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Regularly eating a high-fat/calorie diet could reduce the brain's ability to regulate calorie intake. Read full story on Dynamite News:

The effects of brain damage can be limited, for a time, by 'cognitive reserve', a buffer against loss of function.

Little Greyson Birch drowned when his older cousin who was looking after him went to relieve himself

Greyson Birch was found in the water at Swanwick Lakes Nature Reserve in Hampshire after briefly being left unattended.

Mum Jess Huckerby became worried when her son started getting headaches, being sick and suffering from extreme fatigue

Fossilized bones help tell the story of what human beings and our predecessors were doing hundreds of thousands of years ago. But how can you learn about important parts of our ancestors’ life cycle – like pregnancy or gestation – that leave no obvious trace in the fossil record?

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: