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April 16, 2026, 03:20 PM - 7 min read
While the exact number is debated to this day, the principle holds: working memory is limited. And that limitation can shape how effectively we learn and remember things.
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April 14, 2026, 01:57 PM - 6 min read
The stakes here are higher than with most forms of personal data. Neural signals are not like a credit card number that can be changed if compromised. Generated by your brain in real time, they can increasingly be used to infer things about you that you have not chosen to disclose.
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April 6, 2026, 03:42 PM - 6 min read
The extraordinary complexity of the brain’s billions of neurons makes this a very difficult task to create a personalised digital “twin” even in the era of AI and big data. Until now, whole-brain models have struggled to capture what makes each brain unique.
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March 17, 2026, 04:39 PM - 5 min read
Psychedelics shift brain activity to favour memory-driven imagery over real-time visual input, creating a waking dream state by synchronising.
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March 2, 2026, 12:51 PM - 6 min read
There are upsides to this modern soundscape. In busy workplaces or homes, shaping the auditory environment can restore a sense of control and reduce disturbance – especially from intelligible speech. What we listen to can be a key tool for emotional self-regulation.
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November 20, 2025, 03:34 PM - 4 min read
The researchers explained that tasks such as speaking or swinging a bat require one to keep time, the accuracy of which depends on a timer in the brain. However, how the brain implements the internal timer was previously unknown, they said.
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October 14, 2025, 05:29 PM - 3 min read
"These kinds of changes in the hippocampus, as well as other brain regions, may contribute to the increased anxiety we observed in offspring, via epigenetic inheritance and altered brain development," co-senior author Carolina Gubert said.
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January 30, 2024, 08:21 PM - 2 min read
The research also indicated that singing was linked to better brain health, although the researchers noted that this association may be influenced by the social factors of being part of a choir or group.
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January 30, 2024, 06:46 PM - 2 min read
The research also indicated that singing was linked to better brain health, although the researchers noted that this association may be influenced by the social factors of being part of a choir or group.
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