brains
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Cocaine Literally Rots Your Brain
We all know that cocaine isn’t good for you, but while there’s plenty of evidence that the drug affects heart function and screws up the brain’s natural reward system, here’s another reason to avoid it: scientists have found that it, quite literally, rots your brain.
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Doctors Can Practise Brain Surgery Without Actual Brains Now
Learning to do brain surgery isn’t easy, as the procedures are often difficult even for experienced surgeons. So researchers in Japan have developed the Cybram 001 — or Cybernetic Brain Artery Model — which simulates the functions of blood vessels in the brain, letting surgeons hone their skills without risking a patient’s life.
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What Your IQ Is Depends On A Single Gene
If you thank your parents for your intelligence, or blame them for your stupidity, you might be right — but not because of the way they raised you. In fact, a new study provides the most compelling evidence yet that intelligence is affected by a single gene.
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Daydreaming Makes You Smarter
At high school, it’s invariably the kids that day dream who get told off. But a new study suggests that it’s those of us whose minds wander that have the best working memory — and working memory is itself directly associated to intelligence.