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| What does the sleeping brain think about? Posted: 15 Jul 2021 09:45 AM PDT Using an artificial intelligence approach capable of decoding brain activity during sleep, scientists were able to glimpse what we think about when we are asleep. By combining fMRI and EEG, they provide unprecedented evidence that the work of sorting out the thousands of pieces of information processed during the day takes place during deep sleep. Indeed, the brain can evaluate all of these memories in order to retain only the most useful ones. |
| Study highlights how resilience is dynamic, not a static character trait Posted: 15 Jul 2021 07:30 AM PDT A new study finds resilience is a dynamic process, rather than a fixed trait - and suggests this may have significant ramifications for the business world. |
| Spending time outdoors has positive effect on our brains Posted: 15 Jul 2021 07:30 AM PDT If you're regularly out in the fresh air, you're doing something good for both your brain and your well-being. |
| Study shows strong association between perceived risk, availability and past-year cannabis use Posted: 15 Jul 2021 06:08 AM PDT Combined perceptions of the risk and availability of cannabis influence the risk of cannabis use more than perceived risk and perceived availability alone, according to a new study. Researchers observed that those who perceived cannabis as low-risk and available were more likely to report using the drug in the past year and almost daily compared to those individuals who perceived cannabis as high-risk and unavailable. This is the first study to consider the joint effects of perceived risk and perceived availability. |
| Think about this: Keeping your brain active may delay Alzheimer's dementia 5 years Posted: 14 Jul 2021 02:01 PM PDT Keeping your brain active in old age has always been a smart idea, but a new study suggests that reading, writing letters and playing card games or puzzles in later life may delay the onset of Alzheimer's dementia by up to five years. |
| Adult children with college degrees influence parents' health in later life Posted: 14 Jul 2021 12:12 PM PDT Having no children who completed college is negatively associated with parents' self-rated health and positively associated with depressive symptoms. Additionally, among parents with the highest propensity for having no children who complete college, the consequences on depressive symptoms are greatest. |
| Antibiotics in early life could affect brain development Posted: 14 Jul 2021 08:05 AM PDT Antibiotic exposure early in life could alter human brain development in areas responsible for cognitive and emotional functions, according to researchers. |
| Want to avoid running overuse injuries? Don't lean forward so much, says study Posted: 12 Jul 2021 06:22 AM PDT A new study has found that greater trunk flexion has significant impact on stride length, joint movements, and ground reaction forces. How you lean may be one of the contributors to your knee pain, medial tibial stress syndrome, or back pain. |
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