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Reinforcement sensitivity is an important behavioural process that allows us to learn from our environment through either positive/rewarding or negative feedback. When we get together with friends or go for a run, chemicals in our brains send us signals that in turn make us feel good about what we’re doing.…

Monotony and anxiety wrought havoc on our brains. Can we bounce back?

According to a new study conducted by experts at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria, ordinary levels of traffic pollution can damage human brain function in a matter of hours. Read full story on Dynamite news:

Millions have been tuning in every week to watch the highly anticipated TV adaptation of The Last of Us. The show depicts a post-apocalyptic world where society has collapsed due to the outbreak of a dangerous, brain-controlling fungal infection that turns humans into hostile, cannibalistic “zombies”.

Researchers may have found an unlikely contributor to the development of Alzheimer’s disease: the bacteria in your gut. Their study, published in the journal Science, suggested that certain gut bacteria increase the brain damage seen in mice with an Alzheimer’s-like disease.

Doctors initially told Dave Whitford, 49, he was suffering from an inner ear infection caused by an insect bite

Highly sensitive people are strong performers in the workplace. Their time and energy need to be protected.

Charlotte Cheshire's son Adam was left brain damaged and severely disabled after medics missed opportunities to diagnose infections when he was a newborn

The sleep window is the optimal time for a person to fall asleep in and while everybody's sleep window will be different, finding yours could be the key to a good night's rest

Evil killer Ted Bundy had his brain cut out and analysed in an effort to understand his levels of depravity

Orienteering is very much a sport for life and taking up orienteering can help stave off dementia.