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Wandering thoughts can support unconscious learning?
Spontaneous thought wandering has a beneficial effect on cognitive processes that use implicit learning. This is the conclusion reached by a group of researchers at Eötvös Loránd University in...
Biological body age a better indicator of health than calendar age?
According to scientists, the biological age of the whole body or of individual organs is a better indicator of health and ageing than chronological age. Recent studies have shown that a blood test...
Greater brain volume equals greater intensity of autism spectrum in children?
Intense brain development in the first months of an embryo's life may be linked to greater intensity of autism spectrum features in children. This is the result of a study by US researchers who...
Summer and sadness. What is summer depression?
Summer depression starts during the hot weather. Certain people start to function less well, lose enthusiasm and energy, become apathetic or sad....
What kind of music influences us best?
No one needs to be told that music has a beneficial effect on people. Gentle sounds soothe us to sleep and fast-paced electronic music encourages us to move and be active in the gym or the park....
Australian scientists have created a hydrogel to combat Parkinson's disease
Researchers in Australia have developed a hydrogel that can be applied in one treatment to patients with Parkinson's disease and possibly to people with other neurological diseases. When the gel,...
Why can sugar be addictive? - Intriguing reports from the field of neuropsychiatry
Neuropsychiatry is one of the most rapidly developing medical fields in recent years. Thanks to the scientists working in this discipline, we are learning all sorts of things about how the nervous...
Scents help create memories during sleep
Previous research has shown that smell has a huge impact on evoking memories. The researchers' latest findings suggest that it may also have an impact on their retention.
Alcohol addiction
Alcohol is psychologically and physically addictive. Chronic abuse leads to serious mental and physical consequences.
Depression - causes, symptoms, treatment, therapy
Depression is one of the most common mental disorders. Depression, sadness, despondency. These states have been experienced by everyone many times in their lives. Are these symptoms of depression?
What can be the early signs of a brain tumour?
Brain tumours are among the most serious human cancers, because they are often diagnosed at a very late stage, when resection is unfortunately not possible. Because of this possibility, many patients...
Biofeedback - naturotherapeutic support, part 1
Biofeedback is an instrumental method of learning specific reactions and behaviours using EEG brainwave imaging. With this method, patients learn how to deal with their body's reactions and how to...
Depression may accelerate brain ageing
Dementia and related disorders of various cognitive functions are becoming increasingly common and, unfortunately, it is estimated that the number of patients with such problems will continue to rise...
White blood cells can accelerate neural tissue regeneration after stroke
Neutrophils are some of the primary cells of the immune system. Their main role is to provide the body with protection against a wide variety of microorganisms, but it turns out that neutrophils can...
What do we know about the amygdala?
The amygdala is a structure of our brain linked to the processing of emotional information, which is in correlation with fear conditioning and learning through reward. What's more, a link has been...
The impact of reading on mental health
In a world dominated by television, computer games, freely available films on the Internet and ever newer and more sophisticated applications for phones, it would seem that traditional reading -...
Tumours of the central nervous system - types of diagnosis, treatment options - part 2
Tumours of the brain and spinal cord are a major problem in oncology worldwide. They affect children, adolescents, adults and the elderly. The symptoms of a tumour are closely dependent on its...
Tumours of the central nervous system - causes, classification and symptoms - part 1
Tumours of thecentral nervous system are tumours that occupy not only the brain, but also the spinal cord. They are among the top ten most common cancers that can lead to death. They develop not only...
TIA - transient ischaemic attacks
TIAs, or transient ischaemic attacks, are caused by insufficient blood supply to the brain. Although they do not in themselves leave functional losses, they are a precursor to a stroke.
Secondary traumatic brain damage
As a result of brain damage from a head injury, a number of processes can occur that lead to secondary damage to nerve cells (neurons). Secondary post-traumatic brain injuries include:
Treatment of dementia
Read the abstract of one of the lectures of the Advances in Neurology and Psychiatry Conference.
Epilepsy - a compendium of knowledge about epilepsy
Epilepsy is a chronic condition characterised by repetitive symptoms, which are referred to as seizures. The name suggests that the symptoms of epilepsy appear suddenly, unexpectedly to the patient...
