Tired of videoconferencing? This might explain why
There’s a new thing called “Zoom fatigue,” named after the videoconferencing app Zoom. That’s because so many people have noticed...
We live (slightly) in the past
It takes some time—about 120 milliseconds—for our brains to process what we sense. So, what we think is happening “right now” is ...
No quick fix for ADHD but a variety of different strategies
There is no quick fix for ADHD. Although medication can help treat people’s symptoms, it’s only part of an overall ADHD tre...
We process a song’s lyric and melody on different sides of the brain
Researchers at McGill University in Canada have found that our brains process the lyrics and the melody of a song on entirely dif...
The awesome upside of the teenage brain
You may have heard that in teenagers, the “rational” brain develops later than the “emotional” one. A lot of the talk about teena...
Flooding in the post-stroke brain
After a stroke, the brain can be flooded by salty water, causing a swelling known as cerebral oedema. For many years, scientists ...
Is selfie culture affecting memory?
Research suggests that taking digital photos—a hobby that has exploded in the era of social media—may compromise memory. There ar...
The amazing plasticity of the human brain
In rare cases, neurological conditions require that half of a child’s brain be removed. “Whenever we looked at their brain scans,...
Soybean oil changes the brain?
In the U.S., the most widely consumed oil is soybean oil. Prior research has shown that this oil is related to obesity, diabetes,...