neuroscience
Scientists recover 'lost' memories using brain stimulation by blue light
Posted in Medicine on 31st May, 2015
by Alex Muller
Amnesia is a fixable result of retrieval impairment, not damage.
Light electric stimulation of the brain may improve memory for people with schizophrenia
Posted in Medicine on 30th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
This type of brain stimulation might ease some of the cognitive difficulties that afflict people with schizophrenia.
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.
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.