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Our Brains Learn From Mistakes and Can Track Performance
Our ability to try new things and learn from successes and failures depends a lot on cells in the brain's frontal lobe behind the forehead, report researchers who learned more from new lab tests.
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Knowing How the Brain Reacts to Smells May Help Fight Disease
Neuroscientists use mathematical models to reproduce how the brain processes smell.
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Why Do We Freeze Under Pressure?
It’s happened to presidential candidates, Wheel of Fortune contestants, and (let’s be honest) you too – anyone can choke when stakes are high. Science explains why, and how to stop it.
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What a Voice Analysis May Tell Us About Putin's State of Mind
While experts urge caution about jumping to any conclusion about Putin based on the limited speech samples, they do agree that voice analysis, when done by experts and used with other vital pieces of information, has enormous potential for health care.
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Researchers Discover Chinese Harvesting of Organs Before Brain Death
An analysis of published papers in Chinese language journals provides evidence of decades of widespread organ harvesting from individuals who are still alive.
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Worldwide, People Like the Same Smells
A new international study the smells that people like or loathe are determined not by cultural experiences but mostly by the structure of the odor molecule.
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Study Finds No Link Between Cell Phones and Brain Tumors
A new British study that included almost 800,000 older women found no link between using a cell phone and brain tumors.
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Half of Americans Think Playing Football 'Inappropriate' for Kids
A new study reveals that many Americans now believe that kids should not play the tackle version of the game.
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FDA Advisory Panel Rejects New ALS Drug
A FDA advisory committee is unconvinced by that a new drug for ALS is effective.
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Bruce Willis to Stop Acting After Aphasia Diagnosis
Bruce Willis to Stop Acting After Aphasia Diagnosis March 30, 2022 -- Bruce Willis will step away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a disorder that affects areas of the brain that produce and process language,.Willis’ ex-wife, actress Demi Moore, made the announcement on her Instagram page.Aphasia, results from damage or injury to language parts of the brain. It does get in the way of a person’s ability to communicate, but it doesn’t affect intelligence. It can range from mild to severe depending on the damage to the area.Aphasia can come on suddenly after a stroke or
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FDA Reviews ALS Drug with Modest Data
The FDA is reviewing a drug that has shown little evidence that it might help treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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New Genetic Test Finds Hidden Neurological Diseases
A device that’s about the size of a stapler can help doctors diagnose tricky diseases affecting the nervous system.
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Even a Mild Concussion Could Cause Long-Term Problems
New research dispels the notion that "mild" concussions have no lasting impact on mental skills like thinking, remembering, and learning.
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America’s College Mental Health Crisis
There’s one group the pandemic has hit with a particularly vicious wallop: college students
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Voices in Your Head: Wearing Headphones Changes Listening
Headphones have a much stronger effect than external speakers on listeners' perceptions, judgments and behaviors.
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How a Single Finger Snap Became a Scientific Game-Changer
In a snap, we showcase one of the fastest motions in the human body, and it’s about 20 times faster than the blink of an eye. With power like this at our fingertips, inventors hope to leverage it.
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Bob Saget Died From Severe Head Injuries, Autopsy Shows
An autopsy report reveals more details about the head injury that led to comedian Bob Saget's death.
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What Can Wordle Do for Our Brains?
What is Wordle and what can it do for our brains? What to know about the "it" puzzle/brain teaser of the moment.
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After Bob Saget's Death, a Q&A on Head Injuries
With the recent news that comedian Bob Saget's death was due to head trauma, apparently from an accidental blow to the head, doctors say any injury to the head needs to be taken seriously.
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Transient Global Amnesia Is an Experience You'll Never Forget
TGA is an episode of sudden and short-lived forgetting that is most common in people between 50 and 70
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Can Supercomputers Really Keep Up with the Human Brain?
Data scientists face new challenges as their efforts to examine every single neuron in the human brain place extreme processing demands on supercomputers.
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Is Havana Syndrome Real? Here’s What History Can Tell Us
No one has been able to say for sure whether Havana syndrome is a true condition. How does it compare to psychogenic illnesses of the past?
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Talking About Your Myasthenia Gravis
If you have myasthenia gravis, you may struggle with explaining your condition to family and friends. Here’s how to detail your condition.
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High Price Tag for New, Long-Awaited Gene Therapies
Unfortunately, these treatments can cost hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars which puts a damper on celebration.
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Study: We Plan Ahead in Uncertain Social Situations
People tend to plot ahead several moves even when they face an unpredictable opponent and have no hope of controlling the outcome, according to social experiments studying human nature.
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