The human body runs according to a roughly 24-hour cycle, controlled by a "master" clock in the brain and peripheral clocks in other parts of the body that are synchronized according to external cues, including light. Now, ...
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Be skeptical of ads declaring you can rev up your brain's performance by challenging it with products from the growing brain-training industry.
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People who work more than 39 hours a week are putting their health at risk, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found.
Feb 2, 2017
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"Gotta catch them all, Pokémon!" Or in this case—got to remember them all, Pokémon.
Dec 20, 2016
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The neural structure we use to store and process information in verbal working memory is more complex than previously understood, finds a new study by researchers at New York University. It shows that processing information ...
Dec 12, 2016
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The amount of a particular chemical in a particular part of your brain predicts your ability to simultaneously hang onto several bits of information in your working memory, a Stanford University School of Medicine scientist ...
Nov 15, 2016
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It is often necessary to identify unfamiliar people by comparing face images: for example a CCTV image to a mugshot, or a passport photograph to a traveller.
Oct 6, 2016
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The brain's biological clock stimulates thirst in the hours before sleep, according to a study published in the journal Nature by researchers from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC).
Sep 28, 2016
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How does the cross-talk between brain networks change when working memory - the mental assembly of information needed to carry out a particular task—is engaged? Investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have ...
Jun 3, 2016
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When you hold in mind a sentence you have just read or a phone number you're about to dial, you're engaging a critical brain system known as working memory.
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