Creativity is good for the brain and might even slow down its aging: New study
Creative experience might enhance brain health, which could slow down the brain's aging.
Oct 27, 2025
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When we dream, does our brain wake up?
An international consortium of researchers has created the largest-ever database compiling records of brain activity during sleep and dream reports. One of the first analyses of the database confirmed that dreams do not occur ...
Oct 22, 2025
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New study maps how we simultaneously process different words
Trains move through the world's subway stations in a consistent pattern: arriving, stopping, and moving to the next stop—and repeated by other trains throughout the day. A new study by a team of New York University psychology ...
Oct 20, 2025
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Activity of large-scale cortical networks follows cyclical pattern, study finds
The human brain can concurrently support a wide range of advanced mental functions, including attention, memory and the processing of sensory stimuli. While past neuroscience studies have gathered valuable insight into the ...
Neuroscientists identify a biomarker for Alzheimer's disease progression
Using a custom-built tool to analyze the electrical activity from neurons, researchers at Brown University have identified a brain-based biomarker that could be used to predict whether mild cognitive impairment will develop ...
Aug 4, 2025
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How a drug used to treat Parkinson's disease might affect the brain
Simon Fraser University researchers are using a new approach to brain imaging that could improve how drugs are prescribed to treat Parkinson's disease.
Jun 26, 2025
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Wearable scanner provides insights into how excitatory and inhibitory brain signals change as people age
A new study has shown how aspects of brain function change with age, revealing that excitatory processes in the brain decrease, while inhibitory processes increase as children get older. The findings are an important step ...
Apr 7, 2025
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How the brain predicts the immediate future
Imagine a boxer dodging a punch, a musician perfectly timing a note, or a driver anticipating a green light—the brain can be seen as an amazing tool that is constantly predicting the future. But how does it do this?
Mar 21, 2025
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Music makes us move even when we don't like it, according to psychologists
The pleasurable urge to move to music—to groove—appears to be a physiological response independent of how much we generally enjoy music, according to a new paper led by Concordia researchers.
Feb 11, 2025
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Study shows that 2D neural geometry underlies hierarchical organization of sequences in human working memory
The human brain can store salient information, such as numbers, instructions or other details that are important for completing a task, for brief periods of time, via a cognitive system known as working memory (WM). This ...
