neuroscience Archive
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![Acetaminophen is the most common drug ingredient in the United States. It is found in over 600 different medicines according to the Consumer Healthcare Products […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/diet-pills-115x115.jpg "Painkiller kills kindness")
Painkiller kills kindness
Posted on May 16, 2016 | No CommentsAcetaminophen is the most common drug ingredient in the United States. It is found in over 600 different medicines according to the Consumer Healthcare Products […] -
![A team of scientists have visualised the human brain under the influence of LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide, for the first time ever in a recent […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/r-115x115.jpeg "First ever images of the brain on LSD")
First ever images of the brain on LSD
Posted on May 4, 2016 | No CommentsA team of scientists have visualised the human brain under the influence of LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide, for the first time ever in a recent […] -
![Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, have worked out which regions of the brain are active when certain words are heard, allowing them to […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/colorful-1325268_960_720-115x115.png "What and where: An atlas of words in the brain")
What and where: An atlas of words in the brain
Posted on May 2, 2016 | No CommentsScientists from the University of California, Berkeley, have worked out which regions of the brain are active when certain words are heard, allowing them to […] -
![Currently, many places in the world have an ageing population. This means there is an increase in the average age of the population and an […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2187905205_158290644d_z-1-115x115.jpg "The Decline of Dementia")
The Decline of Dementia
Posted on February 16, 2016 | No CommentsCurrently, many places in the world have an ageing population. This means there is an increase in the average age of the population and an […] -
![A new study has revealed that Henry VIII’s erratic behaviour may have been due to several severe jousting injuries sustained in his youth. The study, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/jousting-300x199-1-115x115.jpg "Jousting injuries may have been the cause of Henry VIII’s erratic behaviour")
Jousting injuries may have been the cause of Henry VIII’s erratic behaviour
Posted on February 12, 2016 | No CommentsA new study has revealed that Henry VIII’s erratic behaviour may have been due to several severe jousting injuries sustained in his youth. The study, […] -
![A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week shows that high doses of cocaine can cause the brain to […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/iStock_5809739_403px-115x115.jpg "Cocaine causes the Brain to ‘Eat Itself’")
Cocaine causes the Brain to ‘Eat Itself’
Posted on January 26, 2016 | No CommentsA study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week shows that high doses of cocaine can cause the brain to […] -
![For the past year and a half Stanford psychologist, Russell Poldrack, performed MRI scans on his brain every Tuesday and Thursday for 10 minutes. This long-term […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1469914113_4fb1152270_m-115x115.jpg "Coffee rewires the brain")
Coffee rewires the brain
Posted on December 23, 2015 | No CommentsFor the past year and a half Stanford psychologist, Russell Poldrack, performed MRI scans on his brain every Tuesday and Thursday for 10 minutes. This long-term […] -
![Have we been looking at the topic of memory formation from the wrong perspective? For many years it was thought that synaptic plasticity was the […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "New Theory of Memory Formation")
New Theory of Memory Formation
Posted on November 26, 2015 | No CommentsHave we been looking at the topic of memory formation from the wrong perspective? For many years it was thought that synaptic plasticity was the […] -
Do We Understand Consciousness?
Posted on November 18, 2015 | No CommentsThe leading theory of consciousness has been overturned and questioned. Ten years’ worth of research suggested the theory that brain signals vary depending on conscious […] -
Could a Brain Prosthesis help Memory Loss?
Posted on November 1, 2015 | 1 CommentResearchers at USC and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Centre are currently testing a brain prosthesis to help individuals experiencing memory loss.The prosthesis works through implanted electrodes […] -
![Associate Professor of Psychology in San Francisco State University, Ezequiel Morsella has challenged our current understanding of human consciousness and the notion of self in […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "New Theory Challenges the Power of Consciousness")
New Theory Challenges the Power of Consciousness
Posted on August 15, 2015 | 74 CommentsAssociate Professor of Psychology in San Francisco State University, Ezequiel Morsella has challenged our current understanding of human consciousness and the notion of self in […] -
![The devastating effects that drug addiction has at many levels of society is unequivocal. So is, I would argue, the evidence that addiction is a […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Cocaine-Addiction-Treatment-115x115.jpg "Addiction: Disease or Choice?")
Addiction: Disease or Choice?
Posted on June 4, 2015 | 316 CommentsThe devastating effects that drug addiction has at many levels of society is unequivocal. So is, I would argue, the evidence that addiction is a […] -
![Research at the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences in China has discovered a link between intelligence and Alzheimer’s disease. Kung Tang, lead author, has proposed […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/News-image-01-115x115.jpg "Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Intelligence")
Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Intelligence
Posted on May 31, 2015 | 5 CommentsResearch at the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences in China has discovered a link between intelligence and Alzheimer’s disease. Kung Tang, lead author, has proposed […] -
Fly Brains Contain A Circular Compass
Posted on May 22, 2015 | No CommentsIt is already known that some insects, such as monarch butterflies, use their brain cells to reflect their orientation. Referred to as a ‘sun compass’, […]
