How Our Brains Process Music - Neuroscience News
Feb 20, 2024 · Listening to a melody can sway our emotions because the auditory neurons that process music are in conversation with emotional centers in the brain. “Composers talk about …
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 …
Emotion vs. Reason: Rethinking Decision-Making
Mar 23, 2024 · According to Shiv, the rational brain is only responsible for about 5 to 10% of our decision-making. “Emotions… have a profound influence on our decisions and we aren’t …
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Neuroscience News is an independent open access science magazine. Since 2001, we have featured neuroscience research news from labs, universities, hospitals and news departments …
Why We Remember, and Forget. And What We Can Do About It
Feb 3, 2023 · Sleep helps information to move from being briefly accessible to being stored in long-term ways, and it guides the transition from something we remember from a specific …
How Does the Brain Create Our Perception of Reality?
Nov 3, 2021 · New findings from studies in both people and animals are revealing clues about how sensory information and cognitive processes interact in the brain to produce our …
Exercise and the Brain: The Neuroscience of Fitness Explored
May 13, 2023 · Exercise also helps manage and reduce stress, increasing concentrations of norepinephrine and endorphins, chemicals that moderate the brain’s response to stress and …
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 …
The Science Behind Why Hobbies Can Improve Our Mental Health
Feb 14, 2021 · Summary: From helping to reduce depression to boosting dopamine in the reward system, researchers review how taking up a hobby can have positive effects on mental health. …
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 …