Playful Brains: Early Years Play Shapes Children’s Futures
Oct 2, 2023 · Play in the early years forges essential neural pathways, impacting future growth and learning. Children are biologically wired for play, and diverging from this can hinder their development. The research integrates the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact, suggesting play as a means of mental health recovery for children. Source: Taylor and Francis Group.
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How Childhood Trauma Alters Brain Pathways - Neuroscience News
Feb 5, 2024 · A brain study of childhood trauma has revealed how it affects development and rewires vital pathways. The University of Essex study—led by the Department of Psychology’s Dr. Megan Klabunde—uncovered a disruption in neural networks involved in self-focus and problem-solving. The findings are published in the journal Biological Psychiatry ...
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Can Boost Perceptual Learning
Oct 9, 2024 · Abstract. Vagus nerve stimulation recruits the central cholinergic system to enhance perceptual learning. Perception can be refined by experience, up to certain limits. It is unclear whether perceptual limits are absolute or could be partially overcome via enhanced neuromodulation and/or plasticity. Recent studies suggest that peripheral nerve ...
What Happens in Our Brain When We Die? - Neuroscience News
Feb 22, 2022 · Findings ‘challenge our understanding of when exactly life ends’. “We measured 900 seconds of brain activity around the time of death and set a specific focus to investigate what happened in the 30 seconds before and after the heart stopped beating,” said Dr Ajmal Zemmar, a neurosurgeon at the University of Louisville, US, who organised ...
Vitamin D Twice a Day May Keep Vertigo Away - Neuroscience News
Aug 8, 2020 · Taking vitamin D and calcium twice a day may reduce your chances of getting vertigo again, according to a study published in the August 5, 2020, online issue of Neurology. “Our study suggests that for people with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, taking a supplement of vitamin D and calcium is a simple, low-risk way to prevent vertigo ...
What Happens to the Body During Prolonged Fasting?
Mar 1, 2024 · As expected, the researchers observed the body switching energy sources – from glucose to fat stored in the body – within the first two or three days of fasting. The volunteers lost an average of 5.7 kg of both fat mass and lean mass. After three days of eating after fasting, the weight stayed off – the loss of lean was almost completely ...
Cognitive Maturity: 18 is the Threshold of Cognitive Adulthood
Oct 31, 2023 · Credit: Neuroscience News. Cognitive Maturity: 18 is the Threshold of Cognitive Adulthood. Summary: A new study sheds light on when adolescents start thinking like adults. Researchers found that executive function, critical for task-switching and focus, typically matures around 18 years old. Drawing from over 10,000 participants and multiple ...
Brain Connectivity Breakthrough Sheds New Light on ADHD
Mar 13, 2024 · Summary: Researchers have made a pivotal discovery in ADHD research, finding that the disorder’s symptoms are connected to unusual interactions between the brain’s frontal cortex and its deeper information processing centers.By analyzing an unprecedented dataset of over 10,000 functional brain images from youths with and without ADHD, the study uncovers …
The Psychology of Conspiracy Theorists: More Than Just Paranoia
Jun 26, 2023 · Credit: Neuroscience News. The Psychology of Conspiracy Theorists: More Than Just Paranoia. Summary: A new study delves into the intricate psyche of conspiracy theorists, attributing their beliefs to a mixture of personality traits and motivations. The study suggests conspiracy theorists are not necessarily ‘mentally unwell’, but often ...