by Neil Bossenger | Jun 15, 2015 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
Phantom sounds plaguing people with tinnitus affect a much larger swath of the brain than normal sounds do, a new study finds. Ghostly ringing: A phantom noise prompted widespread changes in brain activity (circles; colours represent different frequencies of nerve...
by Neil Bossenger | Apr 11, 2015 | Spinewave Bulletin
Dr Bruce Lipton dispels the myth that we only use 10% of our brain, and touches on the concept of hemisphericity in everyday life, maximising your function as a human being.
by Neil Bossenger | Feb 18, 2015 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
The region of the brain that controls language and memory is thinner in smokers than the rest of the population, research has found. Cigarettes may be damaging our brains as well as our lungs and cardiovascular systems, a new study suggests. An analysis of 504 people...
by Neil Bossenger | Nov 5, 2014 | Spinewave Bulletin
The parts of the brain have many weird and wonderful names. But what do those names signify? This is an etymological map of the brain to illustrate the meaning behind the names of common cerebral structures.
by Neil Bossenger | May 26, 2014 | Spinewave Bulletin
Developing safe, targeted, and effective drugs for mental illnesses has increasingly become a struggle for the pharmaceutical industry. As a result, there has been a gradual withdrawal of research dollars from this area, despite the fact that globally, the mental...