A big city may seem chaotic, but it somehow gets everything where it is needed on a daily basis. The same could be said for our brains, neurobiologist Mark Changizi and his colleagues suggest in the latest issue of Complexity magazine.
A study by Paul Thompson, a researcher at the University of California, indicates that obesity can reduce brain size in the elderly, making them more vulnerable to dementia.
The size of the brain determines the sex appeal of males in the avian world, according to a new study conducted by the University of Maryland in the forests of Brisbane.
By analyzing the brains of criminals convicted of attempted murder, manslaughter or rape with strangulation with MRI, British scientists have identified the biological bases of psychopathy.
Man is the only animal that trips over the same stone twice. A team of American scientists has just found the motifs in neurons in the brain, which do not learn from mistakes.
A team of scientists from the University of British Columbia in Canada has shown that stimulating the brain with magnetic pulses improves our ability to learn new skills. Details are published in the latest issue of the journal BMC Neuroscience.
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.
