Sugar could change chemicals in your brain
In a new study, researchers examined how drinking sugar water could influence the brain.
They found sugar influences brain reward circuitry in ways similar to...
This new ultrasound tech may strongly boost brain functions
In neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or Multiple Sclerosis, brain neurons are constantly being lost, resulting in memory lapses, speech disorders,...
Scientists discover key neural circuit regulating alcohol consumption
Scientists have known that a region of the brain called the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) plays a role in behaviors related to...
Scientists point out the path toward brain-like computers
Since the advent of computing, people have lauded technology’s potential to act as a human brain.
In truth, computers have worked nothing at all like...
Birth control pill users have smaller key brain region
In a new study, researchers found that women taking oral contraceptives, commonly known as birth control pills, had significantly smaller hypothalamus volume, compared to...
Murderers’ brains look different: Evidence from brain scans of 800 prisoners
In a new study, researchers found that the brains of murderers look different from those of people convicted of other crimes—differences that could be...
Scientists create world first artificial neurons to cure chronic diseases
Artificial neurons on silicon chips that behave just like the real thing have been invented by scientists—a first-of-its-kind achievement with enormous scope for medical...
Obesity, other factors may speed up brain aging
The brains of middle-age adults may be aging prematurely if they have obesity or other factors linked to cardiovascular disease, new research has found.
Almost...
This earthquake-like brain-wave is essential for healthy sleep
In a new study, researchers found that cortical arousals and brief awakenings during sleep exhibit non-equilibrium dynamics and complex organization across time scales necessary...
This noise could improve your hearing
In a new study, researchers found that noise is not the same as noise—and even a quiet environment does not have the same effect...