Children with greater reading ability are more likely to want to read, but nurture can mitigate the effects of an adverse genetic predisposition, write Kevin Mitchell and Uta Frith.

Kevin Mitchell and Uta Frith · The Conversation 02 Dec 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

New cell therapy reduced epilepsy and improved memory in mice after brain injury

Traumatic brain injuries affect 2 million Americans each year and causes cell death and inflammation in the brain. This new therapy might help.

Anne Warde · Futurity 19 Nov 2019

Neuroscience

Loneliness has become a global epidemic among young people today

Research shows higher levels of loneliness increases a young adult’s risk of developing depression by 12%.

Michelle Lim · The Conversation 24 Oct 2019

Arts and Culture

Neuroscience, philosophy and what they tell us about human nature

The relationship between culture and nature is a complex one and the introduction of neuroscience has bought in unsettling ways of thinking about human cognition - but how are they all in...

Nayef Al-Rodhan · APA Blog 23 Oct 2019

Global Health

Happiness apps: how schools are joining the fight for better student mental health

Educationalists in Australia and New Zealand have harnessed the power of modern technology to help kids thrive.

Sean Fleming 21 Oct 2019

Forests

There have been over 35,000 fires in Indonesia already this year, but the worst is yet to come

With thousands of hectares of rainforest being burned down, Indonesia is blanketed by a toxic haze as a result of the carbon dioxide being released from the trees, which is causing health...

Maria C. Lo Bue · The Conversation 09 Oct 2019

Neuroscience

Brain-controlled exoskeleton helps paralyzed man walk again

Combining robotics and the human brain, together we can beat paralysis as these scientists from France are demonstrating with an exoskeleton suit that uses brain signals to control a four...

Kate Kelland · Reuters 07 Oct 2019

Neuroscience

Severe air pollution could speed up the degeneration of your child’s brain

Research shows children living in polluted cities have increased risk of Alzheimer's and cognitive decline.

Amedeo D'Angiulli · The Conversation 07 Oct 2019

Virtual and Augmented Reality

We could be overcomplicating virtual reality more than we need to

Whilst mainly used in the entertainment and gaming industry, VR technology could have practical uses such as for medical professionals and those in dangerous workplace environments.

Alexis Blue · Futurity 27 Sep 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Biologists and mathematicians team up to explore tissue folding

An algorithm developed to study the structure of galaxies helps explain a key feature of embryonic development.

Anne Trafton · MIT News 31 Jul 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Scientists may soon be able to predict your memories – here’s how

A new study published in Psychological Review, details a computer model that may explain why we are able to describe emotional memories in some detail, even after a long time.

Deborah Talmi · The Conversation 05 Jul 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Empathic AI could be the next stage in human evolution - if we get it right

Our emotional brain has had little help from technology to-date - but AI has the power to change that. Here's why designing more empathic, human-centred AI presents the largest opportunit...

Jesus Mantas 02 Jul 2019

Mental Health

These are the signs that you're suffering from burnout at work

Sometimes you need to take a step back from your work to realise that it's become too much. Burnout is a real thing. This is how to spot it.

Michael Musker · The Conversation 14 Jun 2019

Book Club

5 reasons why reading books is good for you

With many successful people connecting reading to their good fortune, these are just some of the benefits of picking up a book.

Emma Charlton 04 Jun 2019

Neuroscience

Does upgrading our minds mean losing the spark of genius?

More and more genetic hacks exist to increase our cognitive abilities. But could eliminating all mental illnesses rob us of vital neurodiversity?

George Church and Murali Doraiswamy 04 Jun 2019

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Neuroscience

Is nature or nurture more important when it comes to educating your children?

New cell therapy reduced epilepsy and improved memory in mice after brain injury

Loneliness has become a global epidemic among young people today

Neuroscience, philosophy and what they tell us about human nature

Happiness apps: how schools are joining the fight for better student mental health

There have been over 35,000 fires in Indonesia already this year, but the worst is yet to come

Brain-controlled exoskeleton helps paralyzed man walk again

Severe air pollution could speed up the degeneration of your child’s brain

We could be overcomplicating virtual reality more than we need to

Biologists and mathematicians team up to explore tissue folding

Scientists may soon be able to predict your memories – here’s how

Empathic AI could be the next stage in human evolution - if we get it right

These are the signs that you're suffering from burnout at work

5 reasons why reading books is good for you

Does upgrading our minds mean losing the spark of genius?

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