Autor: Clarice Peres

It makes sense, says Paz. The more robust a signal, the less ambiguous or error-prone it is. “If I see a tiger, I want all of my amygdala neurons to shout, ‘Run away fast!’”. “The more we understand about the human brain in general, the more options we will have for treatment.” Many evolutionary years… Continuar lendo A Tradeoff in the Neural Code across Regions and Species. Pioneering brain study reveals ‘software’ differences between humans and monkeys.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-018-0506-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00137-6?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=251170c58f-briefing-dy-20190118&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-251170c58f-43515589 Screen time: how much is too much? A vast analysis tackles a defining question of the digital age. “To put this into context, the authors also looked at the associations between well-being and a range of other variables, such as binge drinking, being bullied, smoking, getting enough sleep, eating breakfast, eating vegetables, wearing… Continuar lendo The association between adolescent well-being and digital technology use.

Teenagers who smoke a single cannabis joint can suffer life-long consequences, according to a new study. Taking the drug once or twice by the age of 14 may lead to greater ‘grey matter’ volume in key brain areas linked to emotion and memory, the research found. More brain volume potentially led to worse IQ, the… Continuar lendo Smoking a single cannabis joint ‘can lower a teenager’s IQ forever’.