New Elements Reduce Noise in Pacemakers, Enhancing Patient Comfort

Summary: Researchers developed innovative materials to improve the performance of brain and heart pacemakers by reducing signal interference. These devices often face challenges from external electromagnetic forces, causing discomfort like headaches for patients.The team created nanocomposites using polypropylene, clay, and graphene to absorb and disperse energy effectively. Their findings could...

Differential Neural Wiring Improves Memory Storage

Summary: A new study has revealed distinct features of the human hippocampus, a brain region critical for memory storage and retrieval, challenging the assumption that it functions like a scaled-up mouse brain. By analyzing living brain tissue from epilepsy patients, researchers found that human hippocampal CA3 neurons exhibit sparse yet...

Interoception Enhances Female Sexual Satisfaction

Summary: Women who are more attuned to internal bodily signals, such as heartbeats and touch, experience orgasms more frequently and with greater satisfaction. This inward focus, known as interoception, is linked to both solo and partnered sexual encounters.Researchers emphasize the importance of understanding normal orgasmic processes, rather than solely focusing...

Brain-Wide Connections Predict Human Intelligence

Summary: A recent study explores how connections across the entire brain predict human intelligence, moving beyond traditional focus on specific brain areas like the prefrontal cortex. Using fMRI data from over 800 individuals, researchers analyzed communication between brain regions to predict fluid, crystallized, and general intelligence scores.Findings reveal that distributed...

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