Tag: brains

Like many collectors of L.P. records, James Fitzgerald’s brother-in-law has a favorite store where he consistently finds the best vinyl ...

Scientists have confirmed that human brains are naturally wired to perform advanced calculations, much like a high-powered computer, to make ...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Robust navigation is both critical for survival and dauntingly complex: Think of the speed and agility of an ...

The human microbiome includes the genetic material of more than 100 trillion tiny microorganisms – fungi, yeast, bacteria, and even ...

Dogs show greater brain sensitivity to the speech directed at them than to adult-directed speech, especially if spoken by women, ...

HBP researchers from Forschungszentrum Jülich and the University of Cologne (Germany) have uncovered how neuron densities are distributed across and ...

Neuroscientists at Radboudumc show that adversities permanently change the functioning of the brain. Furthermore, an aberrant reaction of the brain ...

Why Adult Plasticity Matters Credit: Hedi Young Why Adult Plasticity Matters Much like young children who swiftly acquire languages in ...

Cambridge scientists have shown that the hypothalamus, a key region of the brain involved in controlling appetite, is different in ...

Mothers who eat apples and herbs in early pregnancy could be protecting the brain health of their children and grandchildren, ...

Undernutrition during pregnancy is one of the factors linked to an increased risk of diseases in children as they grow ...

That experiences leave their trace in the connectivity of the brain has been known for a while, but a pioneering ...

Farm animals look different from their wild counterparts in many ways, and one difference is consistent: their brains are smaller ...

In Politics, Lies and Conspiracy Theories, released today, Marcel Danesi Ph.D., a professor of semiotics and linguistic anthropology at the ...

A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that growing up in poverty may influence ...

The telencephalon is the part of the brain responsible for executive functions in fish, according to an experimental study.  Zegni ...

A new artificial intelligence-based technique for measuring fluid flow around the brain’s blood vessels could have big implications for developing ...

In a pioneering study involving serial entrepreneurs and managers, a multidisciplinary research team led by HEC - School of Management ...

Octopuses don’t thermoregulate, so their powerful brains are exposed to—and potentially threatened by—changes in temperature. Researchers report June 8 in ...

Earth’s magnetic field, generated by the flow of molten iron in the planet’s inner core, extends out into space and ...