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08/29/2018 / By Edsel Cook

COOL science: How to bring out extraordinary abilities hidden in your brain

The human brain is hiding superpowers within its left anterior temporal lobe. Near-perfect memory, echolocation, “sight” beyond sight, and something that might have inspired the idea of telekinesis can be accessed through easy means. An article in Psychology Today covered how you can tap these dormant mental powers. Swift and accurate memorization The first ability […]

08/15/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Scientists explain why we easily forget our dreams

Don’t you just hate that nagging feeling of having an awesome dream but being unable to remember any of it? Scientists say it’s not that you have a weak memory – it’s just how your brain works. It’s something that happens to most people. According to Thomas Andrillon, a neuroscientist at Monash University in Melbourne, […]

08/07/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Bright light stimulates memory and learning, according to research

The lighting condition in your room affects your brain. Being exposed to bright light boosts memory and learning, according to a new study published in the journal Hippocampus. A group of scientists from Michigan State University carried out a study on the link between lighting and brain structure. In conducting the study, the group examined […]

08/01/2018 / By Janine Acero

Brain fog is caused by lifestyle: Doctor reveals how diet, stress levels and sleep affect hormones, performance and immunity

A celebrity physician has told Daily Mail online that diet, stress levels, and lack of proper sleep affect hormones, immunity, and mental performance, causing a “brain fog” that makes us forgetful and lose our focus. New York osteopathic physician Christopher Calapai, said that any person at any age can develop brain fog with poor diet, vitamin […]

07/25/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Pull an all-nighter, zone out the next day: Lack of sleep found to impair working memory in women

Sleep is one of our most basic needs. That said, a lack of sleep causes adverse effects both in the mind and body. A study revealed that the effects of sleep deprivation on working memory performance were different between men and women. It was discovered that a decline in the working memory performance was particular […]

07/05/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Why you really should sleep on it: Resting encourages innovation, creativity

According to scientific research, there’s a link between sleep and creativity. It may seem counterproductive to nap while you’re trying to brainstorm for a project, but you have a higher chance of experiencing a “Eureka!” moment after you rest or sleep. On sleep and creativity People have their way of understanding certain things, and it […]

07/04/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Encouraging the growth and health of nerve tissue may improve memory for those with cognitive decline

Encouraging the growth of healthy nerve tissue and improving brain neurotrophic factor signaling may enhance memory for people with signs of cognitive decline, according to researchers from the University of Eastern Finland. This could be particularly useful for people who are at risk of neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease – which is the most prevalent case […]

06/11/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Memory strengthening TMR technique found to be more successful when accompanied with undisturbed sleep to promote memory consolidation

Targeted memory reactivation (TMR), a procedure which presents learning-related cues during sleep, can better strengthen memory when it is accompanied with undisturbed sleep to encourage memory consolidation, according to a study in the journal Sleep Spindles & Cortical Up States. Previous studies have shown that an undisturbed short plastic period after cueing is needed for […]

05/31/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Teens who nap during the day perform better in school

Young adults who take a nap during the day perform better in school, according to a study published in the journal Behavioral Sleep Medicine. A team of researchers from the University of Delaware and the University of Pennsylvania looked at the effect of napping during the day on the neurocognitive function in teenagers. In conducting the observational study, the […]

05/09/2018 / By David Williams

Researchers create memory prosthesis that can boost recall in humans by around 40 percent

The human brain holds many mysteries, among which are the specifics of how exactly memories work. There are a lot of different theories as to how the brain operates as far as memory as a function is concerned, but now researchers have finally made some real progress towards a better understanding of it. To be […]

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