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Summary: The Human Brain: Information and Research News Publications cover a wide range of topics related to brain health, neurology, and cognitive function. Articles explore subjects like traumatic brain injuries, neurodegenerative diseases, memory enhancement, and the latest scientific breakthroughs in brain research. These publications from scientific journals, news articles, and research updates, provide valuable insights into how the brain works, offering helpful information for individuals with neurological conditions, seniors concerned about cognitive decline, and those seeking a deeper understanding of mental and physical well-being. With expert analysis and research updates, these resources are both informative and thought-provoking, making complex neurological topics accessible to a broad audience. By exploring the intricacies of the brain, this resource offers valuable insights into how our minds work, which can be particularly useful for individuals seeking to understand cognitive processes, manage brain health, or navigate the challenges posed by disabilities or age-related cognitive decline.

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Study Reveals How Learning Reshapes Brain Circuits
Study reveals how motor learning reshapes brain circuits, offering insights for therapies aiding motor rehabilitation and neurological disorders.

7 May 2025
New Psychology Research Reveals How Our Brains Segment the Day into Chapters
What determines how the brain divides the day into individual events that we can understand and remember separately.
3 Oct 2024
Unraveling the Neuroscience: How Aging Impacts Memory Organization
Researchers uncover how memory maintenance and deletion shape cognitive decline in aging.
17 Sep 2024
20 Sep 2024
Harnessing Mindfulness and Meditation: Using Inner Focus for Mental Well-being
Tuning into interoception, how someone senses their body's internal state, is an important component of mindfulness training that could aid in managing mood disorders such as depression.
15 Apr 2024
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Dreaming and Sleep
How neuroscientists at CNS 2024 study dreams, lucid dreaming, and sleep perception, and how that research may help people with insomnia and chronic nightmares.

14 Apr 2024
16 Jun 2026
Power of Illusion Helps to Learn New Movements
Visual aids creating illusion of movement can improve motor performance and early stages of motor learning.
23 Dec 2023
Forgetting May Be a Form of Learning, Study Finds
Peer-reviewed Trinity College Dublin study finds forgetting is not a memory failure but a functional brain feature that supports flexible behavior and decisions.

18 Aug 2023
19 Feb 2026
How the Brain's Neural Clock Judges Time Duration
Peer-reviewed research reveals how brain neural activity directly controls time perception, offering insights for developing treatments for Parkinson's and Huntington's.

13 Jul 2023
20 Jan 2026
Noninvasive Brain Decoder Can Transcribe Stories in the Mind
New artificial intelligence (AI) system can translate brain activity while listening to a story, or silently imagining telling a story, into text.
1 May 2023
Brain Evolution Study Suggests Catalyst for How the Human Brain Evolved
New finding came out of a study analyzing how stretches of DNA called human accelerated regions (HARs) differ between humans and chimpanzees.
27 Apr 2023
How the Brain Purges Unwanted Thoughts From Memory
Research reveals three distinct brain mechanisms for intentional forgetting and what they mean for treating PTSD, ADHD, depression, and other disorders.

27 Mar 2023
19 Feb 2026
Why Congenitally Blind Show Activity in Brain Visual-Processing Areas
Often people born blind can activate the vision-processing region of the brain, the occipital cortex, when engaging in a non-visual activity, such as reading in Braille.
20 Jan 2023
How the Brain Prioritizes Emotional Events in Memory
Peer reviewed study identifies the neural mechanism in the amygdala and hippocampus that tags emotional information for stronger memory encoding in the brain.

19 Jan 2023
3 Mar 2026
Lucid Dying: Recalling Death Experiences
20% of people who survive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after cardiac arrest may describe lucid experiences of death while seemingly unconscious.
7 Nov 2022
8 Nov 2022
Positive Memories Can Rewrite Negative Ones in Brain
Peer reviewed neuroscience research shows stimulating positive memories can reduce the emotional intensity of negative ones, offering hope for PTSD and depression.

3 Oct 2022
19 Feb 2026
Inhalers and Steroid Medications Change Brain Matter
The associations found might help to explain the neuropsychiatric effects, such as anxiety, depression, mania, and delirium frequently seen after long-term use.
31 Aug 2022
4 Jan 2023
Why Thinking Hard Makes You Feel Tired
A study found people who spent over six hours working on tedious and mentally taxing tasks had higher levels of glutamate - an important signaling molecule in the brain.
12 Aug 2022
5 Aug 2024
The Human Brain Did Not Shrink 3,000 Years Ago
Did the transition to complex societies in the Holocene drive a reduction in brain size? A reassessment of the DeSilva et al. (2021) hypothesis.
6 Aug 2022
4 Jan 2023
What Happens in the Brain at the Time of Death
Peer-reviewed research records a dying human brain and finds memory-related brain waves that may replay life events, raising new questions about when life ends.

17 Jul 2022
16 Jun 2026
Telekinesis: Making Things Move with Your Mind Now Possible
A peer-reviewed study shows how a user's brainwaves, sent wirelessly over Bluetooth, can remotely control programmable metasurfaces that steer electromagnetic waves.

14 Jun 2022
15 Jun 2026
Sleep, Diet, Exercise, and Social Life Equals a Healthy Brain
Brain health, like physical health, depends on lifestyle factors including diet, exercise and proper sleep, all of which reduce inflammation.
21 Dec 2019
Link Between Obesity, Brain, and Genetics
When it comes to weight gain, the problem may be mostly in our heads, and our genes - The link between obesity, the brain, and genetics.
6 Sep 2018
12 Sep 2023
Paralyzed Patient Feels Sensation Again by Stimulating Brain
Using a tiny array of electrodes implanted in the brain somatosensory cortex, Caltech scientists have induced sensations of touch and movement in the arm of a paralyzed man.
10 Apr 2018
Slow Steady Rhythmic Brain Waves Linked to Consciousness
Your brain has 100 billion neurons and they have to be coordinated, these slowly varying signals in the brain get a large-scale coordination of activities in all diverse areas of the brain.
1 Apr 2018
Unveiling the Brain's Response: How General Anesthesia Works During Complex Surgical Procedures
Explore the neural mechanisms of general anesthesia during major surgery, including how it induces unconsciousness and affects brain function.
30 Mar 2018
16 Jul 2024
Tips to Help with Embarrassment and Embarrassing Situations
By training your mind to be an observer rather than actively participating in an embarrassing situation it is possible to overcome humiliating or distressing feelings.
27 Mar 2018
28 Mar 2018
AI Decodes Human Brain: Advancing Neuro Research and Assistive Tech
Exploring how AI models illuminate human brain function, aiding neurological research and assistive tech development for aging and disabled populations.

25 Mar 2018
22 Apr 2025
vEAR: Hearing Silent Flashes When Viewing Animated Images
Peer-reviewed research finds 21% experience vEAR, where silent visual flashes or movement trigger vivid sounds, revealing new insights into cross-sensory perception.

20 Mar 2018
23 May 2025
Memory Improved by Tickling the Brain with Electrical Stimulation
Tickling the brain with low-intensity electrical stimulation in a specific area can improve verbal short-term memory.
30 Jan 2018
Human Brain Facts and Answers
Fascinating look into the human brain and how it works, health facts, and why it matters for everyone.

21 Dec 2017
27 Feb 2025
Belief in Gods Not Linked to Rational Thinking
Peer-reviewed study finds no link between cognitive style and religious belief, highlighting the influence of upbringing and culture over intuition or logic.

8 Nov 2017
23 May 2025
Daydreaming Is a Sign of Intelligence
Brain study suggests mind wandering at work and home may not be as bad as you might think.
30 Oct 2017
Neuron by Neuron Mapping of the Brain
Team of neuroscientists to create a complete map of the learning and memory center of the fruit fly larva brain.
11 Aug 2017
1 Dec 2021
Musical Anhedonia: A Dislike of Music
Study explains brain mechanisms associated to lack of sensitivity to music and how the brain of people who do not like music works.
17 Nov 2016
11 Sep 2020
Do Males or Females Have Better Memory
Study proves middle-aged women outperform age-matched men on all memory measures, although memory does decline as women enter postmenopause.
11 Nov 2016
24 Apr 2021
Does Human Brain Size Matter? Cracking the Brain's Genetic Code
USC scientists are cracking the genetic code of the human brain, discovering how variations in DNA affect the structure of our brains.
8 Oct 2016
2 May 2021
Woman With Amnesia Defies Conventional Memory Knowledge
Conventional wisdom about memory firmly separates declarative knowledge, memories about facts, from memories for skills, or muscle memory.
28 Jun 2016
7 Oct 2020
Testing Brain Training Claims
Researchers identifying who may benefit from cognitive training and the new methods most likely to result in long-lasting, positive effects on cognition.
6 Apr 2016
5 Jun 2021
Conflict Between Science and Religion is All in Our Mind
Researchers discover the conflict between science and religion may have its origins in the structure of our brains.

24 Mar 2016
3 Mar 2025
Altruism and Brain Wiring: Treating Empathically Challenged
Peer-reviewed neuroscience research reveals that people with heightened activity in brain regions associated with empathy and emotion are the most generous and altruistic.

21 Mar 2016
22 Dec 2025
Delirium Symptoms, Facts and General Information
General information and overview of delirium, a disturbance in mental abilities that results in reduced awareness and confused thinking.
25 Sep 2015
28 Jul 2021
Link Between Brain and Immune System Has Major Implications
Stunning discovery determines the human brain is directly connected to immune system by vessels previously thought not to exist.
9 Sep 2015
16 Mar 2018
Brain's Ability to Heal Itself Research Offers Hope for TBI
Groundbreaking pioneering work is underway seeks to understand and repair brain function at the molecular level.
23 Mar 2015
29 Sep 2020
Scientists Map Brains of Blind to Solve Mysteries
Studying brain activity of blind people, scientists are challenging the standard view of how the human brain specializes to perform different kinds of tasks, and shedding new light on how our brains can adapt to rapid cultural and technological changes.
27 Jan 2015
12 Sep 2021
Lost Memories May be Able to be Restored
New research indicates lost memories can be restored, these findings offer hope for patients in early stages of Alzheimers disease.
20 Dec 2014
5 Nov 2020
Brain Skull Connect Implications for Spina Bifida and Chiari Malformation
Researchers discover network of tissue communication that ensures the brain and spinal cord are matched with the skull and spinal column during embryonic development.
4 Nov 2014
29 Nov 2020
What it Means to Be Humane
New research finds compassion can produce counter-intuitive results, challenging prevailing views of empathys effects on moral judgment.
25 Jun 2014
12 Dec 2021
Brain's Visual Cortex Also Processes Auditory Information
Scientists studying brain process involved in sight found the visual cortex also uses information gleaned from the ears as well as the eyes when viewing the world.
27 May 2014
11 Jul 2021
Your Amazing Brain: Avoiding Dementia and Promoting Better Brain Health
Dr. Roger Landry author of Live Long Die Short - A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging, takes a look at the amazing human brain.
17 May 2014
23 Jul 2021
Why We Sometimes Remember Dreams
In a new study a research team sought to identify which areas of the brain differentiate high and low dream re-callers.
17 Feb 2014
15 Apr 2024
Researchers Find Caffeine Enhances Memory
Researchers find caffeine has a positive effect on long-term memory in humans up to 24 hours after it is consumed.
18 Jan 2014
Scans Reveal Past Brain Activity - Possible Future Use in Diagnosing Cognitive Disabilities
Researchers discover spontaneously emerging activity patterns preserve traces of previous cognitive activity in the human brain.
25 Jun 2013
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder: Acting Out Dreams While Asleep
RBD (REM Sleep Behavior Disorder) poses significant risks to individuals who experience it, and there's potential for harm to the affected person and anyone sharing a bed with them.
19 Dec 2012
15 Apr 2024
Social Isolation and Disruption of Myelin Production
Recent research has discovered that social isolation disrupts the process of myelination of brain cell axons.
6 Dec 2012
21 Jun 2021
The Human Brain: Adaptable Decision Making
How part of the brain helps predict future events from past experiences and the function of front most part of the frontal lobe the frontopolar cortex.
20 Jun 2012
2 Sep 2021
Decoding Brain Waves - Understanding Paralyzed Patients Thoughts
Neuroscientists may one day be able to hear the imagined speech of a patient unable to speak due to stroke or paralysis.
1 Feb 2012
25 Jan 2018
Nutrient Levels and Diet Linked to Cognitive Ability and Brain Shrinkage
Favorable cognitive outcomes and brain size measurements associated with two dietary patterns high levels of marine fatty acids and high levels of vitamins B C D and E.
29 Dec 2011
How the Brain Works: Stringing Words into Sentences
Advances in brain imaging reveal complex cognitive tasks like language processing rely on particular regions of the cerebral cortex and white matter fiber pathways connecting them.
28 Nov 2011
23 Nov 2021
New Piece to Puzzle of Brain Communication Function
Discovery about a part of the brains complex communication system could form basis for development of better medicines for patients with psychiatric disorders.
19 Aug 2011
Synesthesia: Seeing Sounds and Hearing Colors
Synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon where senses blend, such as seeing sounds or tasting colors, with over 60 types described and explored.

3 Jul 2011
23 May 2025
Why Do Some Races All Look Alike
Biological evidence suggesting the brain works differently when memorizing the face of a person from your own race than when memorizing a face from another race.
2 Jul 2011
20 Feb 2022
Neural Prosthesis Restores and Enhances Memory in Rats
USC and Wake Forest scientists developed an electronic brain prosthesis that restores long-term memory in rats by duplicating hippocampal neural signals.

1 Jul 2011
19 Feb 2026
Converting Skin Cells to Brain Cells
Research has proven it is possible to reprogram mature cells from human skin directly into brain cells without passing through the stem cell stage.
12 Jun 2011
Brain and Body Conflict Helps Thinking Outside the Box
New study shows physical and psychological ambivalence leads to expanded creativity and open-mindedness.
10 Jun 2011
5 Aug 2024
Why It's Harder to Remember Things as We Get Older
The older we get the more difficulty we seem to have remembering things as our aging brains are unable to process this information as new.
14 May 2011
Butterflies in Stomach and Gut Feelings are Real
Gut bacteria influences anxiety like behavior through alterations in the way the brain is wired.
24 Mar 2011
Long-term Memory Making - Major Clue Discovered
Findings about how brain synapses change the strength of connections could have a bearing on Alzheimers disease autism and mental retardation.
21 Mar 2011
Important Role for Cerebellum - Epilepsy Trigger Discovered
Hereditary diseases such as epilepsy or various coordination disorders may be caused by changes in nerve cells of the cerebellum.
18 Mar 2011
How the Brain Reorganizes Itself After Disruption
University of Michigan study reveals how the brain compensates for disrupted neural functioning by rerouting key processes tied to learning and memory.

18 Mar 2011
19 Feb 2026
Brain Waves Boost Ability to Learn as We Sleep
Bursts of brain waves known as sleep spindles may be networking between key regions of the brain to clear a path to learning.
9 Mar 2011
Brain Cerebellum Provides Clues to Human Intelligence
Grey matter volume in the cerebellum at the back of the brain may predicts cognitive ability or intelligence level.
9 Mar 2011
Dementia: Looking After Your Aging Brain
The lengthening of the average life span in today's population has caused an increase in the prevalence of aging related disorders.
23 Feb 2011
17 Sep 2023
Human Brain Does Not Need Vision to Read
Brain imaging studies of blind people as they read in Braille show activity in the same part of the brain that lights up when sighted readers read.
22 Feb 2011
27 May 2022
Brain Function Linked to Birth Size
Evidence links brain function variations between the left and right sides of the brain to size at birth and the weight of the placenta.
19 Feb 2011
30 May 2022
The Brain Learns from Mistakes
The process of establishing a neuronal network does not always prove precise or error free.
10 Feb 2011
Brains Need Love Too
Demonstrating how a mothers love positively affects her offsprings developing brain.
3 Feb 2011
Sleep Selectively Stores Memories the Brain Deems Useful
Study finds the brain tags important memories while awake and selectively consolidates them during deep sleep, retaining information deemed useful for the future.

2 Feb 2011
19 Feb 2026
Brain Forgets Fast - One Bit Per Neuron Per Second Lost
Research from the Max Planck Institute reveals the brain's cerebral cortex deletes stored sensory information at a rate of one bit per active neuron per second.

24 Jan 2011
20 Feb 2026
Proven Ways to Help Improve Your Memory and Recall
Research-backed tips and techniques to improve memory, from diet and exercise to sleep habits, brain games, and lifestyle changes that protect cognitive health.

4 Jan 2011
19 Feb 2026
Structure Deep in the Brain May Contribute to Varied Social Life
The amygdala a small almond shaped structure deep within the brain temporal lobe is important to a rich and varied social life among humans.
26 Dec 2010
The Part of the Brain that Suppresses Instinct
Revealing which regions in the brain fire up when we suppress an automatic behavior.
22 Dec 2010
When the Brain Knows no Fear
Insight into emotional life of an individual who lacks function of an almond-shaped structure in the brain known as the amygdala.
17 Dec 2010
Brain Foods - What You Eat Affects Your Brain
Article examines foods and exercises in order to maintain a health brain in middle age and senior years.
27 Nov 2010
The Brain Speaks - Decoding Words from Brain Signals
Decoding spoken words using only signals from the brain with a device that has promise for long-term use in paralyzed patients who cannot now speak.
27 Nov 2010
5 May 2014
The Speed of Brain Cell Communication
Brain cell communication network the synapses transmit messages via chemical neurotransmitters packaged in small containers called vesicles.
27 Nov 2010
Molecular Switch that Controls Neuronal Migration in the Developing Brain Identified
Key components of a signaling pathway that controls departure of neurons from the brain niche where they form and allows cells to start migrating to their final destination.
27 Nov 2010
How the Brain Shifts Between Sleep and Awake States Under Anesthesia
Information regarding how the human brain transitions between conscious and unconscious states when under anesthesia.
26 Aug 2010
25 Mar 2018
The Brain Area That Tracks Your Limbs in Space
Researchers identify the posterior parietal cortex as the brain region that maps limb position by combining touch and a sense of where the body sits in space.

16 Jul 2010
16 Jun 2026
Hormones and Male Brain Development: Testosterone, Estrogen
Report explains how hormones like testosterone and estrogen influence brain circuitry development and behavior, with insights from peer-reviewed research.

1 Oct 2009
16 Jan 2026
The Connection Between Brain and Loneliness
fMRI scans study connections between perceived social isolation or loneliness and activity in the human brain.
16 Feb 2009
16 Feb 2025
Brain Asymmetry Research
A tug-of-war between two sides of the brain causes it to become asymmetrical according to research.
14 Jan 2009
27 Nov 2010

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