Researchers from The University of Nottingham have found that balanced activity in the brain’s prefrontal cortex is necessary for attention. The research helps to make sense of attention deficits in people suffering from cognitive disorders

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UCLA researchers now have the first evidence that bacteria ingested in food can affect brain function in humans. In an early proof-of-concept study of healthy women, they found that women who regularly consumed beneficial bacteria

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