From putting your phone away to getting better at ‘chunking’, a neuroscience researcher explains how to make your memory better.
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Your brain is constantly gathering evidence for making decisions – even when there’s only one option to pick from.
The fast-growing market of non-invasive neurotechnology is collecting people’s neural data without clear guidelines.
Whenever you ride a bike or knit a sweater, you’re using your procedural memory. Two cognitive scientists explain what it is and how it works.
Existing digital models of the human brain risk missing out on what makes you ‘you’.
In A World Appears, Michael Pollan wonders if the search for consciousness might be a socially (and scientifically) acceptable proxy for the search for the soul.
Could cooling the brain reduce the risk of altitude sickness? Scientists are beginning to explore the idea.
Depression affects an estimated 40% of adults with chronic pain.
The neuroscience is in: When we spend time in nature, it has a cascade of positive effects in our brains.
We often think of conversation as effortless. In fact, it’s a finely tuned dance of listening and speaking.
Some elderly people have the memory of someone 30 or 40 years younger.
While 9 till 3 seems normal, this is not necessarily what’s best for high school students as they grow.
Being left- or right-handed – and the paw, eye, fin and wing equivalents – is a product of genes, development and the environment.
There are many types of dementia – and our recent case study highlights a newly described subtype.
What has changed is not only how we listen, but what listening is for.
Suppressing laughter in solemn settings can backfire. Here’s what brain science says about why ‘church giggles’ feel unstoppable.
We all know poorly designed chairs cause physical strain. But here’s why poorly designed workplaces are so mentally draining.
There are specific parts of the brain that trigger hesitation in times of uncertainty.
Prepping for a job interview or giving a speech at your best mate’s wedding? Here’s why your tummy’s a-flutter.
These changes aren’t permanent – the brain goes gradually back to normal after coming back to Earth. Understanding the physical effects of spaceflight helps plan space missions.
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Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence/ Computer Science, Fudan University
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Senior Research Fellow, The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, and Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University
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Professor of Music Psychology, Durham University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Cognitive Neurosciences, The University of Queensland
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Penn State
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Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer (Adjunct), Nutritional neuroscientist, Adelaide University
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Lead, Cognition and Consciousness Imaging Group, Division of Anaesthesia, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Chemistry and Senior Scientist of the Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto
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Researcher, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuroscience, University of Sussex
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Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Richmond
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Professeur agrégé de neurosciences computationnelles et neurophysiologie, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa