Tag: Neuroscience

Naming and categorizing objects is part of how young kids develop executive function skills – new research

Naming and categorizing objects is part of how young kids develop executive function skills – new research

What owning a cat does to your brain (and theirs)

What owning a cat does to your brain (and theirs)

Can AI teach us how animals think?

Can AI teach us how animals think?

Some pro athletes keep getting better as they age − neuroscience can explain how they stay sharp

Some pro athletes keep getting better as they age − neuroscience can explain how they stay sharp

Some people just don’t like music – it may be down to their brain wiring

Some people just don’t like music – it may be down to their brain wiring

Your brain learns from rejection − here’s how it becomes your compass for connection

Your brain learns from rejection − here’s how it becomes your compass for connection

Billy Joel has excess fluid in his brain – a neurologist explains what happens when this protective liquid gets out of balance

Billy Joel has excess fluid in his brain – a neurologist explains what happens when this protective liquid gets out of balance

Boredom gets a bad rap. But science says it can actually be good for us

Boredom gets a bad rap. But science says it can actually be good for us

Taking In the Good: Rick Hanson on the HEAL Method

Taking In the Good: Rick Hanson on the HEAL Method

What makes the human brain unique? We compared it with monkeys and apes to find out

What makes the human brain unique? We compared it with monkeys and apes to find out

What food comas in sea slugs teach us about memory

What food comas in sea slugs teach us about memory

What happens in the brain when there’s a word ‘on the tip of the tongue’?

What happens in the brain when there’s a word ‘on the tip of the tongue’?