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Hope for Alzheimer's treatment as researchers find licensed drugs halt brain degeneration

Posted in Medicine on 30th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller

Studies show existing medicines could help restore protein production in brain and prevent memory loss, speeding up the search for a cure.

Individual neurons tell us whether or not we remember something

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

At the same time, they indicate how confident we should be in that judgment.

Neuroscientists capture the moment a brain records an idea

Posted in Science on 12th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller

Cutting-edge brain imaging technology has offered the first glimpse into how new concepts develop in the human brain.

Strokes steal 8 years worth of brain function, new study suggests

Posted in Medicine on 7th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller

Having a stroke ages a persons brain function by almost eight years.

When the Color We See Isnt the Color We Remember

Posted in Science on 4th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller

People can distinguish between millions of colors, but have trouble remembering specific shades because our brains store what weve seen as one of just a few basic hues.