Using VR Training to Boost Our Sense of Agency and Improve Motor Control
With Japan’s society rapidly aging, there has been a sharp increase in patients who experience motor dysfunctions. Rehabilitation is key to overcoming such ailments. A researcher from Tohoku University has developed a new virtual reality (VR) based method that...Where do our minds wander? Brain waves can point the way
Anyone who has tried and failed to meditate knows that our minds are rarely still. But where do they roam? New research led by UC Berkeley has come up with a way to track the flow of our internal thought processes and signal whether our minds are focused, fixated or...Childhood neglect leaves generational imprint
Distinct neural connectivity found in the babies of mothers who experienced neglect as children Early life experiences can have an outsized effect on brain development and neurobiological health. New research, published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience...Personalized Brain Stimulation Alleviates Severe Depression Symptoms
Targeted neuromodulation tailored to individual patients’ distinctive symptoms is an increasingly common way of correcting misfiring brain circuits in people with epilepsy or Parkinson’s disease. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco’s Dolby Family...Meaningful lockdown activity is more satisfying than busyness
With much of the world practicing varying degrees of social distancing and lockdown, researchers have been investigating the key to happiness in isolation. New research shows people who pursue meaningful activities – things they enjoy doing – during...Exercise can improve learning and memory
Are you plagued with a continuing case of forgetting where you’ve placed your keys? A spot of exercise could be just the answer after it was revealed how physical exercise can revitalize your brain. Queensland Brain Institute researcher Dr Tara Walker was...Discovery Of A New Neurodegenerative Disorder
A Melbourne led study has uncovered a new neurodegenerative disorder in which children experience developmental regression and severe epilepsy.
Brains replaying memories in real time get monitored by scientists
NIH study suggests our brains use distinct firing patterns to store and replay memories.
Poor connectivity between ‘hubs’ within the brain related to children’s learning difficulties
A new study from the University of Cambridge is suggesting that poor connectivity between “hubs” in the brain are more strongly related to childhood learning difficulties than problems within regions themselves. There are many learning difficulties...Eating for Mental Wellbeing
Report by Binh Nguyen Members Download [download id=”30959″] How often have we heard the saying that we are what we eat, with the view that the foods we eat can directly influence our state of mind and physical health? This statement may well be true for...Metacognitive Beliefs in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Metacognitive Beliefs in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Danielle Hett, Heather D. Flowe, Melanie K. T. Takarangi Go to the download (members free) Over 80% of people in the United States have been exposed to a traumatic event (e.g., interpersonal violence,...Is the low-serotonin theory of depression wrong?
Is the low-serotonin theory of depression wrong? The theory that depression is highly correlated with low levels of serotonin has dominated our approach to treating depression with SSRIs (selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors) to maintain higher levels of...Latest Podcasts
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