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SUNSHINE MATTERS A LOT TO MENTAL HEALTH: TEMPERATURE, POLLUTION AND RAIN NOT SO MUCH
When it comes to your mental and emotional health, the amount of time between sunrise and sunset is the weather variable that matters most, a new study reports.… READ MORE…
GAMERS HAVE AN ADVANTAGE IN LEARNING
People who play video games for more than 15 hours per week performed better in learning tasks and showed increased activity in brain areas associated with memory than non-gamers, a new study reports.… READ MORE…
MORE FLEXIBLE APPROACH TO MACHINE LEARNING IMPROVES IMAGE CLASSIFICATION
According to researchers, machine learning systems have improved ability to classify images if ‘partial credit’ is given during training as reinforcement.… READ MORE…
LOW VITAMIN D LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH COGNITIVE DECLINE AND ALZHEIMER’S IN OLDER PEOPLE
According to a new study, vitamin D deficiency in elderly people is highly correlated with accelerated cognitive decline and memory loss, two symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease.… READ MORE…
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS SHOW BRAIN CHANGES AFTER ONE SEASON
According to a new study, some high school football players show measurable brain changes after one year of playing the sport, even in the absence of a concussion. … READ MORE…
A SIMPLE EYE TEST FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Researchers discover the pupils of MS patients respond much slower to stimuli. Additionally, the study reports the slower the response time, the worse the symptoms of MS are.… READ MORE…
STUDY SUGGESTS POSSIBILITY OF SELECTIVELY ERASING UNWANTED MEMORIES
Researchers erase drug associated memories in mice and rats without affecting other memories.… READ MORE…
HOW TO LEARN SUCCESSFULLY EVEN UNDER STRESS
A new study finds the switch from conscious to unconscious learning systems is triggered by the intact function of mineralocorticoid receptors.… READ MORE…
