“Use it or lose it” is a catch-cry that applies to the brain as well as the body. For some time now, researchers have known that, in general, people who stay more mentally active throughout their lives…
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The human visual system may unconsciously guide the brain’s choices. A new study hypothesises that “valence perception…
As you read this article your eyes will move so the words fall on the central part of your vision. This region is called the fovea and it has excellent resolution when compared to your peripheral vision…
Our ability to imagine and look to the future depends on the brain regions that store general knowledge, a recent study has…
The world of brain-machine interfacing (BMI) has a new posterchild. A study on people with tetraplegia, published in Nature, has shown participants were able to control a robotic arm and hand over a broad…
Until 20 years ago, scientists interested in empirical work on consciousness – our private subjective experiences – hid it by minimising or eliminating the “c-word”, the use of which was a career-limiting…
“He got a free trip to Disneyland.” That’s how Wally Lewis described the knockout of Nate Myles, from the Gold Coast Titans, during a tackle two weeks ago. Rugby league is a tough game with tough players…
Scientists have constructed a mathematical model which predicts how nerve fibres make connections during brain development…
Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo is, to many of his patients, the “angel” who cuts where other surgeons fear to go. He feels strongly about the possibility that using mobile phones might increase the risk of brain…
The discovery of a molecule that appears to regulate memory and learning in the brain could pave the way for treatments of early dementia, scientists at the University of Queensland’s Brain Institute (QBI…
Have you ever been at a party where someone has talked about themselves without pause? You may have thought this a case of “too much information”, but science is begging to differ. According to new research…
The nervous system of the common roundworm is being used to study nerve-based conditions and nerve degeneration with the…
A newly developed neuroprosthesis allows paralysed limbs to move voluntarily by sending messages from the brain to the muscles…
Many forms of mental illness can affect our moods. But that isn’t all they do: they can also damage our willpower. Problems such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity…
People’s ability to solve highly complex problems can be greatly improved by brain stimulation, new research has found. University…
Scientists say they have found a way to activate the brain cells that trigger particular memories, according to research published today in the journal Science. Researchers at MIT employed optogenetics…
A neurological disease which causes the deterioration of muscle control and coordination is more prevalent in the Northern…
Autistic individuals have lower quality white matter, affecting the brain’s synchronisation of the frontal and posterior…
Independent of its effect on neurons, marijuana’s psychoactive ingredient (THC) impairs memory by affecting passive support…
Oscilliations produced by the brain are associated with sleep, navigation and cognition and can be used to diagnose neurological…
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