psychology

Video games can change your brain

Posted in Games on 1st Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller

Studies investigating how playing video games can affect the brain have shown that they can cause changes in many brain regions.

Study debunks consensus that math abilities are innate

Posted in Science on 2nd Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

A new theory on how the brain first learns basic math could alter approaches to identifying and teaching students with math-learning disabilities.

New Study Finds Knowingly Taking Placebo Pills Eases Pain

Posted in Medicine on 18th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller

Fake pills reduced pain and disability in patients with low back pain.

How to detect emotions remotely with wireless signals

Posted in Science on 28th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller

MIT researchers from have developed 'EQ-Radio,' a device that can detect a persons emotions using wireless signals.

Imaging method identifies common brain disorders

Posted in Medicine on 25th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

New chemical allows for measuring the density of synapses in the entire brain in vivo for the first time, using a PET scan.