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Concussions impact soccer players equally despite gender, study finds
Do you play a sports like soccer and football? Have you ever gotten a concussion? A new study shows that concussion impacts soccer players whether they are male or female. Find out mo…
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Sleepy? Your memory may be impaired
Are you getting your eight hours of sleep? New study shows that people who do not get enough sleep can be putting themselves at risk for Alzheimer's. Sleep helps restore network conne…
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Children's headaches rarely linked to vision problems
New study shows that childhood headaches are not related to vision problems. Researchers have conducted a study on 160 children under the age of 18 who kept going to the clinic for fr…
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Exercise may preserve brain better than games
Although we know that there is no way of preventing diseases such as Alzheimer's, new study shows there might be a way to delay its onset. New research shows that exercise might actua…
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Early therapy can change brains of kids with autism
Autism is a disorder of children which has been rising slowly for the past couple of years. A new type of behavioral therapy called Early Start Denver Model has been shown to improve …
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Advancements in Brain Control: Wheelchairs that Move by Thought
Brain power might be just around the corner for many! Check out this article on how a wheelchair can be controlled by your brain just by looking at a screen! This would make life easi…
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Music from Brain Waves
Did you ever think it would be possible to do an action with just controlling with your mind like telepathy? We might be even closer than you think. See how Japanese musician Masaki B…
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Ways to Naturally Improve Your Focus and Concentration
Have you ever tried studying for a test and just could not focus at all? In this article, learn some of the naturally healthy ways to improve your focus rather than using coffee, soda…
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You are what you read, study suggests
You are what you eat, but you are what you READ! According to a new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the more you lose yourself in a work of fi…
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Brain Rhyme Time
What is in a storm and rhymes with brain? Brain Rain! Take this challenge to see if you can rhyme all of these riddles with the word brain! Don't be fooled by the riddles!
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Number Memory Game
The human memory is a very complex concept to grasp. See if you can remember the numbers hidden behind the squares and also try to match them!
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Brain Basics
The brain is divided into six major parts. Any damage to any of the parts can cause problems in the body. In this activity, move your mouse over each part to see what its function is …
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Brain-Anatomy and Function
Did you know that the hypothalmus controls your bodies homeostasis? Any problem to the hypothalmus can cause hormone imbalances and inability to control your body temperatures. Check …
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Short Term Memory Test
How long does your short term memory actually last? Test our your short term memory and see if you are quick to respond!
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Face Recognition
Did you know that an injury to the temporal lobe can cause people to loose their ability to recognize faces? This is called prosopagnosia! If an appearance of a face is changed then i…
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Brain Hieroglyphics
Decode these hieroglyphics to make a single word out of these pictures! Here is a hint- all of the words have to do with the nervous system!
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Colors, Colors
Check out this cool game on selective attention and speed of processing theory. See if you can name the actual color of the word rather than reading the word!
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International Museum of Surgical Science
Are you interested in medicine? Check out the International Museum of Surgical Sciences! There are a lot of nifty and interactive exhibits here. You can see preserved, whole human bodies and take part in an amputation demonstration!
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The Mysterious Brain of the Fat-Tailed Dwarf Lemur, the Worlds Only Hibernating Primate
We know that many animals hibernate, but the hibernation and sleep pattern of the fat-tailed dwarf lemur is uniquely different. See how scientists have discovered how their brain patt…
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Bilingualism May Delay Alzheimers Onset
Dr. Ellen Bilaystock of York University has been studying how bilingualism can delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Find out how she came to this conclusion and the reason why it d…
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