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Scientists extract music from the mind. A computer model used brain data to re-create a Pink Floyd song.
In what seems like something out of a sci-fi movie, scientists have plucked the famous Pink Floyd song “Another Brick in the Wall” from individuals’ brains. Previously, researchers have used electrodes, computer models and brain scans to decode and reconstruct...
Science visualized
A Classic brain map gets an update. The traditional view of how the human brain controls voluntary movement might not tell the whole story.
Brains may have a playfulness switch
Blocking the activity of certain cells reduces play behavior in rats. Rats are extremely playful creatures. They love playing chase and they literally jump for joy when tickled. Central to this playfulness, a new study finds, are nerve cells in a specific region of...
Signs of near-death experiences seen in brain activity of dying people
A surge of brainwaves in two people who lay dying after their life support was turned off may help to explain the phenomenon of near-death experiences. The sensation of moving down a tunnel towards a bright light, reliving memories, and hearing or seeing deceased...
Scientists make waves in awake brains
Controlling spinal fluid might help treat neurological diseases. Waves of cerebrospinal fluid that normally wash over brains during sleep can be made to pulse in the brains of people who are wide awake, a new study finds. Previous research has suggested that the clear...
Your Weight and Your Brain
Your Weight and Your Brain When it comes to brain health, keeping your weight stable may be the most important task of all. Obesity, particularly when there's lots of visceral fat present, is a risk factor for faster brain aging and Alzheimer's disease, says Howard...
The Stress Hormone That Worries So Many
It’s popular on social apps to blame cortisol for myriad ills. But its role isn’t so clear-cut. Maybe you can't sleep. Or you sleep too much. Maybe you keep breaking out or getting sick. Perhaps your stomach bloats, your skin sags, you feel shaky, Maybe you can't...
Remembering and Forgetting: the How and the Why
It's often the case that we experience an event, later, to recall it only vaguely, or partially, or as a distortion of the facts. With the so-called illusory truth effect, what we assume we take in, or think we hear, may form in us false assumptions, attitudes,...
Harder to fall asleep, stay asleep: issues for older adults
As I've gotten older, I've found it harder and harder to fall and stay asleep. Why is that? Dr. Abhinav Singh, medical director of the Indiana Sleep Center and a sleep professor at Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine, likes to answer this question with...
Delving into the Science of Awe
Experts say wonder is an essential human emotion and a salve for a turbulent mind. Awe can mean ‘many things. ‘And while many of us know it when we feel it, awe is not easy to define. Awe is the feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends your...