Biological Clock Operate on a 24-hour Cycle?
Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, have recently found the way in which our biological system knows to operate on a 24-hour cycle. This discovery, in the form of a single tiny...
View ArticleNew Study Examines the Brain’s Wiring
Researchers from University of Southern California recently published a study that describes the communication between different parts of the brain. The new paper might help future researchers...
View ArticleMoral Decisions Similar to Mundane Decisions?
Harvard University scientists discovered that the mechanism responsible for making moral decisions affects simpler decisions, especially the ones related to money and food. Scientists reached this...
View ArticleVideo Games Sharpen the Mind
Researchers from University of Rochester Paragraph have shown that playing action video games increases peoples’ ability to make the right decisions quicker than people who do not play such games. This...
View ArticleInsights on Healthy Aging
Researchers from Harvard University have uncovered a biological mechanism that affects aging greatly. Their study shows that caloric restriction and exercise delay some of the debilitating effects of...
View ArticleMIT Study Finds What Makes an Image Memorable
A study conducted by MIT researchers showed that the most memorable photos are those that contain people, followed by static indoor scenes and human-scale objects. On the other hand landscapes have...
View ArticlePost-Traumatic Stress Disorder Prevention
The regions of the brain associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Source: National Institutes of Health. Scientists at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois have developed a new...
View ArticleFirst Brain-to-Brain Interface Demonstrated
Researchers at Duke University have demonstrated for the first time an electronic link between the brains of pairs of rats. The link allowed the rats to communicate directly and solve simple tasks. A...
View ArticleScientists will Fight Alcoholism Using Memory Wipe
Dr. Segev Barak Researchers from the Tel Aviv University in Israel and the University of California, San Francisco demonstrated a potential new way to treat alcoholism by selectively erasing or...
View ArticleHow Technology Has Helped Us Understand The Brain
New technologies have been developed in recent years that allow a more in-depth study of the brain. The knowledge that the research provides allows us to better understand how our perceptions of...
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