The female sex hormone oestrogen can be produced and released from the brain as well as the ovaries, according to a study…
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Probiotics can alleviate the symptoms of autism-like disorders in mice, according to a US study published today in the journal…
Increasing the activity of enzyme NEU1 can stop or reverse the build-up of plaque in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s…
The hypothalamus has a powerful effect on maintaining blood glucose levels independent of insulin. Since its discovery in…
A group of cells within the brain that helps humans avoid accidents have been identified. The cells detect edges and help…
Are you a left brain or a right brain person? I’ve never met a person who doesn’t know what I mean by this question. The idea that creative people use the right side of their brain more than logical people…
A method for restoring feeling and action to amputees and others who have lost their sense of touch has been established…
How do you know you are sick? No, really… Think about it. If you have suffered through another winter of coughs and sniffles, and you are about to be hit by the spring allergies, you will know the feeling…
Danish researchers have found that migraine causes structural changes in the brain, resulting in more white matter abnormalities…
According to various large-scale studies conducted by the World Health Organization, about a third of the adult worldwide population suffer from a mental disorder such as depression, anxiety and schizophrenia…
Researchers in Japan have used the powerful K computer, one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, to simulate the complex neural structure of our brain. Using a popular suite of neuron simulating software…
All memories aren’t created equal. Whether you remember an event the next day, week or year, depends on a number of factors, the most important one of which is the emotion associated with it. Emotional…
Cerebral malaria, or malaria of the brain, means being deeply unconscious with perpetual cycles of seizures and spasms. It can cause death, or often disability. About 600,000 people suffer this terrible…
Do you believe ‘mental illness’ is all about brain chemistry? It wouldn’t be surprising if you did, because this is the message we regularly receive about various forms of troublesome feelings, thoughts…
The voice is an important tool which we use to communicate and express ourselves. But our voices convey so much more than the words we say. Just a few words can reveal clues about someone’s gender, age…
As many as 500 brain scans are performed in Scotland every week. These scans are mostly used to diagnose - or rule out - serious diseases like strokes and tumours, but this is not their only function…
Scientists have used weak electrical shocks on the brain to make the human face seem more attractive. California Institute…
The patterns of brain activity people use to learn to move objects with their mind are similar to neurological activity that…
The brains of people diagnosed with depression are less adaptable to their environments, a study emerging from Neuroscience…
Brains are smart enough to rewire themselves, a new international study of rats has found. The study turns on its head the…
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Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian es Amigo de The Conversation.Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
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Senior lecturer, University of Adelaide
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Penn State
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Cognitive Neurosciences, UCL
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuroscience, University of Sussex
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Emeritus Professor in Animal Behaviour, University of New England
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Senior Research Fellow, Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
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Honorary (Professorial Fellow) at the Centre for Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Senior Data Scientist, University of Technology Sydney
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor of Health Science, Curtin University
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Lecturer in Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Physics, University of Sheffield
