[ad_1] Summary: Researchers made a pivotal discovery in addiction science, identifying a signaling impairment in the brain pathway of individuals dependent on cocaine or heroin. They used diffusion MRI tractography to examine the prefrontal cortex-habenula pathway, revealing microstructural disruptions in people with cocaine or heroin addiction. This research not only offers a potential target for […]
[ad_1] Babies produce a brain signal that suggests they can identify faces at 4 months old, with this signal becoming more robust from 6 months d3sign/Getty Images Babies may be able to identify people’s faces before anything else, such as cars or letters of the alphabet. Researchers have found that infants as young as 4 […]
[ad_1] Summary: Researchers explore how augmented reality (AR) smart glasses impact interactions between the wearer and those around them. The study found that while the technology eases the anxiety of the person wearing the glasses, it can disempower others who are unsure of what’s happening on the other side of the lens. Non-wearers report concern […]
[ad_1] ‘What Is Eating My Mind’, a documentary for BBC Africa Eye, is an insightful and deeply personal story of living with bipolar disorder in Kenya, where the issue of mental health is often taboo. Noella Luka was living out her dream of studying filmmaking in the US when a manic episode turned her life […]
[ad_1] Summary: A newly invented wearable microscope produces high-definition and real-time images of neurons and activity in the mouse spinal cord in previously inaccessible regions. Source: Salk Institute The spinal cord acts as a messenger, carrying signals between the brain and body to regulate everything from breathing to movement. While the spinal cord is known […]
[ad_1] Summary: Researchers have developed a new molecule that limits magnesium transport in mitochondria. The drug prevents weight gain and liver damage in mice who were fed a high-sugar, Western-style diet since birth. After exposure to the molecule, overweight mice started to lose weight. Source: UT Health San Antonio Researchers from The University of Texas […]
[ad_1] Meditation seems to reduce stress and the risk of certain ailments tamer alkis/istockphoto/getty images Why We Meditate Daniel Goleman and Tsoknyi Rinpoche (Penguin Life) I OPENED Daniel Goleman and Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s Why We Meditate: 7 simple practices for a calmer mind with some scepticism. I am not a regular meditator, and while I have read […]