As we return to our normal lives after the holidays, we readjust to work and a more hectic lifestyle, and with it, we experience mental, emotional and cognitive changes. Post-vacation stress can be the trigger for neurological illnesses and ailments. According to the Spanish Society of Neurology, SEN, about 35 percent of workers between the ages of 25 and 40 suffer from this type of stress.
Canadian researchers have found evidence that as we age, our brains learn better from mistakes. In a study published in the journal Psychology and Aging, researchers say that when adults are learning conceptual material, they can establish better relationships between mistakes and correct information, which helps them remember.
Our brain, quite adept at knowing the position of our body on land, is not as efficient when calculating the position at a certain height. A team of British scientists from University College London has shown that the internal spatial map of the brain is flat, and that when we fly a plane or go into outer space it works badly.
Surely more than once when approaching someone you have recognized their face but you have been unable to remember their name. Neuroscientists at the University of Bristol (UK) have identified the brain circuit behind these memory mechanisms.
People who live or have lived in northern European countries have bigger brains and eyes to see better on the shorter and cloudy days of winter, according to a study by scientists at the University of Oxford (UK) .
Neuroscientists from New York University (USA) have identified the parts of the brain that we use to remember the succession of events within an episode of our life, such as a party or a wedding. The study, which appears in the latest issue of the journal Science, improves our understanding of how memories are processed.
No, according to a study conducted by the Sahlgrenska Academy of the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) analyzing chemical markers in the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord in 20 amateur soccer players.
Interrupted sleep affects the ability to form memories and this could help explain some memory-related disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS).
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
