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As brains change over time, there are measurable results that affect a person's cognition. Explore some of the changes that occur to a person's...
True stories of indefatigable researchers, heroic engineers, and champions of, neuroscience who are finally turning the corner in the effort to understand, heal, and improve the human brain.
Technological changes brought dramatic new options to Americans living in the 1990s. During this decade new forms of entertainment, commerce, research, and communication became commonplace in the U.S. The driving force behind much of this change was a(n) _...
How does learning change with age? Here are some insights from science for how people learn across their lifespan.
So with the US leading the era of discovery and China leading the era of implementation, we are now in an amazing age where the dual engine of the two superpowers are working together to drive the fastest revolution in...
The prefrontal cortex, involved in planning and other executive functions, is still developing into early adulthood (with changes such as synaptic pruning), later than a number of other brain areas. Does everyone’s brain change in the same way during development? No. While scientists have ...
However, investigating ADHD neurology demonstrates key physical ADHD effects on the brain, and sheds light on the complex nature of ADHD and the widespread impact it can have on many aspects of life beyond attention and behaviorsHow does ADHD affect the brain? Below, we delve into the ...
“Sure, we managed to have the brain say ‘Go eat,’” he says. “But that’s not really an explanation. How does that actuallywork?” To answer that question, Lowell has teamed up with Mark Andermann, a neuroscientist who studies how motivation shapes perception (and who also happens to...
Answers to these questions hold enormous promise for providing new understanding of the fundamental mechanisms underlying some of the most complicated signaling networks in nature and how they change with disease and aging. The elucidation of novel assays for drug effects and toxicities, as well as ...