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There are some things that we can all agree on. Exercise makes you healthier! School makes you smarter! Yeah … except that it might also result in early death. Consider ditching the old dog-ate-my-homework line in favor of this: “Sorry, teacher. Research shows that learning may be bad for my health.” Bad, as in fatal. […]
Famed neuroscientist and Nobel laureate Santiago Ramón y Cajal believed that in the central nervous system (CNS) — the brain and spine — nerves don’t regenerate. It was a dismal proclamation but one that held for nearly 100 years. Until now. The CNS puzzle, Ramón y Cajal admitted then, belonged to future scientists. Today, optogenetics, […]
When you have many thoughts in your mind, it can be overwhelming. Maybe you won’t be able to focus on just the thing you’re working on because of other things on your mind; or worse, you can’t fall asleep because of all the thoughts that get stuck in your brain. But don’t worry, in this […]
The IBM robot bound for the International Space Station doesn’t have a body, but it has cameras for eyes, microphones for ears, and a speaker for a mouth. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b3575f0af0d633ac76808e1/master/pass/CIMON%20hero%20on%20black.jpg
In a potentially precedent-setting decision, an Ontario court has rejected a Toronto area family’s plea to keep their 27-year-old daughter, who has been declared brain dead, on life-support.
Scientists have spent years creating ever-smaller lasers. Berkeley Lab’s latest invention, however, is something special — and could lead to a significant change in medicine. An international team at the school has developed “microlasers” that are smaller than a red blood cell. The researchers discovered that 5 micron-wide polymer beads mixed with exotic nanoparticles (sodium […]
Your brain is the house your mind lives in. The brain is the most high-powered organ we have and requires the right amount and type of fuel to work properly. When we don’t give our brain the right fuel, it slows us down, dampers our focus, makes us more unhappy and unmotivated. If you want […]
Researchers find that when working memory gets overburdened, dialog between three brain regions breaks down. The discovery provides new support for a broader theory about how the brain operates. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b18cc9a44335046642e411e/master/pass/BrainJuggling_2880x1220-2880×1220.jpg
These days, you feel like a robot. You drag your feet into work and you have to deal with your boss. You’re hustling this year yet again to try and make more money than last year. You come home to kids who always need something from you and all the things that need to be […]
DEMENTIA symptoms affect about 850,000 people in the UK, and signs include memory loss, confusion, and difficulty following a conversation. But, you could lower your risk of brain function decline by getting the perfect amount of sleep, scientists revealed.
