Articles for Our Brains

Liberty of thought a sitting duck in the Digital Age
1 month ago

Liberty of thought a sitting duck in the Digital Age

New Indian Express  

The Supreme Court recently dismissed a petition filed by one G Venkiteswarlu who alleged that his brain was being controlled by other persons through a machine. The petitioner had initially filed a writ petition in the Andhra Pradesh High Court claiming that certain persons had obtained a "human brain reading machinery" from the Central Forensic Scientific Laboratory, Hyderabad, and used …

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双语早读丨研究：偶尔健忘可能表明记忆系统非常健康
2 months, 3 weeks ago

双语早读丨研究：偶尔健忘可能表明记忆系统非常健康

China Daily  

上周刚见过的人，这周又不记得叫什么名字了。总爱忘事儿让人烦恼，然而最新研究表明，健忘可能是优点。大脑选择性的记忆能让你做出更明智的决策，也体现出你的高智商。 如果事事牢记不是你的强项，你可以放心了。最新研究表明，健忘可能是个优点。事实上，选择性记忆甚至可能表明智商更高。 You can relax if remembering everything is not your strong suit. But looking through years of recent memory data, researchers Paul Frankland and Blake Richards of the University of Toronto found that the neurobiology of forgetting can be just as important to our decision-making as what our minds choose to remember. 理查兹告诉《每日科学》的记者：“如果你试图应对复杂情况，而你的大脑不停地记起多种互相矛盾的记忆，那会让你难以做出明智的决策。” “If you’re trying to navigate the …

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ABC Content Sales
3 months, 1 week ago

ABC Content Sales

ABC  

UNVEILING THE SECRETS BEHIND OUR BRAINS AND BODIES THROUGH SCIENCE, EMERGING RESEARCH AND ENTERTAINING HUMAN STORIES When it comes to human emotions of joy, anger and fear, we all think we understand them well – but as Secret Science demonstrates, they’re not a simple as they seem. The series delves into the depths of our brains and neuroplasticity, revealing the …

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What's YOUR colour IQ? Take the test to see how your perception of different shades compares to other people your age
3 months, 2 weeks ago

What's YOUR colour IQ? Take the test to see how your perception of different shades compares to other people your age

Daily Mail  

Anyone who's ever stared in desperation at a paint colour chart will know that telling shades apart is not always the easiest task. To see where you fall on the spectrum of colour IQ, this test can determine how your colour perception compares to other people your age The test, created by X-rite Pantone, is a simplified version of something …

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How might a digital detox impact our brains?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

How might a digital detox impact our brains?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

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Humans experience rapid ageing at 44 and 60 – here’s how to slow it down
4 months ago

Humans experience rapid ageing at 44 and 60 – here’s how to slow it down

The Independent  

There are many signs you’re well and truly into midlife. “No foods can replace those lost hormones, but certain foods can help support hormone balance, such as cruciferous vegetables like sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and kale, which contain something called indole-3-carbinol, a plant chemical known to increase oestrogen metabolism.” Rice also says we need to eat fewer carbs as we …

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"High intensity training for the mind": A neurosurgeon explains why we dream
6 months, 1 week ago

"High intensity training for the mind": A neurosurgeon explains why we dream

Salon  

I woke up exhausted this morning. “Our brains are not resting when we sleep,” explains Rahul Jandial, MD, PhD, whose latest book is “This Is Why You Dream: What Your Sleeping Brain Reveals About Your Waking Life.” In it, Jandial, a Los Angeles neuroscientist and neurosurgeon, explores why the brain stays active even as the rest of the body is …

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Is Wordle ruining our mental health?
6 months, 1 week ago

Is Wordle ruining our mental health?

The Independent  

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6 Seemingly ‘Harmless’ Habits That Are Prematurely Aging Your Brain
6 months, 3 weeks ago

6 Seemingly ‘Harmless’ Habits That Are Prematurely Aging Your Brain

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Just like our bodies, our brains change as we age. “It’s so common in our culture to slowly lose our social network as we go through life,” said Dr. Zaldy Tan, the director of the Memory and Healthy Aging Program at Cedars-Sinai. I’m not going to worry about learning anything’ … actually can sabotage your brain health …

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The mystery over why human brains have shrunk over time
7 months, 1 week ago

The mystery over why human brains have shrunk over time

BBC  

The mystery over why human brains have shrunk over time Getty Images/BBC The brains of modern humans are around 13% smaller than those of Homo sapiens who lived 100,000 years ago.Exactly why is still puzzling researchers. As smaller and better organised brains were able to perform more complex computations, metabolically expensive larger brains simply became unnecessary "This was the time …

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Balanced diet best for overall brain health, says study
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Balanced diet best for overall brain health, says study

Live Mint  

From the crispy crunch of fresh veggies to the creamy indulgence of decadent desserts, we all have different food preferences. Now we have discovered that the food you choose to eat isn’t just linked to your physical and mental health, but also to your cognitive function, brain structure and genetics. Benefits of a healthy, balanced diet Our new collaborative study …

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How food preferences are linked to cognition and brain health
8 months, 3 weeks ago

How food preferences are linked to cognition and brain health

Salon  

From the crispy crunch of fresh veggies to the creamy indulgence of decadent desserts, we all have different food preferences. Now we have discovered that the food you choose to eat isn't just linked to your physical and mental health, but also to your cognitive function, brain structure and genetics. Benefits of a healthy, balanced diet Our new collaborative study …

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Chatty book by a political scientist on chaos, black swans and the butterfly theory
9 months, 1 week ago

Chatty book by a political scientist on chaos, black swans and the butterfly theory

Hindustan Times  

With that sensational declaration, the political scientist-associate professor at University College London has our attention. This time round, he has turned his attention to chaos theory, chance and black swans, in a book inspired by his unusual personal story and his research as a social scientist. The book focuses on chaos theory, which studies unpredictable behaviour in systems including the …

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Vicious cycles of stress could be paralyzing us from fighting climate change and pandemics
9 months, 1 week ago

Vicious cycles of stress could be paralyzing us from fighting climate change and pandemics

Salon  

For years, mass shootings have dominated headlines in the United States. Published in Frontiers in Science, a group of researchers suggest chronic inflammation caused by stress is affecting our collective thinking and behavior, and it’s keeping society in a “self-sustaining cycle of societal dysfunction and environmental degradation” which is keeping us from taking action on issues like climate change and …

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8 Actually Useful Tips For Spending Less Time On Your Phone
10 months ago

8 Actually Useful Tips For Spending Less Time On Your Phone

Huff Post  

fotostorm via Getty Images Your phone is meant to keep your attention, which makes spending less time on it really, really tough. Raise your hand if you’ve ever uttered the phrase “I want to spend less time on my phone” or created a New Year’s resolution around the goal ― and then failed to do so. “In other words, instead …

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Supercommunication: The secret to better conversations
10 months ago

Supercommunication: The secret to better conversations

BBC  

Supercommunication: The secret to better conversations Getty Images You can learn to improve your conversation skills, and connect better with others In his book Supercommunicators, the writer Charles Duhigg argues that you can learn to get better at connecting with people. Absolutely, and when you think about what we call social sensitivity, or being an empath, it really means you're …

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Human with Neuralink brain chip can move computer mouse with thoughts? Elon Musk's big claim
10 months ago

Human with Neuralink brain chip can move computer mouse with thoughts? Elon Musk's big claim

Hindustan Times  

The first human recipient of a Neuralink brain-chip has apparently made a complete recovery, said Elon Musk, the founder of the startup. Neuralink logo and Elon Musk "Progress is good, and the patient seems to have made a full recovery, with neural effects that we are aware of. Patient is able to move a mouse around the screen by just …

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Doctors Reveal Exactly What Happens To Your Brain After You Turn 50
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Doctors Reveal Exactly What Happens To Your Brain After You Turn 50

Huff Post  

Eva-Katalin via Getty Images Experts break down the changes that our brains go through as we age and what we can do about them. People often find more fat accumulation in the 50s as well, which is associated with cognitive decline.” As you enter your 60s, Wint said, brain shrinkage becomes more noticeable. “The most prominent effect of typical aging …

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Want to stress less in 2024? A new book offers '5 resets' to tame toxic stress
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Want to stress less in 2024? A new book offers '5 resets' to tame toxic stress

NPR  

Want to stress less in 2024? A new book offers '5 resets' to tame toxic stress Enlarge this image toggle caption Meredith Rizzo for NPR Meredith Rizzo for NPR Stress has long been a chronic problem for Americans, and new data suggests it's only worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic. Sponsor Message Stress and burnout — a syndrome of chronic workplace …

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Scientifically Speaking | Reading between the synapses
1 year ago

Scientifically Speaking | Reading between the synapses

Hindustan Times  

Our brains are not fixed. A study published in the scientific journal Current Biology last month by a team of scientists led by David McGovern at Dublin City University in Ireland showed that goalkeepers are especially good at processing different kinds of sensory information quickly – a requirement for making fast decisions during a game. Unlike other major cities like …

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How to talk to little kids about their day, and why they draw a blank every time you ask.
1 year, 1 month ago

How to talk to little kids about their day, and why they draw a blank every time you ask.

Slate  

As my son bounded off the bus after his first day of kindergarten in September, I could hardly wait to hear everything he’d done. As it turns out, the shirking of a question like “How was your day?,” for young children at least, isn’t likely about some need for privacy or newfound independence. “The word ‘day’ is kind of an …

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A brain injury removed my ability to perceive time. Here's what it's like in a world without it
1 year, 1 month ago

A brain injury removed my ability to perceive time. Here's what it's like in a world without it

Salon  

I slumped in a wheelchair in my doctor’s office. Unlike more concrete and specific brain functions with designated areas within the brain, like our sense of smell, sight or touch, the brain’s perception of time is abstract. “The primary function of episodic time is to record the order of events within experience, which does not require a precise representation of …

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Some people are born with a ‘talent for happiness’ – so what’s their secret?
1 year, 2 months ago

Some people are born with a ‘talent for happiness’ – so what’s their secret?

The Independent  

We all know someone. “Some people are just born happier than others,” says Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen. “We know from studies that identical twins have similar happiness levels, suggesting a genetic component.” It’s a complex business: one 2019 study identified 972 different genes potentially involved in making us happy. open image in gallery Happiness …

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Our big brains have shrunk. Scientists might know why.
1 year, 3 months ago

Our big brains have shrunk. Scientists might know why.

Live Mint  

The development of bigger brains has long been considered a hallmark of our species’ increased intelligence and subsequent dominance on this planet. “It is the idea that a group of people is smarter than the smartest person in the group," said James Traniello, a biology professor at Boston University and one of DeSilva’s co-authors. DeSilva’s group calculated that human brains …

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