While there is no guarantee of warding off cognitive decline, encouraging people to be physically, mentally and socially active could potentially keep a significant number of dementia cases at bay.
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Music creates powerful memories and emotional connections in our brains.
An objective way to measure pain is the holy grail of pain research. Gamma waves may be part of the answer.
Brain samples of a thylacine that died in 1880 in Berlin were kept safe by researchers for decades. Now, they have finally been analysed.
Too few friends or too many friends can hamper children’s learning and cognition.
Africa is suffering from a silent, but costly, epidemic of fungal infections.
Are holidays really necessary, and why do we need them? And, above all, what are the benefits of a few days off? This is what science says.
Seizures are like sudden electrical storms in the brain that can cause lasting damage. A set of immune cells in the brain called microglia may provide protection.
Music therapy offers a flexible and accessible way of supporting wellbeing and addressing traumatic experiences.
Mind uploading could allow human consciousness to live on long after their body dies.
TENS machines for period pain are all over social media. But what are they? And do they work?
It is becoming increasingly clear that ADHD comes with self-control problems, suggesting therapy should be offered alongside drugs.
New research may upend our understanding of the brain, showing that travelling waves of neuronal excitation dominate the activity associated with our thoughts and feelings.
Transcranial alternating current stimulation, or tACS, is a type of brain stimulation that can change neural activity and improve memory, attention and executive function.
Brain injury survivors report the sport can give constant opportunities for learning and a way to reevaulate emotions.
Pain has long been subjectively measured, leading to frustrations for patients and doctors alike. Identifying neural biomarkers of pain could improve diagnosis and lead to better treatments of chronic pain conditions.
Brain scans have been used to interpret thoughts, but how far can this technology go?
One genetic study of over a quarter million people highlights the cognitive benefits of exercise, while another, based on 30 years of scientific literature, says the opposite. Who’s right and who’s wrong?
Adolescent brains are especially vulnerable to risk-taking and social pressure. But there are steps parents can take to steer their teen away from dangerous social media stunts.
Of the risks posed by AI, overtaking human intelligence isn’t an immediate concern.
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Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
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Penn State
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Senior lecturer, University of Adelaide
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Cognitive Neurosciences, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Music Psychology, Durham University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuroscience, University of Sussex
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence/ Computer Science, Fudan University
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Professeur agrégé de neurosciences computationnelles et neurophysiologie, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor, Environmental science, Lancaster University
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Lecturer in Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Physics, University of Sheffield
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Emeritus Professor in Animal Behaviour, University of New England
