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Optical illusion: Can you tell if these are cassettes or buses in this viral picture?

The visual equivalent of brain exercise is optical illusion. They deceive our minds into seeing things that aren't actually there, producing an entertaining and exciting visual display. These deceptions come in all different forms and sizes, and they never cease to astound us. The fact that optical illusions demonstrate how…

The Times of India

Endura to use their graphic post-crash injury scan bike helmets to raise money for The Brain Charity

Thought-provoking bike helmets created for the Project Heid campaign will raise funds for partner charity

Bike Perfect

World ‘on cusp of first generation of treatments for Alzheimer’s’

Almost half of those on donanemab had no clinical progression of disease at one year compared with 29% on a placebo, a study showed.

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World ‘on the cusp of first generation of treatments for Alzheimer’s’

THE world is “on the cusp of a first generation of treatments for Alzheimer’s disease”, experts have said, as a new drug was found to slow…

The National (Scotland)

World ‘on cusp of first generation of treatments for Alzheimer’s’ as new drug ‘slows symptoms’

New drug donanemab appears to slow decline associated with Alzheimer’s

The Independent UK

World ‘on cusp of first generation of treatments for Alzheimer’s’ as new drug found

Almost half of those on donanemab had no clinical progression of disease at one year compared to 29% on placebo, a study showed.

The Independent UK

Teenage killer of schoolboy Jermaine Cools in knife attack is named for first time

Marques Walker faces a life sentence for the murder of Jermaine Cools

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Scanning the brains of the dying

A mysterious burst of brain activity after two patients died provides clues as to what happens in our last moments

Salon

Young Scots mum with '10 day headache' dies suddenly after catastrophic brain bleed

Siobhan McDermid, 36, from Edinburgh, passed away on April 29 after medics discovered an inoperable thrombotic blood clot near her ear.

Daily Record

'I deleted Instagram and I've never felt better, the brain fog has lifted'

Jess, 38, says she is filled with energy and is a better mum after baning herself from the platform

Wales Online

Former football player Austin Robertson Jnr believes he has CTE, will donate brain to science

Austin Robertson Jnr, who was concussed five times during his Aussie Rules career, believes he has developed chronic traumatic encephalopathy from repeated head trauma.

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‘Huge advance’ helps cancer drug reach human brain for first time

Four-minute procedure can be performed with patient awake and allows them to go home in few hours

The Independent UK

New ultrasound device helps powerful chemo reach deadly brain cancers, human trial shows

An implanted ultrasound-emitting device helped chemotherapy drugs safely pass into the brains of cancer patients.

LiveScience

Scientists a step closer to effective treatment for aggressive brain tumour

An ultrasound device breaches the blood-brain barrier to deliver drugs to the brain in glioblastoma patients.

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Meet the women in the fight against functional neurological disorder

Canberra make-up artist Mel White had just reached her lifelong goal with a job working on the Baz Luhrmann film Elvis when her life drastically changed.

LiveScience

462 million-year-old fossilized eyes and brains uncovered in 'secret' Welsh fossil site

Wales' new "Castle Bank" fossil site could be among the world's most important deposits.

The Times of India

Spot the difference: Find 8 differences in this library picture in 30 seconds

Spot-the-difference puzzles are a great way to improve visual memory and mental capabilities. Pointing out differences between two pictures is a challenging task that requires strong visual perception. Thus, spot-the-difference puzzles can come in handy to work out your brain. Here are two similar-looking images. Can you spot at least…

Fortune

Losing grip strength could be an early warning sign of dementia, but here are two ways you can improve it

New study evaluated more than 1,000 women with an average age of 75.

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They're trying to cure nodding syndrome. First they need to zero in on the cause

Nodding syndrome is a rare neurological condition that can result in head nodding and violent seizures. Some researchers think they know the cause, but questions remain.

Daily Record

Scientist may have discovered how people see 'white light' during near-death experiences

Researchers monitored patients who were nearing death, and some showed a surge of gamma wave activity before passing away.

The Times of India

Ahead of King Charles coronation, here's a brain teaser for you: Find the hidden jewels in this image in 30 seconds

A brain teaser is going viral over the internet just days ahead of King Charles III's coronation. The brain teaser has been released by HR software provider Ciphr in order to celebrate the coronation event which is expected to garner global attention.

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Scientists Develop GPT Model That Interprets Human Thoughts

Researchers with the University of Texas at Austin have developed GPT-1, a generative pre-trained model that allows scientists to "read" a person's brain and return natural language descriptions of the process.

The Conversation

Concussion: almost half of people still show signs of brain injury after six months

Around 56 million people globally suffer a concussion each year. It’s common for concussion to cause short-term symptoms such as a headache, nausea, sensitivity to light and problems concentrating.

Evening Standard

‘Air ambulance medics saved me at the scene of car crash - they need our support’

Steve Blake, 52, was struck by a vehicle in south London on New Year’s Day and suffered a traumatic brain injury

The Week

What happens in our brains when we die

People who are close to death may experience a burst of activity in their brains after their hearts stop, according to a new study.

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