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Short-Term Memory Can Be Improved With Non-Invasive Laser Light Therapy Pointed at Human Brains
Laser light therapy has been shown to be effective in improving short term memory, according to a new study.
Scientists demonstrated that the therapy, which...
Holy Mackerel! Fish Really Is Brain Food – Even if You Only Eat a Small Amount
Could eating salmon, cod, tuna, herring, or sardines keep your brain healthy and your thinking agile in middle age? This study says emphatically, YES.
Eating...
Alzheimer’s Memory Loss Reversed in Mice After Scientists Discover Method to Form New Brain Cells
Alzheimer's has been reversed in mice after scientists at the University of Illinois-Chicago boosted the formation of new brain cells, a breakthrough that could...
Scientists Finally Provide Relief For Depression By Locating Exact Target for Deep Brain Stimulation
Although it was a small study on 10 patients, researchers at the University of Texas Health–Houston were able to achieve something long out of...
First Effective Treatment for Back Pain Changes How Brain and Back Communicate
The first effective treatment for back pain which changes how the brain and back communicate has been developed by scientists.
The 12-week course which focuses...
Smartphones ‘Can Boost Memory Skills’ by Freeing Up Our Brains to Remember Other Things
Far from being dumb or making us dumb, the use of smartphones can actually boost people’s memory skills, according to a new study.
Scientists say...
She Lost Her Hair Battling a Brain Tumor. Her Son Grew His Hair out to Make Her a Wig
When an Arizona mom lost her hair during a third brain-cancer battle, a shaggy-maned son stepped up, shears in hand, to offer a solution.
Growing...
World’s Oldest Brain Has Been Found in Remains of a 3-Eyed Giant Prawn From Half-Billion Years Ago
The world's oldest brain has been found in the remains of a three-eyed prawn that swam the oceans more than half a billion years...
Listening to Music With a Groove Actually Boosts Brain Function
Dancing to musical rhythms is a universal human activity. But now, researchers from Japan have found that musical beats don't just feel good, hearing...
Memory Loss Was Reversed in Mice Using a Brain Liquid From Younger Peers in ‘Groundbreaking’ Study
Memory loss has been reversed in mice by injecting them with a brain liquid from younger peers in a "groundbreaking" new treatment..
The substance, called...
Why Our Brains See Faces Everywhere – And Monkeys Do Too
It's so commonplace we barely give it a second thought, but human brains seem hardwired to see human faces where there are none—in objects...
Life Really Does Flash Before Our Eyes in Final Moments, Brain Scans Suggest
Imagine reliving your entire life in the space of seconds. Like a flash of lightning, you are outside of your body, watching memorable moments...
Your Brain Doesn’t Slow Down Until You’re in Your 60s – Later Than Thought
Mental speed—the speed at which we can deal with issues requiring rapid decision-making —does not change substantially over decades.
Psychologists at Heidelberg University have come...
How Does the Brain Perceive Mountain Vistas or Passing Clouds as Beautiful?
How does a view of nature gain its gloss of beauty? We know that the sight of beautiful landscapes engages the brain's reward systems....
Exercise Alters Brain Chemistry to Protect Aging Synapses, Study Finds
When elderly people stay active, their brains have more of a class of proteins that enhances the connections between neurons to maintain healthy cognition,...
The Experience of Being ‘In the Flow’: How People Achieve The State of Brain Flow
You are playing such an intense video game and are focused so intently on getting to the next level that you don’t know what...
Scientists Discover How Intricate Spider Webs Are Made By Brains That Are a Fraction of the Size of a Human’s
Johns Hopkins University researchers discovered precisely how spiders build webs by using night vision and artificial intelligence to track and record every movement of...
Using your Brain Rather than Google Maps: Alzheimer’s Research on London Cabbies is Eye Opening
An iconic fixture in any London street scene for decades, the black taxi cab and their extraordinary cabbies are the focal point of a...
This Mozart Sonata Calms the Brain to Help Reduce Seizures in People With Epilepsy
Listening to just 30 seconds of Mozart calms areas of the brain and can prevent seizures in people with medication-resistant epilepsy, reveals a new...
Physical Activity During Depression Not Only Reduces Symptoms, But Increases Brain’s Ability to Change, Says Study
Physical activity does the brain good.
Not only does it reduce depressive symptoms, it actually fosters the brain’s ability to change and adapt.
This dual beneficial...