Doctor Francisco Lopera and a New Way to Treat Alzheimer’s
Currently, five major research projects are seeking to develop drugs to treat Alzheimer’s. Four of them are being developed in…
Neuroscience
Every day, neuroscience provides us with new fascinating answers to questions about our behaviour. In this section, we’ll take a journey through the basics of the brain’s neurobiology and biochemistry. You’ll also find what causes emotions and behaviours, as well as certain pathologies. Here, we present the latest discoveries and research on drugs and neuropsychiatry in a simple yet fascinating way.
Why Do Women Live Longer?
Why do women live longer than men? It happens in all animal species. In fact, the scientific community has been trying to answer this question for many years. They’ve taken into account countless biological and psychosocial factors. And even though…
Empty Sella Syndrome – Have You Heard About It?
The brain is still a mystery to humans. Therefore, scientific research does nothing but progress, and it’s constantly in search…
Gerstmann’s Syndrome: When You Can’t Recognize Your Fingers
Gerstmann’s syndrome is a rare neurological disease. It’s best-known for its most prominent characteristic: the patient’s inability to recognize their…
The Neuropsychology of Aging
It’s a known fact that everyone ages. Although you may not like the idea, your cells age as time goes on and both your physical appearance and cognition change. Furthermore, one of the fields that study these changes at the…
The Neanderthal Brain (Homo Neanderthalensis)
Today’s article is about the Neanderthal brain. Homo neanderthalensis is an extinct human species that populated the Earth at the…
The Effects of Heat on Cognitive Performance
A scientific study conducted at Harvard University states the effects of heat on your cognitive performance. The investigation revealed that…
Descriptive Statistics in Psychology
Statistics is the branch of mathematics that studies variability, as well as the process that generates it by following the laws of probability. It’s necessary both to do research and to understand how it’s currently being conducted beyond the conclusions…
Biological Psychiatry: Unlocking the Nervous System
Biological psychiatry, or biopsychiatry, is a branch of psychiatry that attempts to understand mental disorders by focusing on how the…
The Neurological Effects of Coronavirus: the Latest Discoveries
SARS-CoV2 is a challenging biological enigma that scientists are having to decipher little by little. This virus continues to pose…
Bowel and Brain – The Connection
It’s long been known that there’s a close connection between the bowel and the brain. However, scientists believed that this relationship occurred only in the direction of the brain to the gut. Today, researchers know it happens in both directions.…
The Neuroanatomy of Emotions: The Limbic System
In order to describe the neuroanatomy of emotions, Paul Broca first described the limbic system in 1878. It wasn’t until…
Midbrain – Characteristics and Functions
The midbrain is an essential part of the nervous system and the various functions of the human body are possible…
Ethnology: The Science of Animal Behavior
The animal kingdom is marvelous. Surely these beings have surprised you with their incomparable characteristics and behavior. But have you…
Neuronal Synchronization: Your Brain’s Orchestra
In the last few decades, there’s been a lot more research on the brain and how the brain works. Experts…
Seven Situations that Change Your Brain, For Better or Worse
Many situations change your brain. And we’re not referring to strange or unusual situations but rather normal, everyday ones. Sometimes,…
The Amygdala and Anxiety: What’s the Link?
There’s a direct relationship between the amygdala and anxiety disorders. This is a fact that’s been known for a long…
Brain Plasticity: How to Achieve an Elastic Mind
Albert Einstein said that the true potential of human intelligence relied on its ability to change. Being able to assume…
The Brain Doesn’t Feel Pain – Why Is That?
The brain is the organ responsible for processing pain, integrating the incoming information through nerve terminals, and the interpretation of…
Processing Disgust – How Does the Brain Do It?
Processing disgust is one of human’s most basic functions and has kept the species alive throughout several centuries. And although…