It doesn’t matter if it’s Bach, the Beatles, Brad Paisley or Bruno Mars. Your favorite music likely triggers a similar type of activity in your brain as other people’s favorites do in theirs. Continue reading “Music has powerful (and visible) effects on the brain”
Human drug addiction behaviors tied to specific impairments in 6 brain networks
Specific impairments within six large-scale brain networks during drug cue exposure, decision-making, inhibitory control, and social-emotional processing are associated with drug addiction behaviors, according to a systematic review of more than 100 published neuroimaging studies by experts at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published Wednesday, June 6 in the journal Neuron. Continue reading “Human drug addiction behaviors tied to specific impairments in 6 brain networks”
Music playschool enhances children’s linguistic skills
Several studies have suggested that intensive musical training enhances children’s linguistic skills. Such training, however, is not available to all children. Continue reading “Music playschool enhances children’s linguistic skills”
Inaccuracies in radiocarbon dating
Radiocarbon dating is a key tool archaeologists use to determine the age of plants and objects made with organic material. But new research shows that commonly accepted radiocarbon dating standards can miss the mark — calling into question historical timelines. Continue reading “Inaccuracies in radiocarbon dating”
Red tide fossils point to Jurassic sea flood
Dinosaur-age fossilised remains of tiny organisms normally found in the sea have been discovered in inland, arid Australia — suggesting the area was, for a short time at least, inundated by sea water 40 million years before Australia’s large inland sea existed. Continue reading “Red tide fossils point to Jurassic sea flood”
Mothers with high emotional, cognitive control help their children behave
A new parenting study finds that the greater emotional control and problem-solving abilities a mother has, the less likely her children will develop behavioral problems, such as throwing tantrums or fighting. Continue reading “Mothers with high emotional, cognitive control help their children behave”
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