Much research has helped paint a picture of the relationship between sugar and our brain's reward system, though there remains many blanks to be filled. Scientists in Denmark have now offered further insights into how the sweet stuff reshapes our brain chemistry, by performing experiments on pigs…| New Atlas
Sleeping while wired up with a full EEG cap would be hard enough here on Earth, but can you imagine trying to do so in the zero-gravity environment of outer space? It could be quite awkward, which is why an earbud has been designed to serve the same purpose.| New Atlas
A new study has cast doubt on the idea that women are biologically wired to wake more to a crying baby than men. It suggests that the significant disparity in nighttime care is due to social, rather than biological, factors.| New Atlas
It is believed that long before Alzheimer's or Parkinson's diseases present more obvious symptoms, the disorders may be noticeable in subtle changes to a person's sleep patterns. A new project aims to see if such telltale changes could be detected by a small earbud-like device, allowing action to…| New Atlas