Anewstudyhasfoundthatthebrainsofpeopleasoldas79maystillmakenewnervecells,suggestingthatmanyseniorsmayretainmoreoftheircognitiveandemotionalabilitieslongerthanpr
Americanscientistsidentifiedhowadistinctivebrainpatternhelpedformroutinehabitslikebrushingone'steeth,apackageactivitycomposedofsmalleractionsthatthebrainautomat
Underpressureandgobblingpizzaorchocolate?Itmaynotbeyourfault,accordingtoJapaneseresearcherswhohaveisolatedtheneuronsthatdriveacravingforcarbs.TheteamatJapan'sNa
Scientistshaveidentifiedasetofneuronsdeepinthebrainthatcontrolsthecriticalinstinctofthirst.Whentheresearchersusedoptogenetics,orlightstimulation,toinhibittheseb
Howtomakeairtravelpleasantagain?Whatifyoucouldskiptediousairportsecuritylines,whileaspecialdeviceabletosniffoutexplosivesworkssilentlyinthebackground?Thisisonly
ResearchersfromtheAustralianNationalUniversity(ANU)havedevelopedabreakthroughinallowingbraincellsto"growandformpredictablecircuits"inadevelopmentwhichcouldleadt