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09/20/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Controversial study claims human memory cells do not grow throughout life, but stop regenerating before adulthood

Until the early 1980s, scientists accepted the findings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal – the father of modern neuroscience – that adult brains do not experience neurogenesis, the process in which the brain renews itself by producing new neurons. Experts started questioning this belief in the past few decades, however, after research confirmed that other […]

04/08/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Stress IS contagious: Primitive instincts cause us to pick up on other people’s fear and stress

Imagine this: You’re leisurely going about your day when you meet someone on edge. Immediately, what was once peace and quiet becomes caught up in the stress and dissipates. If this applies to you, then you’ve just been infected by the virulent stress bug. It may be a figurative expression; nonetheless, science has proven that […]

12/30/2017 / By Zoey Sky

Consciousness, cognitive function, memory storage: Scientists study the role of the thalamus

It is a fact that the thalamus, which is located in the center of the brain, is the “relay center” that delivers incoming sensory information so the other parts of the brain can process it. However, clinical findings have implied that certain sections of the thalamus could also have a crucial role in consciousness and cognitive […]

12/28/2017 / By Russel Davis

The science of consciousness: Scientists are learning more about how the brain functions while we sleep

The scientific community has long believed that connection between different areas of the cerebral cortex gets disengaged and could no longer communicate effectively during the non-rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, and when a patient is under anesthesia due to the loss of consciousness. However, a study published in The Journal of Neuroscience revealed that the brain remains active and interconnected during the […]

10/17/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

If someone calls you “bird brain” it may be a compliment: Researchers found that pigeons are better at multitasking than humans

Although pigeons have the brain of a bird, ironically, they are not exactly “bird-brained.” A recent research discovers that pigeons can multitask as fast as humans, and even faster in some situations, as reported by Science Daily. The study, published in the journal Current Biology, finds that pigeons are great in multitasking because their tiny brains […]

06/09/2017 / By Earl Garcia

AI system claims to read minds of crime witnesses to reconstruct FACES of the criminals

A team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology have programmed an algorithm that was based on the brain’s ability to quickly recognize faces. The algorithm, used on macaque monkeys, was able to recreate the animal’s perception of human faces in fine detail. In order to come up with the algorithm, the research team […]

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