neurology

Sleeping man, sleep well

Deep Sleep, Deep Effects: The Dangers of Insufficient Sleep

15/11/2017

Studying sleep's profound and extensive effects on brain function ...

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self-esteem

Count Yourself Confident! Self-Esteem in Numbers

13/11/2017

Discovered: The equation that can map self esteem in the brain...

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Meh…Zzz. Why Do We Fall Asleep When We’re Bored?

03/10/2017

Explaining our inescapable desire to sleep in boring situations...

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Can a Tablet Teach Kids to Juggle?

25/09/2017

Tablets can teach kids to solve physical puzzles ...

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Why Is Yawning Contagious?

05/09/2017

Yawning - why is it so contagious and why should it matter? ...

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comfort food, dopamine brain

Feel-Good Food: Eating Triggers Endorphins

31/08/2017

Eating triggers endorphin release in the brain...

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studying, alcohol boosts recall

Alcohol Boosts Recall (and, Usually, Regret)

28/07/2017

Alcohol boosts recall of earlier learning ...

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gabaergic neurons

Is Anxiety Stopping You Sleeping? Are You Sure? Really? Really?

05/07/2017

The secret connection between anxiety and sleep ...

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vulnerablity to psychosis

Forewarned is Forearmed: Vulnerability to Psychosis and How to Detect It

03/04/2017

Vulnerability to psychosis: New methods show how to detect it ...

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Visceral Viewing: Screenwriting for the Human Brain(s)

20/03/2017

Effective screenwriters not only aim for psychological effect - they seek to create 'visceral viewing'....

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Movie studios, screenwriting

Let Me Think, But Not Much: Screenwriting and the Brain(s)

13/03/2017

100 Problems, but as long as they're someone else's, we're locked to our seats....

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Monkey

Shake Your Inner Monkey: Movie Screenwriting and The Limbic Brain

07/03/2017

Sex, Politics, Celebrity: What's on your monkey mind?...

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Itchyness and Pain: You Know the Difference, But Does Your Body?

28/02/2017

Itch neurons play a role in managing pain ...

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treadmills, neurocinematic testing

Neurocinematic Testing – The Applications

16/02/2017

We know that certain stimuli can provoke certain reactions. How can we use that knowledge though? ...

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party, rave, serotonin

Twitchy Disco: The Effects of Serotonin on Motivation

14/02/2017

More serotonin = less motivation? It depends on the circumstances ...

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earworms

How Music Triggers the Brain’s Own Opioids

10/02/2017

McGill scientists show brain's own opioids involved in musical pleasure...

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fat burning, rave

Giggle Your Way to a Flatter Tummy: Serotonin and Fat Burning

30/01/2017

TSRI scientists find brain hormone that triggers fat burning ...

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woman with megaphone, speaking, stammering

The Mechanics of Stuttering (and the beginnings of a cure)

06/01/2017

Stuttering linked to reduced blood flow in area of brain associated with language ...

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emotional hangover

How to Cope With Your Emotional Hangover

30/12/2016

Is there such a thing as an emotional hangover? NYU researchers find that there is ...

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tired angel

Synchronous Oscillations: Are You Actually Awake?

06/12/2016

Portions of the brain fall asleep and wake back up all the time...

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musical training

Musical Training Combats ADHD in Kids

23/11/2016

Musical training creates new brain connections in children ...

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earworms

Earworms: A Guide to Making Them, And Getting Rid of Them

06/11/2016

Why some songs get stuck in your head ...

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‘Middle England’ faces lowest psychosis risk

25/10/2016

hite, middle class, older. Psychosis and its attendent conditions are a lower risk for those who fit into the ‘Middle England’ grouping. So when it comes to excuses for voting Brexit,...

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cannabinoid receptor

Rosetta Stoned: Decyphering the Primary Cannabis Receptor

24/10/2016

Structure of primary cannabinoid receptor is revealed ...

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Can You Boost Your Brain With a Battery? With tDCS, Hells Yeah!

05/10/2016

Electrifying brain circuits may decrease depressive symptoms and chronic pain...

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Can You Smell What it Looks Like? How Visuals Disrupt Memory

30/08/2016

A visual nudge can disrupt recall of what things look like ...

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Aphex Fin. Zoologists Reveal the Only Other Animal That Can Keep a Beat

03/08/2016

Ronan the sea-lion: Best beat-keeper in the animal kingdom...

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Who Ate All The Pisces? The Benefits of Fish Oil

01/08/2016

Why some fat can help or hinder your diet, and your brain...

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Are You Depressive, Positive, or Both? Cognitive Bias Explains the Link

21/07/2016

Same genes could make us prone to both happiness and depression ...

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How We Hear (and it’s Not All in the Ear)

18/07/2016

Study shows auditory cortex of hearing and deaf people are nearly identical...

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