Ever wondered how some people seem able to keep up with the conversation they're having while also noticing what's being said across the room? New research suggests this ability isn't simply good hearing but may reflect the ...
Jul 16, 2026
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Is your teenager thinking about taking a Spanish or French class? Tell them there's a hidden benefit to picking up another language—their brain might age more slowly, a new study says.
Jul 6, 2026
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More than half the calories consumed by young kids in the U.S. come from ultra-processed foods.
Jul 2, 2026
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Carnegie Mellon University and University of California, San Francisco researchers have found that childhood trauma, poverty, social isolation and other adverse life experiences are associated with brain changes linked to ...
Jun 17, 2026
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Checking the fine particulate matter levels along with the weather every morning has become a daily routine. Research continues to show that fine particulate matter affects not only the respiratory system but also the brain ...
May 26, 2026
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Nothing rivals the human brain's complexity. Its 86 billion neurons and 85 billion other cells make an estimated 100 trillion connections. If the brain were a computer, it would perform an exaflop (a billion-billion) mathematical ...
Apr 19, 2026
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Researchers at Amsterdam UMC have discovered that a second pregnancy alters the female brain. Previous research from the same group had already demonstrated the impact of a first pregnancy on the female brain. The new results ...
Feb 19, 2026
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As people age, structural brain changes influence their ability to adapt to the environment. Tatiana Wolfe and colleagues at the University of Arkansas characterized changes in the brain across two periods of adulthood that ...
Jan 19, 2026
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Leiden researchers can now visualize the connections between brain cells. Their microscopy technique could significantly advance the human quest to understand brain functions. The study is published in the Proceedings of ...
Dec 4, 2025
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How strongly does our metabolism influence thinking? This question has been examined by Dr. Philipp Haueis, a philosopher of science at Bielefeld University, in a recent publication in the journal Behavioral and Brain Sciences. ...
Nov 24, 2025
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