Neuroscience

Enlightened Neurons: Effects of Meditation on the Brain and Body

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Figure 1: Brain regions involved in the components of mindfulness meditation (Apollo Medicine, 2020) Abstract It has long been claimed that meditation and ancient breath-focused practices strengthened the mind. The beneficial effects of meditation have spurred a growing body of scientific research into its underlying psychological processes and effects on the central nervous system and …

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THE NOBEL PRIZE 2021: Two Americans Win Medicine Nobel for Discoveries in Sensing Temperature and Touch

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Abstract The Nobel Prize in Physiology or medicine is awarded by the Nobel assembly [1] for extra-ordinary inventions in physiology and medicine. The Nobel Prize is basically awarded to “those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind”, according to Alfred Nobel’s will in1895. The Nobel Prize is basically awarded for …

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Wireless Brainwave Sensing Using an EEG Headset and Labview Programming

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Wireless Brainwave Sensing Using an EEG Headset and Labview Programming Ri He Abstract Using a Bluetooth HC-06 module and an electroencephalogram (EEG) Mindflex headset, I developed a wireless brainwave sensing system based on Labview graphical programming. Using the system, EEG raw data was attained, saved and processed. Brainwaves were recorded during three activities: relaxing, reading …

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The Truth About Lying Under the Machine: Determining the Accuracy of Lie Detectors

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Gopiga Dass Abstract From movies to real life, polygraph machines, otherwise known as lie detectors, have been used as a means to seek the truth since 1921[1]. However, the legitimacy of these machines has been long questioned in the scientific community. The purpose of this experiment is to determine the accuracy of polygraph machines by …

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The Evaluation of Extracurricular Activities to Improve the Quality of Life for People with Down Syndrome

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Abstract People with Down syndrome (DS), an intellectual disability that limits cognitive ability[1], have a lower quality of life (QOL) compared to the typical population. There have been many studies exploring possible methods of increasing DS QOL: three key solutions are friendship, physical activity, and sheltered environments.[1] Since extracurricular activities incorporate all three of these, …

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How Reliable is fMRI as a Neuroimaging Tool to Study Visual Experiences in Dreaming?

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Abstract The nature of dream is private. It is impossible to render the dreaming experience public until scientists discovered the association between dreaming and activation of the brain, followed by the invention of neuroimaging tools, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalogram (EEG), to study brain activities during dreaming. Hence, the construction of …

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