What is synesthesia?
If you automatically associate colors with sounds, numbers or letters, you are most likely a synesthete.If the fact of associating ...
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The need for oxygen in our brain is linked to our brain activity
For the first time, neurobiologists have succeeded in correlating the oxygen consumption of our brain with the activity of certain ...
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And if we were not masters of our tastes?
Using neuroimaging, researchers at Yale University studied how flies choose their food. Their discovery could say a lot about human ...
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Kisspeptin: the hormone that causes mice to mate
Kisspeptin, a hormone produced in the brain, plays a major role in triggering reproduction in female mice.The temptation would be ...
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Biotrial: a problem molecule
The molecule tested by Biotrial and produced by Bial exhibits numerous off-target effects, according to a study published in Science.The ...
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Heartache: a placebo to calm your pain
Heartache causes real pain in the brain. But it can be effectively relieved by a simple placebo."A heartache only lasts ...
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Memory: the brain is able to anticipate movements
The cerebral electrical activity evolves during our movements, and creates kinds of archives which allow the brain to anticipate the ...
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Sleep: the “first night” effect that keeps us awake
The left hemisphere of our brain stays alert when we sleep in an unusual place. It takes a night to ...
Read moreThe brain does not age inexorably
Prospects for genuine regenerative medicine for the brain are opening up. Neurobiology has overturned its own dogmas over the past ...
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