ScienceAlert reports on a brain-scan study that finds the loss of smell — apparently triggered by a misfiring immune response in the brain — may give patients an earlier warning… Read the rest “Loss of smell may be an earlier sign of Alzheimer’s.”
SONG: “Jet Lagged”. (OGG version here.)
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SOURCE: Based on “Depression linked to ‘internal jet lag’, study finds,” University … Read the rest “SONG: Jet Lagged”
I mean, parents already kinda know this, but now Translational Psychiatry has studied (and is continuing to study) a group of teens from before the pandemic to now and found that the stress… Read the rest “The covid pandemic rewired teens’ brains”
NPR reports on a study of 2,100 ordinary, not super fit people in their 60s and 70s who spent two years on an intensive regimen of diet, exercise, socializing, and brain training, and found… Read the rest “Massive study finds the lifestyle to keep your brain young.”
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SOURCE: Based on “Something in The Back of Your Eye Could Reveal Whether You Have ADHD,” Science Alert… Read the rest “SONG: Hyperfocus”
Science Alert carries news of a Korean research project that used AI to study images of the fundus, an area of the back of the eye, to successfully pinpoint patients with attention-deficit… Read the rest “ADHD diagnosed by looking deeply into your eyes.”
BBC reports on an odd optical experiment that resulted in human eyes seeing an entirely new color, a kind of super-saturated aqua they’ve dubbed “olo”:
… Read the rest “A new color, named “olo.””By stimulating
In science-nerd circles, people lately have been really into talking about how many times crabs evolve — that is, how many unrelated invertebrate families wind up mutating into … Read the rest “Intelligence evolved at least twice on Earth.”
Science News shares an analysis of the human hippocampus from a computer-designer’s standpoint, finding that though the network of brain-cell connections are relatively sparse,… Read the rest “Sparse but robust: Brains are wired to maximize memory.”
Science News shares an app created by Northwestern University neuroscientists that’s designed to cue your almost-sleeping brain to launch you into a lucid dream:
… Read the rest “Lucid dreaming by phone”Before bed, the
Kidney memory? Science Daily reports on how we sometimes expand our ability to remember – by using cells other than brain cells to store the information we’re learning:
… Read the rest “Memories can form outside the brain.”“Learning
Popular Science shares a finding that people born without the ability to smell actually inhale and exhale differently than people who can tell what it is they’re smelling:
… Read the rest “People who can’t smell breathe differently.”In other
Outside reports on a study that finds meditation can have a profound effect not only on your mental wellbeing, but also on your physical endurance and athletic performance:
… Read the rest “Meditate for marathons.”…[R]esearchers
Science Alert looks at some pretty interesting findings from Anglia Ruskin University researchers on the effects music can have on human physiology… especially in the brain, and… Read the rest “Music can be medicine – especially for dementia.”
Science Alert explains the allure of the puppy-dog eyes with Chinese research demonstrating brainwaves suddenly syncing up between humans and dogs when they look into each other’s… Read the rest “Look into a dog’s eyes and your brains can synchronize.”
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