Playful Brains: Early Years Play Shapes Children’s Futures
Oct 2, 2023 · Play in the early years forges essential neural pathways, impacting future growth and learning. Children are biologically wired for play, and diverging from this can hinder their …
Neuroscience News Science Magazine - Research Articles
Neuroscience News is an independent open access science magazine. Since 2001, we have featured neuroscience research news from labs, universities, hospitals and news departments …
How Childhood Trauma Alters Brain Pathways - Neuroscience News
Feb 5, 2024 · A brain study of childhood trauma has revealed how it affects development and rewires vital pathways. The University of Essex study—led by the Department of Psychology’s …
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Can Boost Perceptual Learning
Oct 9, 2024 · Abstract. Vagus nerve stimulation recruits the central cholinergic system to enhance perceptual learning. Perception can be refined by experience, up to certain limits. It is unclear …
What Happens in Our Brain When We Die? - Neuroscience News
Feb 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 …
Vitamin D Twice a Day May Keep Vertigo Away - Neuroscience News
Aug 8, 2020 · Taking vitamin D and calcium twice a day may reduce your chances of getting vertigo again, according to a study published in the August 5, 2020, online issue of Neurology. …
What Happens to the Body During Prolonged Fasting?
Mar 1, 2024 · As expected, the researchers observed the body switching energy sources – from glucose to fat stored in the body – within the first two or three days of fasting. The volunteers …
Cognitive Maturity: 18 is the Threshold of Cognitive Adulthood
Oct 31, 2023 · Credit: Neuroscience News. Cognitive Maturity: 18 is the Threshold of Cognitive Adulthood. Summary: A new study sheds light on when adolescents start thinking like adults. …
Brain Connectivity Breakthrough Sheds New Light on ADHD
Mar 13, 2024 · Summary: Researchers have made a pivotal discovery in ADHD research, finding that the disorder’s symptoms are connected to unusual interactions between the brain’s frontal …
The Psychology of Conspiracy Theorists: More Than Just Paranoia
Jun 26, 2023 · Credit: Neuroscience News. The Psychology of Conspiracy Theorists: More Than Just Paranoia. Summary: A new study delves into the intricate psyche of conspiracy theorists, …