Navigation requires constant new neurons
Finding your way, requires a constant renewal of neurons, that says a Japanese research. Scientists halted the production of new neurons on mice, which caused the mice to have a diminished sense of direction and navigation. Until almost 10 years ago, brainscientists thought that a full-grown adult brain only lost braincells and no new cells […]
Read More →Light deprivation causes depression
When spring is in the air and there is more natural light, people (and animals) go out more, are more happy and more active. But the opposite also applies. A deprivation of light causes a change in mood, as can be witnessed when the long dark winter nights arrive. People get more irritated or depressed, […]
Read More →It’s the bubbles that make the fizz
With the summer and the nice weather starting to expand, people are enjoying the pleasures of a nice cold drink. The last trend in the area of wine, was Rosé. Especially here in Amsterdam, everybody was drinking Rosé in parks, in boats on the channels and on the terrasses. But, as trends change, new drinks […]
Read More →Sleep and learn, it’s perfect!
Sleeping takes up to a third of our time. Newborn babies spend about twice that. It is inordinately difficult to remain awake for more than a full day-night cycle, without artificial substances. In humans, continuous wakefulness of the nervous system results in mental derangement; rats deprived of sleep for 5 of more days die. All […]
Read More →Sleepless, because I’m high
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is always on the edge when dealing with technology and innovations. As DARPA is a military organisation, they test a lot of products which can improve the physical and mental performance of the army. The scientists of DARPA have now found a drug that eliminates sleepiness of a key brain hormone. The drug, a naturally occurring brain hormone orexin A, […]
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