Researchers Discover Why Learning Can Be Difficult Findings, published in Nature, could lead to improved treatments for stroke, other brain injuries. Learning a new skill is easier when it is related to an ability we already have. For example, a trained pianist can learn a new melody easier than learning how to hit a tennis serve.Continue reading “Researchers Discover Why Learning Can Be Difficult”
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Top aging and health hacks 3-9-2018
View Non pasteurized beers have more health benefits View Eggplant and apple cider vinegar for skin cancer View Signs of the preactive/ active phase of dying and medications for terminally ill View Nitric Oxide Dump Exercise with nose breathing to lower blood pressure and thin blood View Can Gout be cured permanently? View DMSO, hydrogenContinue reading “Top aging and health hacks 3-9-2018”
Extreme noise conditions can influence taste perception
SEVEN THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE ZIKA VIRUS NEUROSCIENCE NEWSFEBRUARY 4, 2016 Researchers compile seven important things to know about the Zika virus.… READ MORE… FEATUREDNEUROLOGY5 MIN READ TURNING TASTE ON AND OFF NEUROSCIENCE NEWSNOVEMBER 18, 2015 A new study reports our sense of taste is hardwired in the brain, and is independent of experience andContinue reading “Extreme noise conditions can influence taste perception”
Air pollution is the leading global risk factors for stroke
AIR POLLUTION EMERGES AS A LEADING RISK FACTOR FOR STROKE WORLDWIDE NEUROSCIENCE NEWSJUNE 12, 2016 According to researchers, air pollution has become one of the leading global risk factors for stroke.… READ MORE… FEATUREDNEUROLOGY11 MIN READ EXPLORING GENDER PERCEPTION VIA SPEECH NEUROSCIENCE NEWSMAY 29, 2016 According the researchers, some vocal qualities deemed as feminine can overlapContinue reading “Air pollution is the leading global risk factors for stroke”
Researchers affirm diet can impact migraines
WANT TO KEEP YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION? GET MORE SLEEP NEUROSCIENCE NEWSJANUARY 21, 2017 Regardless of whether you aim to shed those excess pounds or get that new promotion this year, the key to your success starts with a good night’s sleep, researchers say.… READ MORE… FEATUREDPSYCHOLOGY5 MIN READ BLAME ‘FOOD COMA’ ON THE BRAIN NEUROSCIENCEContinue reading “Researchers affirm diet can impact migraines”
Compound from marine snails may provide alternative to opioids
SOUR TASTE CAN DETECT WATER NEUROSCIENCE NEWSMAY 31, 2017 Sour sensing taste cells play an important role in detecting water on the tongue, researchers say.… READ MORE… FEATUREDNEUROSCIENCE5 MIN READ ENZYME THAT ALLOWS BRAIN TUMOR GROWTH DISCOVERED NEUROSCIENCE NEWSMAY 26, 2017 A new study reveals how the ACSS2 enzyme allows brain tumors to grow in aContinue reading “Compound from marine snails may provide alternative to opioids”
Caffeine tempers taste, triggering temptation for sweets
THE SIXTH TASTE? NEUROSCIENCE NEWSJANUARY 4, 2018 UC Santa Barbara researchers reveal humans and fruit flies can sense the taste of calcium. The researchers have identified a unique class of gustatory receptor neurons required to help taste calcium in Drosophila.… READ MORE… FEATUREDNEUROSCIENCE4 MIN READ ALZHEIMER’S DAMAGE REDUCED WITH COMPOUND THAT TARGETS APOE GENE: MOUSE STUDYContinue reading “Caffeine tempers taste, triggering temptation for sweets”
Tarsier monkey in the Philippines – from artist Esther
Tarsier monkey in the Philippines – from artist Esther
Tarsier monkey in the Philippines – from artist Esther
Trump administration’s petty corruption
THE POLAR EXPRESS: The Northern Sea Route might not be the next Suez Canal, but it’s at the heart of Moscow and Beijing’s play for the high north, Reid Standish and FP’s Keith Johnson report. Read more 3 DANGER ZONE: The front-runner to lead Europe’s central bank seems to think modern central banking might be Satanic, SimonContinue reading “Trump administration’s petty corruption”
Top aging and health hacks March 2018
Brain, salt, sugar, sleep and thirst
Brain, salt, sugar, sleep and thirst
Last night, I put a little salt on my tongue before going to bed and controlled by sugar cravings. I slept well. The part of our brain that craves for sugar , also craves for salty food. Connie HIGH SALT DIET PRODUCES DEMENTIA: MOUSE STUDY Researchers reveal high salt intake reduces resting cerebral blood flowContinue reading “Brain, salt, sugar, sleep and thirst”