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Elite athletes miss plenty of shots during March Madness and the NBA playoffs. Training both brain and body can help even beginners and novices get more net.
Sleep changes are a normal sign of ageing, but they can sometimes be an early symptom of neurodegenerative disease.
The information your eyes takes in is only half the story.
The neuroscience is in: When we spend time in nature, it has a cascade of positive effects in our brains.
For many adults, anxiety may be the only visible symptom. When it fades, underlying ADHD, which may have been masked for years, finally becomes clear.
Financial markets react more strongly to sudden, visible events like storms, even when gradual changes like rising sea levels might be equally devastating.
People typically die from progressive supranuclear palsy within 7 to 10 years. There is currently no specialized treatment or effective screening for this neurodegenerative disease.
How psychedelics induce intense visuals.
Nicotine is being rebranded as a wellness tool – but does the science back the hype, or are we just dressing up an old addiction?
Some elderly people have the memory of someone 30 or 40 years younger.
Pregnancy reshapes the brain more profoundly than scientists ever imagined – and a landmark new study is finally mapping exactly how.
Your mind goes blank in the supermarket. What was it you meant to buy? Here’s what’s going on in your brain and when you need to see your GP.
Forgetting why you walked into a room isn’t a sign of cognitive decline. It’s your brain doing exactly what it evolved to do.
Being left- or right-handed – and the paw, eye, fin and wing equivalents – is a product of genes, development and the environment.
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.
Substance use disorders are widespread in the US, but many people wrongly equate detoxing with being cured.
There are specific parts of the brain that trigger hesitation in times of uncertainty.
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Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
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Penn State
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
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Senior Lecturer (Adjunct), Nutritional neuroscientist, Adelaide University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Cognitive Neurosciences, The University of Queensland
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Head of Developmental Psychobiology Lab, Deakin University
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Senior Research Fellow, Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
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Professor Emeritus of Cognitive NeuroImaging, Aston University
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Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Bangor University
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Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol
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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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Associate Professor of Family & Community Medicine and Pediatrics, retired, University of California, San Francisco
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Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Richmond
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Trinity College Dublin
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Lead, Cognition and Consciousness Imaging Group, Division of Anaesthesia, University of Cambridge