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Personality Test: What you see reveals if you're disciplined and punctual or love freedom and adventure

Not only are optical illusions and other brain teasers and puzzles entertaining to solve, but they can also impart knowledge about the workings of the human brain. Some go so far as to identify the personality type you have because they frequently rely on snap judgments your brain makes about…

The Times of India

How electroconvulsive therapy heals the brain − new insights into ECT, a stigmatized yet highly effective treatment for depression

When most people hear about electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, it typically conjures terrifying images of cruel, outdated and pseudo-medical procedures. Formerly known as electroshock therapy, this perception of ECT as dangerous and ineffective has been reinforced in pop culture for decades – think the 1962 novel-turned-Oscar-winning film “One Flew Over…

The Conversation

Cuba health and education hollowed out as staff join emigration exodus

US ‘maximum pressure’ sanctions have slashed wages for state workers leading to a brain drain hitting the Revolution’s ‘pillars’

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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.

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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

Electrical stimulation could treat traumatic brain injuries

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

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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.

Inverse

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).

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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…

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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:

The Conversation

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.

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.'

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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

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

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