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Many people with epilepsy are unable to remember what happened immediately before they have a seizure. This may be because seizures and memory use the same pathways of the brain.
In the first published survey of users of the hemp-derived compound, respondents highlight some important therapeutic effects.
How can scientific literature on interpersonal trauma help us better understand the impact of tragedy, especially on children who are still developing?
The brain is basically a time machine that ensures what we see is stable and continuous
Opioids can cause death by slowing breathing to dangerously low levels, or stopping it altogether. Examining one area of the brain may eventually lead to safer painkillers.
A smell will often take us back to a particular place and time. But how are place and smell linked in the brain?
Understanding where and how memories are formed could lead to more ways to treat conditions like PTSD and addiction.
Understanding how brain folding works could help researchers better diagnose and treat neurodevelopmental disorders.
The brain uses visual information and vibrations to substitute the missing sense of hearing.
The molecule C1q has both protective and detrimental effects after traumatic brain injury. Blocking it after injury in mice restored normal brain rhythms during sleep and prevented epileptic spikes.
Ultra-processed foods high in sugar, fat and empty carbs are bad for the mind as well as the body. Lack of micronutrients affects brain function and influences mood and mental health symptoms.
A better understanding of language and its neuroscientific basis would help us handle linguistic issues throughout our lives.
High levels of uncertainty can make us obsessive compulsive, causing physical changes in the brain.
Scientists have been mapping the brain for centuries. New visualization tools bring them one step closer to understanding where thoughts come from and new ways to treat neurological disorders.
Our brain is amazing. It tells us when we need to drink more water. And one of the ways it tells us is to make us feel thirsty.
We used brain imaging techniques to show these two activities engage the same region of the brain. Then we wanted to find out more.
Some people do inherit traits which promote dance ability - but with hard work almost anyone can learn to dance well due to the plasticity of the brain
You my be able to spot a committed dad from the size of his hypothalamus,
Our research suggests the multiplication of protein aggregates in individual regions of the brain, rather than their spread between regions, is key to the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
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