Category: Brain

Brain Scans can Provide Early Warning of Chronic Pain

November 6th, 2024
Brain scans can provide early warning of who will develop chronic pain following a whiplash injury, a new study finds. Brain Scans Provide Chronic Pain Insight Researchers found that higher levels of communication between two specific brain regions wi… more »

Feeling Full and Sense of Smelled Could be Linked

May 29th, 2024
When you are hungry food can smell appetizing. But when you are full, it can be a turnoff. This is due to an interaction between two different paths of the brain involving sense of smell and behavior motivation, a new study finds. Odors and the Brain… more »

Brains Have System for Choosing Memories

April 10th, 2024
Scientists have found that the brains of humans and other mammals have a system for choosing which life experiences are important enough to be cemented into long-term memory, and which will be allowed to fade away. Choosing Memories Experiments in mic… more »