Our everyday lives are full of decision dilemmas. To understand why we make particular choices, scientists investigate how our brain deals with uncertainty.
Long-term exposure to air pollution was linked to cognitive decline in elderly people.
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How does being thankful about things in your own life relate to any selfless concern you may have about the well-being of others? A neuroscientist explores the gratitude/altruism connection.
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield on the International Space Station in 2012.
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Almost a third of American adolescents have anxiety disorders. Researchers in developmental neuroscience are figuring out that how the brain matures over time may be part of the reason why.
A new study funded by the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation will investigate the use of learning technologies such as streaming media for people with dementia and those at risk.
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Higher education for seniors shows promise – for combatting social isolation, increasing well-being and delaying the onset, or slowing the progression, of dementia.
A test subject entering a brain password.
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Wenyao Xu, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Feng Lin, University of Colorado Denver, and Zhanpeng Jin, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Biometrics are more secure than passwords – but when they're compromised fingerprints and retina scans are hard to reset. Brain responses to specific stimuli are as secure and, crucially, resettable.
People exposed to low levels of sunlight are more likely to have MS than those who live in warm climates.
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Trevor Kilpatrick, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Young women are disproportionately affected by multiple sclerosis, a disease where the body attacks the brain, scrambling communication to the rest of the body. Here's what we know about the causes.
People with dementia experience a range of psychological symptoms and behaviour changes.
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With an ageing population, dementia is becoming more and more prevalent. But what does dementia actually do to the brain to cause changes in behaviour?