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Tag: brain

Health Neuroscience 

What do you think about when you sleep?

July 21, 2021July 19, 2021 Science Connectedbrain, sleep

Sleep is when we process the experiences of the day and form long-term memories. But how does your brain decide which memories to keep?

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How Do Neurons Tell the Brain What is Familiar?

July 12, 2021April 6, 2022 Science Connectedbrain

Neurons send visual information to the brain, but just how it gets processed is a complexity that researchers are getting closer to understanding.

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Why Don’t We Have Memories of Early Childhood? Neuroscience 

Why Don’t We Have Memories of Early Childhood?

June 15, 2021March 29, 2022 Science Connectedbrain

The hippocampus helps us form memories, but babies may have a different primary use for it, according to a new research study.

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Health Neuroscience 

Neuromodulation: How We Manipulate Brain Cells

May 18, 2021August 11, 2022 Science Connectedbrain

Neuromodulation to treat illnesses has been limited by being too invasive or too general, but new research on ultrasound shows promise.

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action video games boost sensorimotor skills Neuroscience New Technologies 

Action Video Games Boost Sensorimotor Skills

May 13, 2021March 29, 2022 Science Connectedbrain, video games

People who play action video games learn new sensorimotor skills more quickly than non-gamers do, according to a study from the University of Toronto.

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how our brains learn to use tools Biology Health Neuroscience 

How Our Brains Learn to Use Tools

April 26, 2021April 6, 2022 Science Connectedbrain

Scientists in Munich have examined the network in our brains that enables us to use tools, and the findings might help stroke victims.

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cocoa flavanols are good for you Biology Health Neuroscience 

Cocoa Flavanols Could Boost Your Brainpower

January 18, 2021April 6, 2022 Science Connectedaging, brain, nutrition

Chocolate really is good for you! The flavanols found in cocoa can improve brain oxygenation and performance on complex tasks even in healthy adults.

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Health Neuroscience 

Alzheimer’s Care Access: City vs Country

November 23, 2020March 29, 2022 Science ConnectedAlzheimer’s, brain, healthcare, mental health, neuroscience

Less access to healthcare may be leading to worse outcomes for people with Alzheimer’s in rural areas—but a change due to COVID-19 just might help.

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motion sickness Biology Health 

Brain Games Relieve Motion Sickness

October 14, 2020May 18, 2021 Science Connectedbrain, travel

New research suggests that doing brain training exercises to improve visuospatial skills could help reduce motion sickness.

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loneliness Biology Psychology 

What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain

July 22, 2020April 6, 2022 Science Connectedbrain, loneliness, mental health, neurobiology

Loneliness is recognizable in brain maps that capture levels of closeness with others and feelings of similarity to or difference from others.

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Spotlight: Environment

A stream filling a glass of water. Water quality may be headed for a rise as scientists work to develop new technology that uses bacteria to detect harmful heavy metals in water. Biology Ecology Environment Water Pollution 

Water Quality Monitoring by Bacterial Biosensors

March 20, 2023March 14, 2023 Science Connectedbacteria, heavy metals, water contamination, water pollution, water testing
Water quality may be headed for a rise as scientists work to develop new technology that uses bacteria to detect harmful...
People putting plastic bottles in recycling bin. Biology Environment Sustainable Living 

Bacteria Has Natural Capacity to Recycle Plastics

March 10, 2023March 9, 2023 Science Connectedbacteria, plastic pollution, recycling
A common bacterium, Comamonas testosteroni, might hold the key to breaking down and recycling plastic waste on a large scale.
Researchers have developed a recycling system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and other valuable products–using just the energy from the sun. Image credit: University of Cambridge

Sunlight Powers Recycling of Carbon Dioxide and Plastic

February 15, 2023February 14, 2023 Science Connectedbiofuel, carbon dioxide, plastic pollution, recycling, solar power
Brown algae are particularly widespread on rocky shores in temperate and cold latitudes and there absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide from the air worldwide. Credit: Hagen Buck-Wiese/Max Planck Institute For Marine Microbiology

How Brown Algae Mucus Combats Carbon Dioxide

February 10, 2023February 14, 2023 Science Connectedalgae, carbon dioxide, carbon fixing, climate change, seawater
A field of sorghum. Bioenergy sorghum hybrids can restore carbon levels in soil, improve soil fertility, provide biomass for biofuel production, and combat climate change. Credit: K-State Research and Extension; license CC by 2.0

Bioenergy Sorghum: The Green Crop of the Future

February 8, 2023February 14, 2023 Science Connectedagriculture, environmental protection, green energy, soil health
A single family home made of cardboard sits on a red furniture dolly. Human migration trends toward areas affected by wildfires.

Human Migration Trends Toward Wildfire Hot Spots

January 27, 2023January 24, 2023 Science Connectedclimate change, extreme weather, heat wave, heat waves, migration, wildfires
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