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Scientists have discovered how to make people less selfish - at least temporarily - by stimulating two areas of their brain. In a new study carried out at the University of Zurich, 44 volunteers were ...

Lianne Carter said her four-year-old son Oscar was diagnosed with a brain tumour just before he turned two An East Sussex mother has shared her personal experience of how traumatic blood tests and ...

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To check your cognitive skill and IQ level, there are many ways, but among these, brain teasers are the best and fun game to test your logical and thinking skills with your observation level. These ...

For the first time, a study shows an online assessment can provide a scientific measure of acetylcholine – a key brain chemical, which declines progressively with cognitive aging and even more quickly ...

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There's a simple test you can take to figure out if your cognitive function is up to scratch and if it's not, a doctor has revealed how you can go about giving yourself a brain boost. If your ...

Abstract: Understanding brain dynamics is important for neuroscience and mental health. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) enables the measurement of neural activities through ...