Neuroscience
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Can you forget your native language?Linguists give the lowdown on whether it is possible to forget your native language.
By Emily Cooke Published
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'Plastics are there and seem to be getting worse': Viral study of microplastics in human brains shows worrisome trend, but has flawsA close-up shot of microplastics resting on a human finger.
By Ben Turner Published
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AI 'brain decoder' can read a person's thoughts with just a quick brain scan and almost no trainingAn improvement to an existing AI-based brain decoder can translate a person's thoughts into text without hours of training.
By Skyler Ware Published
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What is aphantasia?A small percentage of the population has aphantasia, meaning they're unable to visualize using their mind's eye. Learn about this condition and the neuroscience behind it.
By Tereza Pultarova Last updated
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'Ancient' part of the brain tells you when to stop eating, study suggestsNeurons found in one of the oldest regions of the brain may control when we stop eating a meal, new research in mice hints.
By Emily Cooke Published
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'Neuroergonomics' aims to monitor workers' brains to boost productivity. Is that... okay?Neurotechnology raises many high-stakes ethical questions. Setting ground rules could help protect workers and ensure that tasks are adapted to the person, rather than the other way around.
By Paul Brandt-Rauf Published
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People who can't 'see with their mind's eye' have different wiring in the brainPeople with aphantasia still generate brain activity when attempting to visualize, but that image may be getting lost in translation, a new study suggests.
By Marianne Guenot Published
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Why are recurring dreams usually nightmares?Recurring dreams may feature taking a test the dreamer didn’t study for, having to make a speech or being attacked. Here's why our sleeping brain comes back to these unpleasant dreams again and again
By Amanda Heidt Published
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Faster brain aging tied to X chromosome inherited from MomFemale mammals typically carry two X chromosomes — one from each parent — and a new study suggests that the maternal X is linked to faster brain aging.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
