Tag: brains
The brains of polyglots do not process all living languages in the same way
News Published on 03/16/2024 at 8:00 p.m. Updated 03/16/2024 at 8:00 p.m. Reading 2 min. If you are multilingual, you have certainly already noticed that you find it easier to…
Autism: we know how the brains of certain children manage to develop social skills
News Published on 02/22/2024 at 11:48 a.m. Updated 02/22/2024 at 11:48 a.m. Reading 2 min. A French research team has uncovered a link between the social abilities of children with…
Equivalent to 18 packs of cigarettes, the new 9K puff is addicting teenagers and altering their brains
News Published on 01/03/2024 at 4:49 p.m. Updated 01/03/2024 at 4:49 p.m. Reading 2 min. in collaboration with Olivier Galera (Tobacco specialist) It’s the new thing in playgrounds, middle and…
Pregnant women’s brains are shrinking – but that’s not such a bad thing
Yes, during pregnancy, future mothers lose gray matter. And if pregnant women’s brains shrink, it’s for good reason. But be aware that these effects can last up to two years…
Memory, learning: how screens shape children’s brains
News Published on 11/20/2023 at 6:30 a.m. Updated 11/20/2023 at 6:30 a.m. Reading 3 min. We know that children are spending more and more time in front of screens, but…
Champion mentality: dive with a neurobiologist into the brains of top athletes
News Published on 09/04/2023 at 11:32 a.m. Updated 09/04/2023 at 11:32 a.m. Reading 3 min. A few days before the start of the Rugby World Cup, Robert Jaffard, neurobiologist, explores…
Maternal instinct: how pregnancy reconfigures women’s brains
What’s more natural than a mother watching over her children? When uttered rashly, the assertion is likely to electrify the debates. However, it is based on a scientific reality: in…
Climate change would also have an impact on… the size of our brains
News Published on 07/06/2023 at 11:10 a.m. Updated 07/06/2023 at 11:10 a.m. Reading 1 min. An American scientist sheds light on a potential effect of climate change so far little…
Optical illusions: our eyes are responsible for them… not our brains
News Published on 06/28/2023 at 4:33 p.m. Updated 06/28/2023 at 4:33 p.m. Reading 2 mins. How are optical illusions formed? According to the results of a study conducted by British…
Near-death experience: high brain activity observed in the brains of dying people
News Published on 05/03/2023 at 12:39 p.m. Updated 05/03/2023 at 12:39 p.m. Reading 2 mins. According to researchers, some patients in cardiac arrest would present a “high brain activity” just…