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Psychedelic drugs should be legally reclassified, says psychiatrist

Posted in Science on 29th May, 2015
by Alex Muller

Pre 1967 research showed "beneficial change in many psychiatric disorders"

Some blind people can train themselves to use echolocation

Posted in Science on 26th May, 2015
by Alex Muller

Some blind people have learned to use echolocation to tell the size, density, and texture of objects around them.

Alzheimer's origins tied to rise of human intelligence

Posted in Medicine on 24th May, 2015
by Alex Muller

Factors that drove the evolution of intellectual capacity are also implicated in the memory disorder.

An infection can affect your IQ even after it has been treated

Posted in Medicine on 23rd May, 2015
by Alex Muller

New research shows that infections can impair your cognitive ability measured on an IQ scale. The study is the largest of its kind to date, and it shows a clear correlation.

On the Horizon: A Magnetic Zap that Strengthens Memory

Posted in Science on 23rd May, 2015
by Alex Muller

Magnetic stimulation may help stave off age-related cognitive decline.