2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (453+ words) Yes, the lizard brain is an old favorite of pop psychology. For example, did you know that your lizard brain “fuels overthinking and social anxiety”? The claim that we have a reptilian brain underlying our human one is a staple…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (310+ words) How Much of the Brain Do We Actually Use? The Truth Behind the 10 Percent Brain Myth Newstrack English "Humans use only 10 percent of their brain; the remaining 90 percent lies completely dormant." This claim is so widely repeated that many take…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (15+ words) Mice study changes paradigm for brain imaging eara.eu Mice study changes paradigm for brain imaging...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (448+ words) Yes, the lizard brain is a staple of pop psychology. For example, did you know that your lizard brain “fuels overthinking and social anxiety”? The claims that we have a reptilian brain underlying our human one is a staple of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (557+ words) UCLA researchers have discovered two powerful influences that help guide how the human brain forms before birth. Radial glia, stem cells responsible for producing much of the cerebral cortex, change their behavior depending on how they process glucose and on…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (533+ words) A new study has used a type of machine learning called a neural network to reveal how different kinds of training can change how learning happens-both in machines, and in living brains. We can use these complex models to make…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (695+ words) PRNewswire Hong Kong, September 3: It is commonly perceived that multitasking is highly inefficient, with the brain often crashing or scrambling when trying to do two things at once. A study co-led by Professor Yung Wing-ho, Chair Professor in the Department…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (505+ words) New research provides evidence that stimulating the vagus nerve in mice not only improves long-term learning but also triggers rhythmic changes in brain blood flow. The findings, published in iScience, suggest that the benefits of nerve stimulation may rely partly…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (261+ words) The human brain has upward of 86 billion neurons, connected by some 100 trillion synapses Minds can be found everywhere in nature, often in places we’d never think to look for them—even without a brain to house them, clusters of cells…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (520+ words) Microglia are the brain's most abundant immune cells. They help protect the brain from harmful invaders, clear away damaged neurons, and support normal brain development. Researchers at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute have now found for the first time that human microglia,…...