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A little electric stimulation in just the right spot may bolster a damaged brain

A small study found that electrically stimulating an area deep in the brain allowed people with severe traumatic brain injuries to complete a cognitive test more quickly.

WEKU

Australian Music prize: RVG beat Troye Sivan and Genesis Owusu to $30,000 award

Romy Vager says winning album Brain Worms was a reaction to experiences she faced as a trans woman in music

The Guardian - AU

The deadly reason why you shouldn’t pop a pimple in the ‘Danger Triangle’ on your face

Danger triangle is area of face from the bridge of nose down to corners of mouth

The Independent UK

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Electrical stimulation could treat traumatic brain injuries

An early trial suggests that deep brain stimulation could treat cognitive impairment associated with traumatic brain injury.

LiveScience

Microsoft’s Copilot chatbot will get 6 big upgrades soon – including ChatGPT’s new brain

As well as the much-awaited GPT-4 Turbo upgrade, Copilot’s image creation feature has been upgraded, and more besides.

TechRadar

Giant rabies study with 50,000 dogs says only vaccines can stop disease

Katie Hampson's 15-year study of rabies in Tanzania reveals individual dog behaviour plays a key role in its endemic nature. Through contact tracing, brain samples, and modelling, researchers found that rabies spreads locally, with few "super-spreader" dogs, and that vaccination is the only effective way to prevent it. Culling was…

The Hindu

Novel Brain Implant May Give Cognitive Boost For Common Brain Injury

Deep-brain stimulation may restore cognitive function to those with moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries, according to a new phase one clinical trial.

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7 signs that you’re in sleep debt and don’t even know it

From poor memory, low moods, and difficulty concentrating — these are the seven key signs that you could be in sleep debt without even realizing it.

Tom’s Guide

I did the triangle pose every day for a week — here's what happened

Our writer performed the triangle pose for 90 seconds on each side of her body every day for one week. Here's her results and how to try it out.

Tom’s Guide

Traumatic memories are processed differently in PTSD

People with PTSD feel like they're reliving past experiences in the present. This may be tied to how the brain processes memories of those experiences.

LiveScience

Exercise benefits physical and brain health in people with Down's syndrome – new research

Exercise is known to have many benefits when it comes to cognitive function – such as improving memory and concentration skills. Research shows this is true for people in many different age groups, and even in those with conditions which affect their cognitive ability (such as Alzheimer’s disease).

The Conversation

Optical Illusion: Only 1% people can spot the raccoon in this farmers' market

A typical human brain is capable of viewing objects or images from several perspectives, creating a unique perception for each. A mind-bending, intensely captivating, shape-shifting image of an object, a drawing, or a person that defies the brain's perception of reality is called an optical illusion. Physical, physiological, and cognitive…

The Times of India

Researchers shed light on how to restore nerve cells after injury

Peripheral neuropathy can be caused by diabetes, trauma, genetically inherited disease, infection, and other reasons. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Could you move from your biological body to a computer? An expert explains ‘mind uploading’

Imagine brain scanning technology improves greatly in the coming decades, to the point that we can observe how each individual neuron talks to other neurons. Then, imagine we can record all this information to create a simulation of someone’s brain on a computer.

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Newcastle Herald

Newcastle jockey grateful for brain injury recovery after horror fall

'I think that's why I'm keen to get back to riding.'

The Hindu

Is football heading linked to measurable decline in brain function?

Verbal learning performance also declined in the high-heading group. Soccer heading linked to brain changes: New research found that over two years, high levels of soccer heading caused measurable declines in brain microstructure and function, as well as verbal learning performance. DTI and verbal learning tests revealed changes in the…

Tom’s Guide

I'm a sleep writer — here's what I do when I can't sleep

If you don’t know what to do when you can’t sleep, try the simple tricks that I use to drift off

The Independent UK

Therese Coffey says brain abscess caused by stress of minister job nearly killed her

Former deputy PM reveals she was diagnosed with a rare brain abscess in 2018

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The Guardian - UK

Rugby v Its Players: shadow of brain injury case looms over the sport

The game will not be the winner if legal action from players diagnosed with neurological damage ends up in court

The Guardian - UK

Thérèse Coffey says she ‘came close to dying’ from brain abscess

Conservative MP blames stress of job as under-secretary of state in Department for Environment for 2018 illness

Inverse

20 Years Ago, a Twisted Revenge Thriller Exposed a Painful Truth About Human Psychology

Evening Standard

Phil Vickery and Gavin Henson among ex-players suing rugby authorities over brain injuries

The request for a GLO was on Friday rejected in London's High Court

LiveScience

Tinnitus may stem from nerve damage not detectable on hearing tests

People with tinnitus may be wrongly classed as having "normal hearing" because standard tests don't detect the condition's true cause, a new study suggests.

The Guardian - UK

Phil Vickery and Gavin Henson among rugby players in brain injury legal claim

Phil Vickery was joined by fellow 2003 Rugby World Cup winner Mark Regan among 226 names released following high court hearing

Dynamite News

Health: Brain waves discovered during sleep can guard against epileptic activity

During the memory task, researchers found that the "wake" slow waves reduced nerve cell activity and so affected cognitive performance. Read further on Dynamite News:

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