Summary: Sleep deprivation doesn’t just alter brain activity, it also changes the connection between neurons. Both changes have a significant effect on working memory and […]
Tag: neuroscience
More Variability Found to Help Learning [W[R]C]
Summary: Variable stimuli may lead to better learning performance and outcomes under novel circumstances, a new study reports. Sponsored by The BlogDealer – Health, Fitness and Fat […]
Brain Cell Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease Mapped [W[R]C]
Summary: A new method dubbed STARmap PLUS was utilized to track and map changes in tau and amyloid beta in the brain as Alzheimer’s disease […]
Listen to “Sugar Is Processed Differently in the Brains of Obesity-Prone vs. Obesity-Resistant Rats [W[R]C]” on Spreaker.
Summary: Receiving more intensive treatment for high blood pressure results in positive alterations in brain structures associated with clearing toxins and other by-products. Findings reveal […]
Sugar Is Processed Differently in the Brains of Obesity-Prone vs. Obesity-Resistant Rats [W[R]C]
Summary: Glucose takes longer to get into the nucleus accumbens of obesity-prone rat models. Researchers also discovered excess levels of glutamate in obesity-prone rats, implying […]
Women Are More Likely to Identify as Bisexual, Can Research Into Sexual Arousal Tell Us Why? [W[R]C]
Summary: Women are three times more likely to identify as bisexual than men. Research has discovered women are more likely to display bisexual patterns in […]
Why We Remember, and Forget. And What We Can Do About It [W[R]C]
Summary: Researchers explore the mechanisms behind memory and how we forget things, and share tips on how to keep our memory sharp as we age. […]
Neural Correlates of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Anorexia Nervosa [W[R]C]
Summary: Mindfulness meditation training reduces anxiety associated with eating disorders by altering the activity of brain areas associated with anxiety. Listen to “Neural Correlates of […]
Human Brain Organoids Respond to Visual Stimuli When Transplanted Into Adult Rats [W[R]C]
Summary: Brain organoids created from human stem cells that were transplanted into the brains of rats responded to visual stimuli. Sponsored by The BlogDealer – Health, Fitness […]
Grammy Nominees Are a Brainy Bunch: Music Rewires the Brain [W[R]C]
Summary: Our brains are hard-wired for the benefits of music. Every time a musician practices, their brains rewire by strengthening synapses, building new neurons, and […]