Researchers say having the get-up-and-go attitude toward things declines as people age. Mice research shows that ageing impacts a brain circuit that is important for learning to make certain choices.
While people are usually motivated by self-interest and gaining an advantage over others, this behavior is changed when harm is added to the equation, according to a new study.
A blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease moved closer to reality this week after new findings were announced at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on July 29, 2020. The test showed extremely high accuracy—around 90%—for detecting chemicals in the blood that are specific for Alzheimer’s.
Scientists experiment with infant responses to 'scramble-tones,' concluding that some have an inborn mechanism towards music. Watch as a fantastic one-year-old child plays a piano concert.
Those who gets goosebumps while listening to music is said to have a very unique brain fiber A study was conducted by a former Harvard undergraduate named Matthew Sachs and it has shown that those who get chills and goosebumps while listening to music may have a different brain structure than those who do not get any goosebumps while listening to music.
Evolution appears to have varying effects on the neural wiring for parenthood in animals. Stanford University neuroethologist Eva Fischer points out that although nearly all creatures-be it humans or animals-tend to their young, it is not yet clear how the brain produces whatever it is that's responsible for parental behaviors.
Four hours post-mortem, pigs' brains restored by a sophisticated artificial system. Seems a bit impossible if one hadn't seen any zombie movie or TV show in the last few months given its popularity nowadays, but the concept of coming back to life after death still seems to be far-fetched.
Scientists found the evolution behind the various brain sizes and functionality. Neuroscientists from Cornell University have collected 58 species of songbirds from 20 different families and studied the evolution of brain sizes.
A new study challenges the common belief that human brain's functions such as learning, memory, and perception occur in the central part of neurons called soma.