The Best of Neuroscience News
20+ most popular Neuroscience News articles, as voted by our community.
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How Do We Experience the Pain of Other People?
The ability to empathize, or share the pain of others is mapped onto neurons in the insula, a new study reports.
Neuroscience News on ADHD
ADHD Linked to Hoarding Behavior
People with ADHD are significantly more likely to develop hoarding behaviors, a new study finds.
Caffeine Could Be a Valid Option for Treating Some ADHD Symptoms
Researchers report the prescribed consumption of caffeine can increase attention and retention capacity in adolescence and adults with ADHD.
Neuroscience News on Brain
Your Mind Wanders Because Your Brain Whispers
Daydreaming activates the hippocampus, inducing electrical impulses that help us to encode memories.
«Daydreaming activates the hippocampus, inducing electrical impulses that help us to encode memories»
Keeping the Aging Brain Connected With Words and Music
Learning a new language or playing a musical instrument has a positive impact on cognitive function in the aging brain, researchers report.
«Summary: Learning a new language or playing a musical instrument has a positive impact on cognitive function in the aging brain, researchers report.»
Neuroscience News on Consciousness
A New Theory in Physics Claims to Solve the Mystery of Consciousness
Consciousness can not simply be reduced to neural activity alone, researchers say. A novel study reports the dynamics of consciousness may be understood by a newly developed conceptual and…
Is Consciousness Continuous or Discrete? Maybe It’s Both
A new two-stage model seeks to answer a longstanding philosophical debate over whether consciousness is continuous or discrete. Findings suggest discrete consciousness is preceded by a long-lasting…
Neuroscience News on Memory
Intermittent Fasting Improves Long Term Memory
Mouse study reveals intermittent fasting improves long-term memory retention and promotes hippocampal neurogenesis. The findings could help to slow cognitive decline in older adults.
Newly discovered memory process influences decision-making
Memory encoding processes important for decision making begin in the basolateral amygdala. The basolateral amygdala then creates cellular memories in the nucleus accumbens. The findings shed light on…
Neuroscience News on Mental Health
Gardening May Help Reduce Cancer Risk and Boost Mental Health
A new study reveals community gardening helps lower stress and anxiety, and reduces cancer risks. Researchers found those who gardened had elevated fiber intake and increased physical activity.
Neuroscience News on Patience
Regions of the Brain Where Serotonin Promotes Patience Revealed
A new study reveals specific brain regions that individually promote patience through the action of serotonin.
Neuroscience News on Psychology
How We Misunderstand Anxiety and Miss Out on Its Benefits
Feeling anxious actually releases dopamine, motivating us to take action to pursue rewards and make changes to bring forth the futures we desire.
«Feeling anxious actually releases dopamine, motivating us to take action to pursue rewards and make changes to bring forth the futures we desire.»
The Science of ‘Mind-Reading’: How Well Do We Understand Others?
Researchers investigate mentalizing, or how we are able to understand what another person is thinking, and how this process differs from empathy.
«Want to know how good your mind-reading ability is? You can complete the test here.»
Neuroscience News on Stress
How chronic stress changes the brain, and what you can do to reverse the damage
Chronic stress can affect a person's health and mental well being. Due to the COVID-19 virus, chronic stress is on the rise worldwide. Researchers examine the general and psychological health…
Stress thwarts ability to plan ahead by disrupting how we use memory
Stress generates lower levels of activity in the hippocampus and frontal-parietal lobe networks, hindering the ability to make certain decisions and plan ahead.
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Researchers Discover Best Way to Avoid Procrastination
If you want to curb procrastination, don't set yourself a deadline, or set as short a deadline as you can, researchers say.
«The study found responses to the survey were lowest for the one-month deadline, and highest when no deadline was specified.»
Sleep Deprivation Increases Serotonin 2a Receptor Response in Brain
Sleep deprivation increases the levels of serotonin 2A neurotransmitter receptors within 6 - 8 hours. Abnormal serotonin 2A receptor function is associated with hallucinations, cognitive impairment,…
Which Personality Traits Can Be Improved Without Personal Motivation?
Conscientiousness can be improved, even if a person has little motivation to change, researchers report.
«conscientiousness – the ability to be responsible, hard-working and organized – could be improved even if participants were not motivated to change.»
Evidence that human brains replay our waking experiences while we sleep
Researchers provide the first evidence that the human brain replays waking experiences while we sleep.
Artificial Neural Networks Learn Better When They Spend Time Not Learning at All
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