A study sheds light on how networks in the brain detect new information, offering insight into disorders like schizophrenia.
Electroencephalography (EEG) may offer a more accessible alternative to functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) for ...
Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) are commonly used for contraception, but their long-term effects on oxidative stress, lipid profiles, and liver function remain unclear. This study aimed to evaluate ...
The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures, the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen—like perception, thinking, memory storage ...
Can a global pandemic affect temperatures on the Moon? A 2024 study linked worldwide lockdowns with a drop in heat radiation reaching the Moon from Earth – but now scientists say that wasn't actually ...
The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen-like perception, thinking, memory storage ...
Many are suffering from overstimulation by technology, and artificial intelligence threatens to worsen the problem. Dr. Anna ...
An Iowa House of Representatives subcommittee advanced a bill that would prohibit the Iowa Utilities Commission from ...
A new study shows that the cerebral cortex acts as a "memory machine," constantly detecting novel stimuli to refine its predictions of the future.
Why music makes us move, even when we don’t like it If you hate ABBA, but you can't help tapping your foot along to “Dancing Queen,” rest assured, it's a perfectly normal reaction. Music makes us move ...
This hypothesis was first proposed in 2012 by the evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer. He posited that as you increase your daily energy expenditure (calories burned) through physical activity, ...