Neuroscience

Scientists find new way to strengthen memory

There's an old legend that tells of a peculiar and extreme method used centuries ago to ensure that significant events were never forgotten. The story...

Unrelated experiences can strengthen your memory, shows study

For centuries, there has been a legend that before modern technology, people used an extreme method to ensure important events were remembered. A child was...

Rosemary extract compound can reduce cocaine sensitivity, shows study

A recent study led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine, has found that a compound in rosemary extract could help reduce cocaine...

Understanding that chronic back pain originates from within the brain could lead to quicker...

Most people with chronic back pain naturally think their pain is caused by injuries or other problems in the body such as arthritis or...

Scientists find neurological symptoms from COVID-19 can last up to three years

New research from scientists at Northwestern Medicine in the U.S. and CES University in Colombia has revealed that more than 60% of people who...

Childhood neglect damages cognitive function more severely than previously thought

Recent research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London and the City University of New York has uncovered...

Singing from memory reveals a surprising hidden musical talent

A group of psychologists from UC Santa Cruz has uncovered an intriguing musical ability that many people possess without even realizing it. This hidden talent...

Ketamine can switch off the brain temporarily

In a recent study conducted by scientists at the University of Cambridge, new light has been shed on how the drug ketamine affects the...

Scientists find way to wake up dormant brain stem cells

Researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School and the Mechanobiology Institute at the National University of Singapore have discovered a new method to activate dormant neural...

Severe menopause symptoms may impact brain health, shows study

With millions of people worldwide living with dementia and no cure in sight, researchers are keenly focused on finding ways to prevent or delay...