Breakthrough discovery in human telekenetics
Metamaterials provide researchers with a new concept of designing artificial materials, bringing vigor and vitality to advanced materials.
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Joseph Shavit
- Jun 13
Researchers make breakthrough discovery in the ability to move things with our minds
A joint team of scientists have advanced the first step towards real-time, remote and wireless mind control of metamaterials.
Joseph Shavit
- May 31
Research discovers where Alzheimer’s disease begins
Study has revealed that the Alzheimer’s protein amyloid-beta accumulates inside nerve cells spreading from cell to cell via nerve fibres.
Joseph Shavit
- May 30
Just being exposed to new things makes people ‘ready to learn’
Before they enter a classroom, people learn to identify commonplace objects like a “dog” and a “chair” just by encountering them in life.
Joseph Shavit
- May 26
Scientists identify how the brain links memories
Our brains rarely record single memories—instead, they store memories into groups so that the recollection of one memory triggers others.
Joseph Shavit
- May 16
Strange dreams might help your brain learn better, study finds
During sleep, we commonly experience two types of sleep phases, alternating one after the other: non-REM sleep and REM sleep.
Joseph Shavit
- May 6
This is how your brain focuses and learns new tasks
Neuroscientists have unlocked the mechanisms behind performance monitoring, which gives people the ability to learn from their successes.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 25
Satisfaction with life linked to brain chemistry
A new study shows that Oxytocin release increases with age, showing why, on average, people are more caring as they get older.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 27, 2021
New therapy found to swiftly reduce depression and suicidal thoughts
Ketamine therapy has a swift short-term effect on reducing symptoms of depression and suicidal thoughts, according to research.
Joshua Shavit
- Dec 26, 2021
An element of surprise is the recipe for creating false memories
It turns out that human memory can be edited on the fly, creating memories that are nowhere near set in stone.
Joshua Shavit
- Dec 25, 2021
Rollercoaster of emotions: Exploring emotions with virtual reality
The aim of the research was to find out what happens in participants' brains while they experience emotionally engaging situations.
Joshua Shavit
- Dec 24, 2021
New research sheds light on how ultrasound could be used to treat psychiatric disorders
Research to tackle psychiatric conditions where maladaptive decisions are observed through exposure to ultrasound neuromodulation.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 17, 2021
Our brains have a “fingerprint” too
Enrico Amico learned that every one of us has a brain “fingerprint” and that this fingerprint constantly changes in time.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 17, 2021
To cheat or not to cheat? Your brain has its own thoughts
The ability of cognitive control allows humans to override the brain’s impulses and also plays a role in making moral decisions.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 17, 2021
Do Alexa and Siri make kids bossier? New research has the answer
Chatting with a robot is now part of many families' daily lives, thanks to conversational agents such as Apple's Siri or Amazon's Alexa.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 5, 2021
Struggling to learn a new language? Blame it on your brain
A study in patients with epilepsy is helping researchers understand how the brain manages the task of learning a new language
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 30, 2021
New portable optical sensor could detect brain injury through a single drop of blood
A portable optical sensor system would allow a medic or layperson to quickly diagnose the severity of a brain injury in the field
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 24, 2021
Mentally stimulating jobs linked to lower risk of dementia in old age
People with mentally stimulating jobs have a lower risk of dementia in old age than those with non-stimulating jobs, finds a study.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 24, 2021
The brain’s ‘prediction machine’ anticipates the future when listening to music
Whether listening to a concerto by Bach or the latest pop tunes on Spotify, the human brain does not wait passively for the song to unfold.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 15, 2021
Swimming robot gives fresh insight into locomotion and neuroscience
Thanks to their swimming robot modeled after a lamprey, EPFL scientists may have discovered why some vertebrates