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Joseph Ledoux:

? Emotion is more powerful than reason? He is 49 years old and in 1977 he worked at Cornell University Medical College. Since 1989 he has been a professor at the Center for Neurological Sciences at New York University and a member of the Society for Neuroscience.

Reading the classics is good for the brain

Reading the texts of great writers like Shakespeare can be a more effective therapy than self-help books, according to a study from the University of Liverpool. The authors of the investigation assure that the prose of the classic authors has beneficial effects on the mind, and stimulates the moral brain.

Pain disappears with electrical stimuli

A team of researchers from the University of Michigan (USA) has found that applying electricity - specifically a transcranial stimulus with direct current (tDCS) - to certain regions of the brain of a patient with severe and chronic facial pain releases a substance similar to an opioid that is considered one of the most powerful natural pain relievers in the body.

The absence of a gene slows down the aging of the brain

Brain aging slows down due to the absence of DNA polymerase?, Known as the Pol gene ,? according to an investigation in which the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) has participated and published in the journal PLoS ONE. The results suggest the ability to learn and remember at advanced ages in mice is related to the activity of this gene and cell repair.

They discover the protein of memories

When the activity of the transcription factor CREB increases in the brain, in the brain what scientists call 'long-term potentiation' increases, a phenomenon related to memory and the formation of memories. These are the results of a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

Drinking coffee helps us process information better

Do you have to read a report, prepare a class work or analyze the news published today? Having a cup of coffee improves your ability to process information, according to a study by Holly Taylor and her colleagues at Tufts University (USA).

When we blink the brain

A human being blinks 15 to 20 times a minute. Experts have always believed that these spontaneous blinks, which occur every few seconds, were intended to lubricate the cornea and prevent it from drying out. However, the speed is greater than that necessary for ocular lubrication, according to a study published in the journal PNAS.

Four curiosities you should know about the effects of dreaming

Does what we dream while we sleep change us? Who has more nightmares? Does what we smell at night affect the content of dreams? We tell you four interesting scientific discoveries about dreams and their effects.

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