in vision quality, new research suggests.
Apr 26, 2018
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Neuroscience
The human brain can 'see' what is around the corner
Neuroscientists at the University of Glasgow have shown how the human brain can predict what our eyes will see next, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
Dec 4, 2017
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Neuroscience
New study reveals sleep deprivation disrupts brain-cell communication
Ever sleep poorly and then walk out of the house without your keys? Or space out on the highway and nearly hit a stalled car?
Nov 6, 2017
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Neuroscience
How the brain 'approximates' without actually counting
From the time of early infancy, humans are endowed with the capacity to approximate the number of objects in their visual field, an ability that continues throughout life and may underlie the development of more complex mathematical ...
Neuroscience
Bilingualism may save brain resources as you age
New research findings show that bilingual people are great at saving brain power, that is. To do a task, the brain recruits different networks, or the highways on which different types of information flow, depending on the ...
Jan 9, 2017
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