Our brains age less that original thought
Researchers are now saying that older brains may be more like younger brains than they originally thought....
read moreGut microbes may help treat brain disorders
Researchers have found that the community of microbes (the microbiome) that live in our bodies may offer new therapies to help neurological and psychiatric disorders....
read moreMental exercise may keep muscles from getting weaker
A major breakthrough in brain research has found that mental exercises may keep weak muscles from getting weaker....
read moreBrain training helps seniors better multitask
A team of researchers in Canada has shown that targeted brain training on plasticity and attentional control helped seniors develop their ability to multitask....
read moreDiscovery of brain area that’s unique to humans
Neuroscientists at Oxford University have identified an area of the brain that is unique to humans. The region is located in the ventrolateral frontal cortex and deals with strategic planning, decision-making and multi-tasking....
read moreA new understanding of the brain’s plasticity
Scientists have discovered that human brains have more sophisticated oligodendrocytes than rats and mice, which may explain why our brains have superior plasticity....
read moreScientists convert skin cells into brain cells
Scientists discovered that if they exposed skin cells to a certain combination of cell programming molecules, they could convert them into brain cells....
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