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Reading can change the brain.
Understanding how new neurons affect brain function throughout adulthood can offer new approaches to treating epilepsy and dementia.
Neuroscientists found that music cannot only influence your emotions in the present − it can also alter how you remember your memories.
Are neurons star players, or do they prioritise teamwork? A new study has uncovered an answer for this long-standing debate about the brain.
The transplantation of astrocytes — a type of brain cell as common as neurons — may provide hope of treatments or cures of some neurodegenerative disorders.
Here are just some of the ways light is important for our wellbeing and mental health.
We have trillions of body clocks – a central one in the brain and others in each cell of our body. Here’s how they work with light to control our health.
AI will feature in future Nobel prizes as scientists exploit the power of this technology for research.
Concussion is considered a ‘mild’ injury, but effects can last a lifetime, especially with multiple impacts. Understanding their long-term effects can help predict who might develop neurodegeneration.
Bittersweet experiences aren’t uncommon. Do people ever truly feel both positive and negative at the same exact moment, or do we just switch quickly back and forth?
We don’t yet know the health effects of microplastics in the brain. But until we find out more, it’s best to limit our exposure to plastics where we can.
Here’s how your brain visualizes scenarios that you’re not actually looking at with your eyes.
Why do some people stay sharp into old age while others decline? The “orchid and dandelion” phenomenon may help reveal how tailored environments could drive better cognitive health for all.
Cerebrospinal fluid can sometimes leak or collect in the brain without an identifiable cause, leading to symptoms that can be difficult to diagnose.
Brains encode language by matching words to patterns of activity. Large language models can do the same thing.
Less sleep and later bedtimes are linked to a section of the brain involved in emotion regulation suffering reduced growth, along with weaker connections to other brain areas.
Brains evolve with body size according to a simple rule. Exceptions to that rule include our own species with enormous brains.
New research has revealed the role that kinesin, a nanoscopic motor protein, holds in the brain. It helps build dendritic spines, the physical structures that grow from neurons.
Our body fiercely protects the brain by holding onto things that help it and keeping harmful things out, such as toxins and bugs that can cause infection.
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Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
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Penn State
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Cognitive Neurosciences, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Music Psychology, Durham University
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Senior Lecturer (Adjunct), Nutritional neuroscientist, University of Adelaide
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Researcher, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuroscience, University of Sussex
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Professeur agrégé de neurosciences computationnelles et neurophysiologie, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor and Director of the Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre, Lancaster University
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence/ Computer Science, Fudan University
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Professor of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Scientia Professor, UNSW Sydney
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