Parenting makes the heart grow fonder, and the brain grow … smaller? Several studies have revealed that the brain loses volume across the transition to parenthood. But researchers like me are still figuring out what these changes mean for parents. In a new study that looked at brain change in first-time fathers, my colleagues and … Read more
Scientists finally found a way to thaw frozen human brain tissue without damaging it. In a groundbreaking development, scientists have discovered a new technique that allows human brain tissue to be frozen and thawed while maintaining its normal function. This breakthrough, achieved by a team led by Zhicheng Shao at Fudan University in Shanghai, China, … Read more
Decisions, decisions, decisions … our lives are filled with them. Some are small, like what to make for dinner or which television show to watch tonight. Even small decisions like these can be difficult to make, but they are not likely to impact your life over the long term. Others, however, can actually have life-changing … Read more
WASHINGTON: Researchers at the University of Queensland have demonstrated the vital role that saturated fatty acids play in the brain‘s storage of memories.A new cure for neurodegenerative illnesses may now be possible, thanks to research conducted by Dr Isaac Akefe of the Queensland Brain Institute at the University of Queensland. He has also discovered the … Read more
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Entrepreneurs are ever in search of ways of reducing the number of decisions they make, in part to save brain space for the “big stuff.” Some thought leaders pare down their wardrobe to a standard look (à la Steve Jobs), for example, while others optimize (and not … Read more
TORONTO: A mouse study published in Nature has taken a team led by Harvard Medical School researchers one step closer to understanding what happens in the brain during daydreaming.The researchers monitored the activity of neurons in the visual cortex of mouse brains while the animals were awake and silent. They discovered that these neurons occasionally … Read more
