While gym workouts often get all the glory, a new study from Penn State suggests that sweating it out isn't the only path to a healthy mind. Simple, everyday movements - like folding laundry,...
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Astrocytes act as essential partners to neurons for storing and recalling memories
For decades, scientists believed that neurons were the sole masters of memory. A groundbreaking study now shows that star-shaped cells called astrocytes are not just passive bystanders but essential...
Researcher maps the full spectrum of consciousness theories
A taxonomy of consciousness explanations. Credit: Robert Lawrence Kuhn (2024) Neurophysiologist Robert Lawrence Kuhn, best known as the creator of the PBS series Closer to Truth, has published a...
Preventing F-actin buildup in the brain extends lifespan by 30% in fruit flies
As we age, our brains often become less efficient at clearing out cellular waste, a decline that contributes to memory loss and cognitive issues. New research from UCLA has identified a specific...
AI as “System 0” risks reducing human autonomy in decision-making
Research from Università Cattolica suggests that AI can function as "System 0," an external thinking process that complements human intuition (System 1) and analytical reasoning (System 2). While AI...
Learning a second language early strengthens brain connections and efficiency
Learning a second language is linked to a more efficient brain network. A research team reports that people who speak two languages show stronger communication between distant brain regions. The...
Startup says two people sent a word to each other while dreaming
A California startup reports that two lucid dreamers exchanged a simple message while asleep. According to the announcement, sensors confirmed rapid eye movement sleep, the first sleeper received a...
Child trauma recovery depends more on thoughts than event severity
Most families want to know why some children struggle after a shocking event while others bounce back. A new study suggests that child trauma recovery depends more on how a child thinks about the...
Scientists map every neuron and connection in an adult fly brain
Researchers have produced the first complete wiring diagram of an adult animal brain, a female fruit fly brain, showing how every neuron connects to every other through synapses. This full brain...
OxyZen by BrainCo: an AI meditation headband for sleep
Meditation can be a challenge. It can be difficult to know if you are "doing it right" or to stay focused. A new AI meditation headband called OxyZen aims...
Walking after 10 minutes of mental struggle improves problem-solving, neuroscience confirms
Steve Jobs's habit of taking walks when faced with tough mental challenges is supported by modern neuroscience. According to Cambridge-trained neuroscientist Mithu Storoni, walking after 10 minutes...
Physicist says human consciousness may link to hidden dimensions, evidence is missing
A physics professor, Michael Pravica of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has proposed that human consciousness could connect to dimensions that we cannot perceive. In his view, the brain is not...
Five simple brain habits can help leaders unlearn bias and lower conflict
Leaders often carry unconscious bias, meaning fast, automatic judgments about people that operate outside awareness. The Inc. piece distills five practical habits that use neuroplasticity, the...
The five-second pause: A simple strategy to prevent relationship conflicts
Recent psychological research demonstrates that taking just a five-second pause during tense moments in a relationship can significantly reduce aggression and prevent minor disagreements from...
Our sense of now is a best guess the brain builds from the recent past
Our experience of the present is not a direct readout of the world. Signals from the eyes and other senses take time to travel and to be processed, so the brain works with slightly old information....