Mysterious spiral signals in the human brain could be key to our cognition News By Ben Turner published about 23 hours ago Scientists suggest strange swirls across the outer layer of the brain might be used to link different parts of it together and help process information faster. [*] An artist’s illustration of the human […]
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Mysterious spiral signals in the human brain could be key to our cognition
Mindfulness May Provide Small But Significant Benefits to Cognition
Mindfulness May Provide Small But Significant Benefits to Cognition Aug 20, 2021 by News Staff / While mindfulness is typically geared towards improving mental health and wellbeing, it may also provide additional benefits to brain health, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis published in the journal Neuropsychology Review. Mindfulness-based programs primarily target improved […]
A virus-like protein is important for cognition and memory
The protein, called Arc, has properties similar to those that viruses use for infecting host cells, and originated from a chance evolutionary event that occurred hundreds of millions of years ago. The prospect that virus-like proteins could be the basis for a novel form of cell-to-cell communication in the brain could change our understanding […]