Monthly Archives: September 2017

“More than 300 years ago, the philosopher René Descartes asked a disturbing question: If our senses can’t always be trusted, how can we separate illusion from reality? We’re able to do so, a new study suggests, because our brain keeps … Continue reading →

“In the winter of 1883, a psychiatric assistant named Julius Wagner-Jauregg was working in an Austrian asylum when he witnessed something curious. While making his rounds, Wagner-Jauregg encountered a woman with psychotic delusions who had caught a skin infection, which … Continue reading →

Exercise-induced cognitive improvements have traditionally been observed following aerobic exercise interventions; that is, sustained sessions of moderate intensity. Here, researchers tested the effect of a 6 week high-intensity training program on measures of cognitive control and working memory in a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. … Continue reading →