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Study Finds Childhood Punishment May Fuel Aggression Later In Life
A discipline method used by families across the world may have consequences that last far beyond the moment a child is punished. Research summarized by the World Health Organization links corporal punishment with increased aggression, behavioural problems and a greater likelihood of using violence later in life. The scale is difficult to ignore. Around 1.2…
Your Brain May Actually Fall Into Sync With People Around You
For years, “being on the same wavelength” sounded like a nice way to describe two people who instantly connected. Now researchers have found a way to measure part of what that phrase may actually mean inside the brain. Scientists using portable EEG headsets have found that people’s brain activity can become more synchronized during shared…
A 16-Year ADHD Study Just Turned One Major Assumption On Its Head
For years, researchers had a straightforward expectation about ADHD: as life becomes more demanding, managing the condition should become harder. A new study that followed people with ADHD for 16 years found something that went in the opposite direction. Researchers tracked 483 people diagnosed with ADHD during childhood, and their symptoms did not simply remain…
Scientists Warn Modern Life May Be Overloading The Human Brain
The train doors close and within seconds, phones appear across the carriage. One commuter checks a message, another scrolls through a video, someone reads a breaking-news alert while another watches a stranger’s carefully edited holiday unfold on a screen. In the space of a single journey, the human brain can be exposed to war, celebrity…
Reading May Be The Simplest Brain Workout You Already Own
For years, the hunt for better brain power has produced a parade of complicated answers. Supplements, apps, puzzles, productivity systems and increasingly elaborate routines have all promised to keep the mind sharp. But one of the strongest candidates may already be sitting on a bookshelf. Research into what happens inside the brain when people learn…
Why So Many Americans Can Barely Remember Their Childhood, According to New Research
For many people, childhood feels like a photo album with half the pages missing. You might remember blowing out candles at a birthday party or opening gifts on Christmas morning, but everything in between seems to have disappeared. If you’ve ever wondered why your early years feel like a blur, you’re far from alone. New…
The Mushroom That Makes Nearly Everyone See Tiny People
Every year in southwestern China, hospitals receive patients who arrive with one of the most unusual complaints doctors can imagine. After eating a local wild mushroom, they begin seeing tiny people climbing across furniture, marching through rooms, or dancing in front of them. For decades, the stories sounded more like folklore than science. Now researchers…
Scientists Successfully Trigger Sleep’s Biggest Brain Benefit Without Putting Mice to Sleep
Sleep has always been considered one of the few biological necessities that simply cannot be replaced. While scientists have developed treatments for countless medical conditions and created technologies that can mimic everything from heartbeats to artificial limbs, the brain has remained stubbornly dependent on several hours of uninterrupted sleep every night. No pill, device, or…
Scientists Discover Common Genetic Link Behind Eight Major Psychiatric Disorders
Psychiatric disorders have traditionally been viewed as separate conditions, each with its own symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment plan. Someone diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) receives a very different diagnosis from someone living with schizophrenia or anorexia nervosa, even though doctors have long observed that these conditions often overlap. Many people experience more than one…
The Mystery Mushroom That Creates Visions of Little People
A mushroom that has reportedly caused people to see armies of tiny humans marching across their dinner tables has left scientists facing a mystery they still cannot explain. For decades, doctors in China’s Yunnan Province have encountered patients describing remarkably similar hallucinations after eating a popular local mushroom. The stories sound like something lifted from…