ADHD may have a surprising creative advantage

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ADHD affects millions of people and can make everyday tasks involving focus, impulse control, and sustained attention more difficult. At the same time, traits associated with ADHD are also found

Hidden brain wiring may help keep the mind sharp as gray matter shrinks

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Scientists at the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have uncovered evidence that two neighboring types of brain

Scientists recreated what mice saw from brain activity alone

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Scientists have reconstructed short videos using only brain activity recorded from mice, effectively allowing researchers to recreate what the animals were seeing. The study, led by researchers at University College

Scientists find a youth protein that helps aging brain cells act young again

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A protein associated with youth may help aging brain cells regain some of their lost abilities. Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered that TIMP2

REM sleep paradox: Dreaming may drain the brain’s energy even as fuel supply rises

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The brain uses an extraordinary amount of energy compared with most other organs. Even so, it can continue processing information when energy is limited by adjusting how available resources are

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Could Help New Skills Stick

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Why do some new skills seem to click almost instantly while others remain frustratingly difficult even after repeated practice? The difference may involve more than talent or effort. It may

Just 10 minutes of daily exercise could unlock deeper sleep

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What if getting better sleep depends not just on how much you exercise, but how often you move? Research from The University of Texas at Austin suggests that being physically

AI can act exactly like a human, but we still don’t think it’s conscious

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Even when artificial intelligence behaves exactly like a human, people are reluctant to consider it conscious, according to a new study from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU). As artificial

Mysterious brain activity under anesthesia challenges what we know about consciousness

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Even when a person is fully unconscious under general anesthesia, their brain may still be doing something remarkable: processing language, recognizing patterns, and even anticipating which words will come next.

Bird flu is spreading. Your backyard feeder could make it worse

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Backyard bird feeding is one of our country’s most popular pastimes. Research reveals about half of Australian households feed wild birds, with many people doing so daily. However, this practice