People can sense the Earth’s magnetic field.
But can we navigate by it? Science News reports on the new finding that, like birds, humans appear to have “magnetoreception abilities,” sensing directions by […]
neurology
A certain frequency of sound can alter your brain. And maybe fight Alzheimer’s?
MIT News has the (low-pitched) buzz on how listening to 40 Hz sounds have cured mice of Alzheimer’s symptoms by changing their brainwaves: This noninvasive […]
Brain implant decodes the words your ears are hearing – or that you want to say.
New Scientist reveals an experimental system that uses brain electrodes to translate thoughts of speech into words spoken by an electronic voice: The technique used […]
Alzheimer’s can be transmitted person-to-person. (Surgically, that is.)
Nature discusses how the proteins that cause havoc in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients can be transmitted from person to person: They stress that their […]
Seattle schools prove later waking makes students more productive.
NPR reports on a year-long, city-wide study that proved one of those obvious things that for some reason we never act on: Teenagers do a […]
Exercise might be the next Alzheimer’s therapy (or might lead to it).
Scientific American reveals how a new look at exercise’s effects in the brain might show the way to a one-two punch against Alzheimer’s disease: Exercise […]
Studying the seat of parrot intelligence
Science Daily looks at a University of Alberta study that has found something interesting about how intelligence forms in our brains – by isolating a […]
A blood test for autism passes second trial
Science Daily reports on Rensselaer Polytechnic researchers who have had further success in devising a blood-test that assesses whether children are on the autism spectrum: […]
About those sonic weapon attacks on American embassies….
Science News tries to get to the bottom of the weird symptoms that American diplomatic workers experienced in China and Cuba recently… and can’t. A […]
Scanner helmet lets brain patients move around. (And look like warriors from Krull.)
The Guardian has a game-changing invention for neurologists and anyone who needs a brain-scan done – a wearable helmet that lets you walk around – […]
Putting brains in rhythm to boost memory (and all sorts of other stuff)
Nature gets into the groove with a piece on oscillations – the natural flickering rhythm of brainwaves, and how flashing lights and electric zaps can […]
Scientists reverse Alzheimer’s (in mice).
Science Daily reports on Rockefeller University researchers who have undone the damage of Alzheimer’s Disease in mice by gradually depleting levels of a particular brain […]
Dim lights might make us less bright.
Science Daily turns the lights up on Michigan State University neurological research showing sitting in a darkened room can hurt the brain’s ability to remember […]
Mystery DNA has something to do with our brains.
Scientific American brings us a baby step closer to understanding what a bunch of strange DNA – stuff that doesn’t directly shape our cells – […]
Electrical brain stimulation can boost your memory. For a day.
Science News has more on how a zap of electric current, placed just so, can increase your ability to make and maintain new memories: The […]