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Scientists have used ultrasound waves to control the brains of monkeys, which they say could lead to a treatment for addiction or depression in humans. In experiments, US researchers directed pulses of ultrasound waves at the brains of macaque monkeys to control their decision-making. By pointing the waves at parts of the frontal cortex, they … Read more
Human brains use dreams to replay recent events and help form memories — and experts have gotten the first glimpse of this process in action, a study has reported. When we sleep, our brains replay the firing patterns our neurons underwent while awake — a process that experts refer to as ‘offline replay’. It is … Read more
Brains behind addictive Dingbats game Paul Sellers dies aged 89 just a month after compiling and illustrating his last strip By A Mail On Sunday Reporter Published: 01:25 BST, 3 May 2020 | Updated: 01:25 BST, 3 May 2020 Paul Sellers, creator of the Dingbats puzzle phenomenon, has died aged 89. Dingbats has been one … Read more
As every false dawn turns to dusk; as every fresh promise — be it of testing kits, protective equipment or ventilators — falls short, so the cries grow louder: where is the Lord Beaverbrook of our times? For it was William Maxwell Aitken, the 1st Lord Beaverbook, whose bloody-minded, ‘cut-the-c**p’ dynamism transformed this nation’s prospects … Read more
The world’s best brains are starting to unpick the lethal secrets of Covid-19 to work out what makes us vulnerable and how we can best defend ourselves. Here, JOHN NAISH analyses their findings. France’s chief advisor on coronavirus has confirmed that being overweight or obese greatly increases your chance of dying from the infection. The … Read more
Hungry birds are using their brains to beat climate change by adopting new ways of finding food, scientists say Birds have learnt new strategies for surviving by working around human activity Researchers noted 3,800 new feeding techniques, including opening sugar Some birds exhibit problem-solving abilities that rival those of a primate By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more
Some coronavirus patients may suffer brain damage as a result of the devastating infection, doctors around the world are warning. One Florida patient in his 70s lost the ability to speak at least temporarily, The New York Times reported. Brain scans of a woman in her 50s taken in Detroit revealed that some of her … Read more
To thrive in urban environments birds need to either develop large brains like seagulls or have more offspring like pigeons, a study finds. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg say big brains or lots of offspring are the two strategies that are key to survive in an unnatural environment. The team say a number of … Read more
Hardened criminals have an abnormal brain structure and display aggressive behaviour from early childhood, a major study suggests. Brain scans of almost 7,000 people aged 45 were analysed – a third had a history of antisocial behaviour ranging from physical fighting to truancy. People with a lifetime of convictions behind them had structurally smaller and … Read more
How smartphone addiction changes your BRAIN: Scans reveals how grey matter of tech addicts physically changes shape and size in a similar way to drug users German researchers examined the brains of 48 participants using MRI images Total of 22 people smartphone addicts and 26 non-addicts made up the cohort Researchers found diminished grey matter … Read more