Neuroscience
Play an instrument? You probably react faster, too
Could learning to play a musical instrument help the elderly react faster and stay alert?
Jan 10, 2017
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News tagged with instrument
Oncology & Cancer
Speeding up cancer diagnosis during surgery
Tissue-conserving cancer surgery is a highly skilled procedure which involves time-consuming tissue preparation to detect the margins of cancerous tissue. The goal is to remove as much of the tumour as possible while sparing ...
Sep 17, 2013
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Neuroscience
Brain wiring quiets the voice inside your head
During a normal conversation, your brain is constantly adjusting the volume to soften the sound of your own voice and boost the voices of others in the room.
Sep 3, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Cold plasma successful against brain cancer cells
For the first time, physicists from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), biologists and physicians demonstrated the synergistic effect of cold atmospheric plasma - a partly ionized gas - and chemo ...
May 23, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
In immersion foreign language learning, adults attain, retain native speaker brain pattern
A first-of-its kind series of brain studies shows how an adult learning a foreign language can come to use the same brain mechanisms as a native speaker. The research also demonstrates that the kind of exposure you have to ...
Mar 28, 2012
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Surgery
What patients can ask surgeons to help prevent a particularly harmful error
When a surgeon accidentally leaves a surgical tool inside a patient's body after a procedure, the harm can be severe. The patient can suffer from life-threatening infections, organ damage, and an additional surgery to remove ...
Apr 11, 2024
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Addiction
Why cocaine is considered performance-enhancing for athletes, and why it matters when the athlete took it
Australian Rules Football and illicit drugs have been in the media for all the wrong reasons recently.
Apr 3, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Playing a musical instrument or singing in a choir may boost your brain
Generations of parents have told their children to practice their musical instruments. Parents have good reason to keep on top of their children's musical education, since learning an instrument is not only associated with ...
Feb 4, 2024
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Neuroscience
Playing an instrument linked to better brain health in older adults
Engaging in music throughout your life is associated with better brain health in older age, according to a new study published by experts at the University of Exeter.
Jan 28, 2024
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
With practice, older adults can regain manual dexterity that may have seemed lost
Despite what ads for wrinkle cream would have us believe, there's no magic reversal for aging. As the years pass, a certain amount of change is inevitable but not, it turns out, inexorable.
Nov 6, 2023
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