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Deep Sleep, Deep Effects: The Dangers of Insufficient Sleep

15/11/2017

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

Count Yourself Confident! Self-Esteem in Numbers

13/11/2017

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

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

03/10/2017

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

Can a Tablet Teach Kids to Juggle?

25/09/2017

Tablets can teach kids to solve physical puzzles ...

Why Is Yawning Contagious?

05/09/2017

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

Feel-Good Food: Eating Triggers Endorphins

31/08/2017

Eating triggers endorphin release in the brain...

Alcohol Boosts Recall (and, Usually, Regret)

28/07/2017

Alcohol boosts recall of earlier learning ...

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

05/07/2017

The secret connection between anxiety and sleep ...

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'....

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....

Shake Your Inner Monkey: Movie Screenwriting and The Limbic Brain

07/03/2017

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

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

28/02/2017

Itch neurons play a role in managing pain ...

Neurocinematic Testing – The Applications

16/02/2017

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

Twitchy Disco: The Effects of Serotonin on Motivation

14/02/2017

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

How Music Triggers the Brain’s Own Opioids

10/02/2017

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

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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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 ...

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 ...

Synchronous Oscillations: Are You Actually Awake?

06/12/2016

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

Musical Training Combats ADHD in Kids

23/11/2016

Musical training creates new brain connections in children ...

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

06/11/2016

Why some songs get stuck in your head ...

‘Middle England’ faces lowest psychosis risk

25/10/2016

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Rosetta Stoned: Decyphering the Primary Cannabis Receptor

24/10/2016

Structure of primary cannabinoid receptor is revealed ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Tag: neurology

Deep Sleep, Deep Effects: The Dangers of Insufficient Sleep

Count Yourself Confident! Self-Esteem in Numbers

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

Can a Tablet Teach Kids to Juggle?

Why Is Yawning Contagious?

Feel-Good Food: Eating Triggers Endorphins

Alcohol Boosts Recall (and, Usually, Regret)

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

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

Visceral Viewing: Screenwriting for the Human Brain(s)

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

Shake Your Inner Monkey: Movie Screenwriting and The Limbic Brain

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

Neurocinematic Testing – The Applications

Twitchy Disco: The Effects of Serotonin on Motivation

How Music Triggers the Brain’s Own Opioids

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

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

How to Cope With Your Emotional Hangover

Synchronous Oscillations: Are You Actually Awake?

Musical Training Combats ADHD in Kids

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

‘Middle England’ faces lowest psychosis risk

Rosetta Stoned: Decyphering the Primary Cannabis Receptor

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

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

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

Who Ate All The Pisces? The Benefits of Fish Oil

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

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

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