Scientists believe that our vision is our most important sense. It is estimated that 90% of the information our brain processes comes from what we see. Yet, what we usually see is a generalized view of what actually is within our frame of reference. Think about it. Look ahead of your for just an instant. [...]
According to an article published in Nature, scientists at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes (NINDS) have been able to identify parts of the brain used by tournament-level chess players in complex problem solving. Studies have shown a networking process that runs throughout the brain, according to Dr. Jordan Grafman and his colleagues. [...]
No matter how much information you get, if it’s not good news your brain doesn’t want to hear it. This is great news for your health, as research has shown those with positive attitudes live longer and are healthier than those who see the world in a negative light. According to research published in Nature [...]
What does your brain go through when you have a migraine? Recent studies have found it may be that the brain goes through a process much like a mini-stroke, and that surprisingly migraines may actually cause some brain damage. Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center published a paper in the April 29 online [...]
The “language†part of the brain, centered in the left hemisphere of the brain, was discovered in the 19th century. It wasn’t until the 1960s, however, that scientist Roger Sperry and his colleagues found that by disconnecting the corpus callosum, millions of nerve fibers bundled together that connects the two halves of the brain and [...]
In 1926 scientists in Sydney, Australia put together a portable machine that “plugged into a lightening point†and while attaching a skin pad soaked in saline to a cardiac needle and inserted into the correct part of the heart sent off electrical impulses that revived a stillborn infant’s heart. This was the first use of [...]
How do you improve creativity? Do you wake up in the middle of the night with a brilliant idea, but don’t get up to jot it down? How about when you’re out jogging, does some creative idea simply knock your socks off, but by the time you get home to put it on paper you [...]
How many hours of sleep do you need? Sleep is an essential need for our bodies and our brains. It is during sleep that our minds go over the events of the day and form long-term memory. Without adequate sleep, of at least 7-9 hours a night, we are not able to function at optimum [...]
Musical memory is the ability to remember music-related information, such as tones and pitch. Researchers have found that, although similar, musical memory is encoded differently from language, and may actually be a different type of memory altogether. MIT researchers stumbled upon what they called the brain’s “pitch center†by accident while studying the superior temporal [...]
Is there a test that can actually show how much intelligence a person has? Standardized IQ tests may give some indication of ability, but there are so many outside factors that can slant the results are they really dependable? Supposedly, intelligence is measured by two criteria: the ability to solve problems and general reasoning (fluid [...]
