anatomy

Brain imaging shows benefits of a good nights' sleep

Posted in Science on 3rd Feb, 2017
by Alex Muller

Sleep plays an integral role in our ability to learn new things.

Personality linked to 'differences in brain structure'

Posted in Science on 25th Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller

Our personality traits are linked to differences in the thickness and volume of various parts of our brains, an international study has suggested.

Magnetic brain stimulation improves a precise type of memory

Posted in Medicine on 24th Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller

Non-invasive repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation could help people with brain injuries or dementia.

Neuroscientists discover that disorganized brain waves are needed for human memory

Posted in Science on 15th Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller

Brain waves, or oscillations, are the brains way of organising activity and are known to be important to learning, memory, and thinking.

Adult Brains Are Built To Recognise Faces Better Than Kids' Brains

Posted in Science on 6th Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller

Neuroscientists have generally thought that babies are born with more tissue than their brains need, and that the body slowly dumps some of it as the brain develops.