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WEBNeuroscience News is an independent open access science magazine. Since 2001, we have featured neuroscience research news from labs, universities, hospitals and news departments around the world. Topics include brain research, AI, psychology, neuroscience, mental health and neurotech.
The Science Behind Why Hobbies Can Improve Our Mental Health
WEBFeb 14, 2021 · Summary: From helping to reduce depression to boosting dopamine in the reward system, researchers review how taking up a hobby can have positive effects on mental health. Source: The Conversation The pandemic has taken its toll on many peoples’ mental health.Given the fear of the virus and the government restrictions on movement many may understandably be feeling more lonely, anxious, and ...
What Happens in Our Brain When We Die? - Neuroscience News
WEBFeb 22, 2022 · Findings ‘challenge our understanding of when exactly life ends’. “We measured 900 seconds of brain activity around the time of death and set a specific focus to investigate what happened in the 30 seconds before and after the heart stopped beating,” said Dr Ajmal Zemmar, a neurosurgeon at the University of Louisville, US, who organised ...
How Does the Brain Create Our Perception of Reality?
WEBNov 3, 2021 · New findings from studies in both people and animals are revealing clues about how sensory information and cognitive processes interact in the brain to produce our perception of the world. The findings were presented at Neuroscience 2021, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world’s largest source of …
Exercise and the Brain: The Neuroscience of Fitness Explored
WEBMay 13, 2023 · Exercise also helps manage and reduce stress, increasing concentrations of norepinephrine and endorphins, chemicals that moderate the brain’s response to stress and induce feelings of happiness. The benefits of fitness extend beyond the brain. Regular physical activity reduces inflammation in the body, …
A Variety of Factors Beyond Age Influence Reaction Time
WEBJul 13, 2021 · Source: TGen. Reaction time, as a measure of brain health, is influenced by aging and a variety of other factors, including education, sex, smoking, dizziness, the number of daily medications, family medical history, and even whether one favors using their right or left hand. In a study published in Nature Aging and Mechanisms of Disease ...
How Rabies “Hijacks” Neurons to Attack the Brain
WEBOct 6, 2014 · Groundbreaking TAU study tracks precise path of deadly virus to the central nervous system. Rabies causes acute inflammation of the brain, producing psychosis and violent aggression. The virus, which paralyzes the body’s internal organs, is always deadly for those unable to obtain vaccines in time. Some 55,000 people die from rabies every year.
Death: How Long Are We Conscious for and Does Life Really Flash …
WEBMar 6, 2022 · Image is in the public domain. In rats, experiments have established that after a few seconds, consciousness is lost. And after 40 seconds, the great majority of neural activity has disappeared. Some studies have also shown that this brain shutdown is accompanied by a release of serotonin, a chemical associated with …
A New Theory in Physics Claims to Solve the Mystery of …
WEBAug 11, 2022 · A New Theory in Physics Claims to Solve the Mystery of Consciousness. · August 11, 2022. Summary: Consciousness can not simply be reduced to neural activity alone, researchers say. A novel study reports the dynamics of consciousness may be understood by a newly developed conceptual and mathematical framework. Source: Bar …
How Music Strengthens the Brain - Neuroscience News
WEBAug 23, 2021 · Music soothes, energizes and inspires. Image is in the public domain. “Understanding music allows neurologists and neurosurgeons and neuroscientists to better understand the brain,” continues Bendok. “It’s a great way to better map the brain, both for enhancing the safety of surgery, but also for exploring new avenues for new therapies ...
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