WHY PLAYING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CAN PROTECT BRAIN HEALTH
Findings could help to develop new neuro-rehabilitation interventions through musical training.… READ MORE…
HOW HAND AMPUTATION AND REATTACHMENT AFFECT THE BRAIN
Researchers have discovered specific neurochemical changes in brain regions associated with brain remapping following amputation. Also, these changes may persist once the limb is reattached.… READ MORE…
PINPOINTING SENSORY LINKS BETWEEN AUTISM AND SYNAESTHESIA
Researchers report both people with synaesthesia and those on the autism spectrum share similar heightened sensory sensitivity.… READ MORE…
NOT FEELING THE MUSIC? LACK OF JOY FROM MUSIC LINKED TO BRAIN DISCONNECTION
People with musical anhedonia have reduced connectivity between brain areas associated with reward and sound processing, a new study reports.… READ MORE…
INCREASING CONFIDENCE AND REDUCING FEAR BY ANALYZING BRAIN WAVES
Researchers have developed a new technique they believe could help people build confidence and overcome fears.… READ MORE…
MUSICAL TRAINING CREATES NEW BRAIN CONNECTIONS IN CHILDREN
According to researchers, taking music lessons can increase brain fiber connections in children. Music lessons may also prove a useful tool in treating Autism and ADHD.… READ MORE…
RELAXING YOUR FEET AFFECTS YOUR HANDS
A new study reports that relaxing flexed muscles in your foot can reduce the ability of your hands to respond to stimulation.… READ MORE…
DON’T SCAN SO CLOSE TO ME: SCANNING STING’S MUSICAL BRAIN
New imaging technology allowed researchers to map how Sting’s brain organizes music.… READ MORE…
THE GOD BRAIN: ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON GOD AND SPIRITUALITY FOR BRAIN GAMES
Is belief in God innate in our brains, as if it were installed by some divine programmer? Or is spirituality a more complex evolving adaptation that has both helped and harmed us as a species? National Geographic’s Brain Games asks Neuroscience News.… READ MORE…
HOW THE ARTS INFLUENCE OUR MINDS AND NERVOUS SYSTEM
A new book reveals how entertainers in the 19th Century used scientific findings about cognitive function to play on the nerves of the spectators.… READ MORE…
NEUROLOGICAL NOTES: HOW WE PROCESS MUSIC
Researchers have identified how brain rhythms are used to process music.… READ MORE…
DOES TALENT OR TRAINING MAKE A MUSICIAN GOOD? DEPENDS ON THEIR BRAIN STRUCTURE
A new study provides evidence to distinguish between the parts of the brain which account for individual talent and the areas activated through training.… READ MORE…
