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Humans Evolved Finger Control Before Learning How to Walk
Human ancestors learnt to control fingers and even make primitive tools before figuring out how to walk on two legs. A new study has overturned the common assumption that humans evolved manual dexterity before evolving bipedalism.
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Neuro-enhanced super-soldiers: Far-fetched science fantasy or an inevitable future?
A fascinating new issue of Frontiers in Neuroscience includes a timely review on the various ways brain stimulation can enhance human thought and behaviour – with special consideration of applications in the security services and military.
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Can we get our heads around consciousness?
Consciousness is the greatest, most troubling mystery in science. Don’t believe the hype: the Hard Problem is here to stay..
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Alzheimer's find is 'turning point'
The discovery of the first chemical to prevent the death of brain tissue in a neurodegenerative disease has been hailed as the "turning point" in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.
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Bionic limbs will one day sense the grass under prosthetic feet
It sounds like something straight out of science fiction: artificial limbs that not only move, flex, and feel like their flesh counterparts, but also respond directly to one's thoughts and even translate sensory feedback - the feeling of grass beneath one's feet or the sensation of a limb floating in space - straight back to the brain.
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Finnish Doctors Are Prescribing Video Games for ADHD
There’s a problem with the drugs used in mental health care: You have to be on them for them to work. Even then, they can be expensive and have detrimental side effects. Ville Tapio had an idea to do it better. He runs a private psychiatry center in Helsinki, and psychiatrists had told him they were reluctant in particular to hand out drugs for patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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Why Your Brain Needs More Downtime
Research on naps, meditation, nature walks and the habits of exceptional artists and athletes reveals how mental breaks increase productivity, replenish attention, solidify memories and encourage creativity
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Important New Theory Explains Where Old Memories Go
Why some memories disappear, some remain, and others blend with fiction..
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New Study Shows that Brains Process the Pain of Villains More than the Pain of People We Like
Counterintuitive findings from a new USC study show that the part of the brain that is associated with empathizing with the pain of others is activated more strongly by watching the suffering of hateful people as opposed to likable people.
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Scans show retired American football players have brain deficits
Scientists have found profound abnormalities in scans of brain activity in a group of retired American football players, adding to evidence indicating that repeated blows to the head
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How to Build a Happier Brain
A neuropsychological approach to happiness, by meeting core needs (safety, satisfaction, and connection) and training neurons to overcome a negativity bias
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Lorenzo's Oil inventor Odone dies
Augusto Odone, who rejected medical opinion and created an oil to save the life of his son Lorenzo has died.
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The Lasting Impacts of Poverty on the Brain
Poverty shapes people in some hard-wired ways that we're only now beginning to understand. Back in August, we wrote about some provocative new research that found that poverty imposes a kind of tax on the brain.
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Biologists Discover Tiny Neural Computers in the Brain
Neuroscientists have learned that dendrites do more than just provide passive wiring in the brain. These nerve cell connectors also process information, essentially functioning as tiny computers. Our brains, it would appear, pack more computing power than we assumed.
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Fear of Snakes May be Hard-Wired in the Brains of Monkeys and Humans
Ophidiophobia, or fear of snakes, may not be so uncommon and also could be an innate quality shared by all humans, thanks to neurological evolution. The fear of snakes is among the top phobias for humans and also for monkeys, according to new research
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Even in the dark, brain “sees” its own body’s movement
With the help of computerized eye trackers, new research finds that at least 50 percent of people can see the movement of their own hand even in the absence of all light.
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Video game playing found beneficial for the brain
Playing the Super Mario 64 video game causes increased size in brain regions responsible for spatial orientation, memory formation and strategic planning as well as fine motor skills, a new study conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Charité University Medicine St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus has found.
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Why don't spinning ballet dancers get dizzy?
Study reveals how ballet dancers' brains adapt to suppress dizziness during spins, and researchers say the findings could help lead to treatment for chronic dizziness.
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Scared of the dentist? This is why, say neuroscientists
The whir of a dentist's drill might bring on the shakes and a racing heart, but what happens in the brain has long been a mystery. Now researchers in Japan believe they are closer to an answer after scanning people's brains while playing them sounds of dental drills and suction instruments.
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Alcohol without the hangover? It's closer than you think
Science now allows us to develop a safer way to get drunk. But before we can sober up in minutes, the drinks industry needs to embrace this healthier approach
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