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Dementia now leading cause of death in England and Wales

Posted in Medicine on 15th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, has overtaken heart disease as the leading cause of death in England and Wales, latest figures reveal.

A research Team Think They Have Found the Physical Location of Consciousness

Posted in Medicine on 13th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

A team may have figured out its physical origins of consciousness in the brain, after pinpointing a network of three specific regions.

fMRI Brain scan better than polygraph test in spotting lies

Posted in Science on 12th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

When someone is lying, areas of the brain linked to decision-making are activated, which lights up on an fMRI scan for experts to see.

Neuroscience review reframes 'mind-wandering' and mental illness

Posted in Science on 7th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Mind-wandering is not far from creative thinking.

Brain-scanning helmet will allow brains to be studied on the go

Posted in Hardware on 6th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

The technology will allow for investigations to be carried out into people with exceptional talents and also those with degenerative brain disorders.