Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A brain game may predict your risk of infection
If your alertness and reaction time is see-sawing more than usual, you may be more at risk of a viral illness.
Jan 3, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sign language users have better reaction times and peripheral vision
People who use British Sign Language (BSL) have better reaction times in their peripheral vision, a new study from the University of Sheffield has found.
Feb 6, 2017
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Health
Hands-free just as distracting as handheld mobile phone use behind the wheel
Talking hands-free on a mobile phone while driving is just as distracting as a conversation using a hand-held phone, despite one being illegal and the other not, a QUT road safety study has found.
Dec 13, 2016
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Medical research
Research finds Daylight Saving Time clock changes affect road safety
Researchers found that, after Daylight Saving Time (DST) is introduced, drivers' behaviors are riskier, and their reaction time and ability to read situations are compromised.
Sep 27, 2022
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Medications
What are nootropics and do they really boost your brain?
Humans have long been searching for a "magic elixir" to make us smarter, and improve our focus and memory. This includes traditional Chinese medicine used thousands of years ago to improve cognitive function.
May 30, 2024
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Neuroscience
Novel technology ties brain circuits to alertness
Stanford University investigators have for the first time tied several brain circuits to alertness.
Nov 2, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers develop more reliable concussion tests
(Medical Xpress)—It could happen during a nasty spill on the ski slopes, a hard tackle at football practice, or even a car accident. ASU nursing student Sarah Hollowell sustained her concussion playing intramural softball, ...
Nov 1, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Don't look at me like that: Integration of gaze direction and facial expression
Does eye contact always attract attention? Not in every case, as a research team at the University of Würzburg's Institute of Psychology has recently shown. Why not? Because context matters.
Sep 19, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Study suggests a variety of factors beyond age influence reaction time
Reaction time, as a measure of brain health, is influenced by aging and a variety of other factors, including education, sex, smoking, dizziness, the number of daily medications, family medical history, and even whether one ...
Jul 13, 2021
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Addiction
New approaches in the treatment of alcohol dependence
Based on expanding neurobiological knowledge, intriguing research is under way to use brain findings to develop innovative treatments including not only novel pharmacological interventions but also non-pharmacological treatment ...
Oct 15, 2012
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