When two individuals face each other in the classic game of "rock, paper or scissors", or when we participate in a game of cards, poker or any other game that involves interpreting the intention of other people in order to develop a "winning" strategy , brain activity is different than if we solve a puzzle or play solitaire.
Neuroscientists may one day be able to listen to the constant internal monologues that take place in our minds, or to hear the imaginary speech of a patient with a stroke or an inability to speak, according to a team of researchers from the University of California. (USA).
Children who receive more affection during their school years develop a larger hippocampus and have fewer symptoms of depression. These are the conclusions of a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition and that confirms what we all intuitively know: there is nothing like "mother's love."
Why are more and more people suffering from depression? A group of scientists from the Severo Ochoa Molecular Biology Center has verified that mutations in the human protein Tau induce this disorder in mice. This protein is found in neurons and its alterations are related to some neurodegenerative diseases.
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have scientifically proven something we already suspected: that it is enough to look at a delicious-looking plate of food to stimulate greed. Specifically, it increases the blood concentration of the ghrelin hormone, also known as the hunger hormone, responsible for the sensation of appetite.
Internet addiction syndrome may be associated with an abnormal structure of the white matter of the brain, which occupies almost half of our thinking organ, according to an article published in the journal "PLoS ONE". These structural features may be related to behavioral disturbances.
In a study with functional magnetic resonance imaging, Professors Takashi Tsukiura and Roberto Cabeza, from the Center for Cognitive Neurosciences at Duke University (USA), recently demonstrated that we remember better the names of people with smiling faces.
A Belgian study published in the specialized journal 'Neuron' provides first direct evidence that there are specific brain areas involved in the perception of the world in 3D. Specifically, the work reveals that in the inferotemporal cortex there are neurons that specifically perceive convex (outward curved) and concave surfaces. That is, thanks to this brain area, we can look at a globe and identify that it is convex and three-dimensional.
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.
