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Knowing a lot of vocabulary protects against brain damage

A team of researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) has carried out a study to find out which indicators influence the improvement of cognitive reserve, that is, the cognitive and intellectual capacity that a person accumulates throughout his life through academic and cultural knowledge, reading, languages, hobbies ... that lead to compensate the brain for the loss of its functions.

Fats affect the male and female brain differently

A team of American scientists from different disciplines has carried out a study in order to observe the different brain responses in mice and mice when eating fat. The conclusions of the study have been published in the journal Cell Reports.

Curiosity increases the activity of the hippocampus and facilitates memorization

According to a study led by Matthias Gruber, a researcher at the University of California, the expectation generated by a certain topic puts the brain in a state that allows it to learn and retain any kind of information.

Reveal the nutrients that contributed to early brain development

According to new research by the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), the accidental ingestion of red ocher pigments as well as seashells played a crucial role in the evolution of the human being, favoring the early development of the brain and its biological adequacy.

The brain encodes the time and place of taste memory

Have you ever eaten something totally new and it tasted awful? Well, no problem, because they have discovered that our brain will be more "forgiving" the next time we test it elsewhere, according to the new study carried out by the Department of Neurobiology at the University of Haifa (Israel) and which is collected in the journal Journal of Neuroscience.

Antidepressants alter the brain in a matter of hours

A new study carried out by scientists from the department of Neurology at the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig (Germany) has concluded that despite the belief that for antidepressants to have an effect it is necessary for the patient to take it for at least 4-6 weeks, a single dose already causes significant changes in the brain in a matter of hours.

They discover the mechanism that controls disappointment in the brain

Disappointment can come from small setbacks in life as well as great misfortunes; Either way, everything originates inside the brain. Now, new research led by the University of California, San Diego (USA) has identified the exact part of the brain that controls the processing of both emotional and sensory information that causes our mood to change.

The impact of violent images on the brain

How do violent images affect our brain? This has been the object of study by a team of researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and a program of the United States National Institutes of Health. The conclusions have been published in the magazine Plos One.

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