Genetic Mutations Linked to Toxin Exposure Found in Firefighters' Brain Tumors Mar. 10, 2025 — In a study comparing the glioma tumors of firefighters and non-fighters, researchers found a ...

Researchers studying people's brain activity when looking at abstract art have revealed why we interpret blobs of paint on ...

Researchers studying people's brain activity when looking at abstract art have revealed why we interpret blobs of paint on ...

Riddles are great brain exercises, as they can get the brain thinking quickly and temporarily break the person’s attention, making them one of the best sources to improve on critical thinking ...

“The community is always thinking and debating about new things that come up and how to adapt,” she added. “We’ve just got to keep on trucking.” ...

In an effort to understand how brain cells exchange chemical messages, scientists say they have successfully used a highly specialized microscope to capture more precise details of how one of the most ...

And what does it mean to think critically anyway? Critical thinking is based on the idea that if all ideas are equal, then all ideas are worthless. Without this assumption, there can be nothing to ...

Many art lovers, including me, take it as self-evident that art is best viewed in person and in front of an original work (Locher et al., 1999; Pelowski et al., 2017). Surely, a digital rendition ...

Brain zaps are brief episodes that feel like electrical or buzzing sensations in the head, which may be perceived as coming from the brain. These episodes are not dangerous. They have been given the ...

Like Neuralink, the device ultimately connects to the motor region of the brain. "It picks up when someone is thinking of tapping or not tapping their finger," said chief technology officer Riki ...

McCall underwent an operation to remove a colloid cyst four months ago, and Friday evening she said: “Doctors found a brain tumour and after thinking about it for a while I decided it would be ...

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