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Procrastination may harm your health
Avoidance is linked to poor outcomes, but change is possible The worst procrastinators probably won't be able to read this story. 'It'll remind them' of what they're trying to avoid, 'psychologist' Piers Steel says. Maybe they're dragging their feet going to the gym....
Protein linked to brain rejuvenation
Mouse studies hint at a way to treat age-related decline A single molecule may play a central role in rejuvenating aging brains, albeit in multiple ways, new research suggests. Studies in mice of three different techniques for combating the cognitive decline that...
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,...