Tag: Human Brain
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Human brain can detect Earth’s magnetic field
The team, from the California Institute of Technology in the US, believes humans were once able to sense the Earth's magnetic field and use it for navigation purposes.
March 25, 2019 -
People plus machines
Contrary to prevalent fears of obliteration as a species, Artificial Intelligence will only make humans smarter.
October 31, 2018 -
Why neurosurgery transcends medical care
Patients’ stories, their circumstances and their will do not always align with the plans of healers.
July 4, 2018 -
Decoded: How brain recognises familiar faces
US researchers have discovered two previously unknown areas of the brain that help humans process familiar and unfamiliar faces differently. Working with rhesus macaque monkeys — primates whose face-processing systems closely resemble our humans — Winrich Freiwald and Sofia Landi from the Rockefeller University in the US, identified brain areas that are capable of integrating …
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August 14, 2017 -
Over 100 genes linked to memory identified
Scientists have identified over 100 genes linked to memory, opening up new avenues of research to better understand memory processing in the human brain. The results showed that a different group of genes, which had not previously been linked to any brain process, are used in memory processing than the genes involved when the brain …
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June 1, 2017 -
New GPS neuron in human brain found
Scientists have identified a new 'GPS' neuron, a discovery that may open up new treatment strategies for people with impaired sense of navigation such as Alzheimer's patients. "This seems to be a new type of neuron, which we have informally dubbed the 'neighbourhood cell'. This neuron seems to enable the brain to specifically differentiate between …
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May 30, 2017 -
Human brain may help generate fructose
Fructose — simple sugar found in fruits, vegetables, table sugar, and many processed foods — is converted in the human brain from glucose, according to a new study. Previous studies have established that excess consumption of fructose contributes to high blood sugar and chronic diseases like obesity. But it was not known whether fructose was …
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February 24, 2017 -
‘We may be hardwired to appreciate poetry’
The human brain may be hardwired to appreciate poetry even if it struggles to comprehend its meaning, a new study suggests. Researchers at Bangor University in the UK have demonstrated that we do indeed appear to have an unconscious appreciation of poetic construction. "Poetry is a particular type of literary expression that conveys feelings, thoughts …
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February 19, 2017 -
Not liking music at all linked to poor brain connectivity
The very few people who do not like music at all may have reduced brain connectivity between two regions of the brain linked to sound processing and reward. The findings showed that people who lacked joy from music — a condition described as specific musical anhedonia — had reduced functional connectivity between cortical brain regions …
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January 9, 2017 -
Not liking music at all linked to poor brain connectivity
The very few people who do not like music at all may have reduced brain connectivity between two regions of the brain linked to sound processing and reward. The findings showed that people who lacked joy from music — a condition described as specific musical anhedonia — had reduced functional connectivity between cortical brain regions …
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January 9, 2017 -
‘Aerobic exercise preserves brain volume, improves cognition’
Taking part in aerobic exercises for four times a week may increase brain volume in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a condition linked with higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new study has found. The study included 35 adults with MCI participating in a randomised, controlled trial of exercise intervention. “Even over a …
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December 1, 2016 -
Societal cooperation led to larger human brain
The challenge of judging a person’s social group and deciding whether or not to cooperate with them has promoted the rapid expansion of human brain size over the last 2 million years, a new study has found. Researchers found that evolution favours those who prefer to help out others who are at least as successful …
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August 15, 2016