Seminar Papers

[Article] Reading skill linked to differences in brain structure

The researchers have revealed that the different brain structure have involved different function to read. They separate the reading skill to three parts. First, Sound out the written word, Second, Connect the seen word with sound, Third, Read out loud at speed. They used the scanning to investigate the structure of brain.

Read more : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23703355

[Article] Brain Handles Stress Better When Bodies Are Exercised

Researchers have found that the exercise is helpful to handle the stress.

It is prevalent that exercise have the result of more excitable neurons. However exercise also strengthens the mechanisms that prevent these brain cell from firing.

Theses may help to understand better to understand anxiety disorder.

Read more : http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112890910/exercise-helps-brain-handle-stress-better-070413/

[Article] Getting a grip on sleep

A new research finds that REM sleep is regulated by an ancient brain region called the lateral habenula, which maintains theta brainwaves in the hippocampus.

 

Read more here: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130514184514.htm

 

Original journal paper here: http://bit.ly/10z37vG

[Article] Computer games can 'make your brain younger', study finds

Researchers have revealed that computer games can make brain younger especially in older people. Actually cognitive function such as attention and memory tends to decline as we age. Suggested “Road Tour” game can be helpful in preventing their mental excutive function from decaying.

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/games/10032372/Computer-games-can-make-your-brain-younger-study-finds.html

[Article] How Exercise Can Moderate Brain Damage Caused By Drinking

Researchers have studied whether aerobic exercise could prevent damage from occurring in long-time drinkers.They haven’t known that exercise causes white matter to improve among heavy drinkers yet. But It can be said that combined benefits of aerobic exercise suggest it could be helpful, though the link between improving white matter and exercise isn’t confirmed.

Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2013/04/18/study-how-aerobic-exercise-can-alleviate-brain-damage-from-drinking/

[Article] Why Your Brain Loves That New Song

Researchers have found that the people who listened their favorite song usually have brain especially activated the nucleus accumbens. It represented that we are willing to pay for new song by listening to only 30-second of song.

Read more: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/04/why-your-brain-loves-that-new-so.html 

[Article] Brain scans may predict criminal behaviour

This study has shown that reoffenders have lower reactivity in anterior cingulate cortex(ACC). It suggests that ACC can be a tool for predicting reoffender as well as provide a path forward for steering offenders into more effective targeted therapies to reduce the risk of future criminal activity. 

Read more: http://www.health24.com/Mental-Health/Brain/News/Brain-scans-may-predict-criminal-behaviour-20130402

[Article] Brain-Alcohol Study Reveals How Drinking Disrupts Hand-Eye Coordination

Researchers have revealed that consuming alcohol causes a decresing level of connectivity between the supplementary motor area, primary visual, and motor area. This result can suggest that alcohol consumption affects complex interactions between different brain areas.

Read more : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/19/brain-alcohol-drinking-hand-eye-coordination_n_2908563.html

[Article] How Your Sense of Rhythm Makes You Hallucinate

A new research project has people seeing ghosts. By flashing an image on a screen in synch with signal rhythms in certain brain areas, scientists are making people hallucinate the image even after it’s disappeared.

 

Read more : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-thomas/how-your-sense-of-rhythm-_b_1869065.html