Illustration: Benjamin Curry / Gizmodo Among the drugs currently entering the psychiatric mainstream (MDMA, LSD, etc.), ketamine is an outsider. Most people have an idea of what is considered “acid” or “molly”, …
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Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth – WPA Pool (Getty Images) A common parasite spreads through undercooked pork and can sometimes have more fatal health effects in our cats than previously suspected. New research reveals …
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As COVID-19 continuously infects us more and more, scientists are experiencing strange and catastrophic damage, which can spread on our bodies. We already know that due to the epidemic this disease wreaks …
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When he is not providing updates on CNN Coronovirus, Sanjay Gupta is on his day job as a neurosurgeon. “I’ve had a long-term love affair with the brain,” he said. “You are …
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When navigating in space, it reveals the human brain to be equally similar spatial-awareness brain waves. The discovery is made after scientists devised a method to scan our brains during free movements, …
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Scientists are looking for evidence that orchestrated can be a major emotion for microorganisms living in and around our bodies, affecting our health and well-being. In a series of studies, researchers are …
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A kernel of self-awareness at the core of your identity connects memories of the past with the fleeting sensations of the present, and a touch of predictability for the future. The question …
Read More »Music sends a pleasant chill through the brain, and scientists can see it
Whether it is Mozart or metal, listening to music can be an intense, even exhilarating experience. Listening to your favorite melodies can leave indifferent memories blissful, while a melodious tune can send …
Read More »A new way to plug the human brain into the computer: via the veins
Much more ambitious brain-computer interfaces and neural prosthetics have been in the news recently. Last month, Elon Musk’s company Neuralink demonstrated a wireless BCI with more than a thousand flexible electrodes, inserted …
Read More »Cognitive cost of COVID? Some patients may have a brain age of 10 years
LONDON (Reuters) – People recovering from COVID-19 may face the effects of significant brain function, with the worst cases of infection associated with mental decline equivalent to brain aging of up to …
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