cognitive neuroscience

The Most Common Neurological Disorders – Symptoms, Causes and Complications

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A neurological disorder is any disorder of the central and peripheral nervous system. The most common neurological disorders include epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, brain tumors, cerebral palsy, Alzheimer’s disease, and other dementia, as well as cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke, migraine, and other headache disorders, neurological infections, traumatic disorders of the nervous system due … Read more

What is Daydreaming in Psychology? – Positive and Negative Effects of Daydreams on Humans

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Daydreaming is a form of imagination and a stream of consciousness. In a daydream, a person escapes from daily reality and makes a mental picture of past experiences or situations that he has never experienced.  In this article, we will tell you about daydreaming in psychology, and we will present the functions and types of … Read more

Migraine Headache – Symptoms, Causes and Treatment – How to Prevent Migraine Naturally

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Migraine is a type of neurological disorder with extremely inefficient neurological symptoms.  Migraine headaches are usually persistent throbbing pain, usually on one side of the head. But in about a third of attacks, both sides can be affected.  Symptoms of migraine headache may be accompanied by vomiting, nausea, sensitivity to light or sound.  A migraine … Read more

Parkinson’s Disease -Symptoms, Causes and Treatment | How to Prevent Parkinson’s Disease

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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive, degenerative, neurological disorder that primarily affects dopamine-producing neurons in a specific region of the brain and causes a person to lose control of his mobility, ability to speak and write, daily functioning, and so on.  Parkinson’s disease symptoms include tremors, bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, postural instability, dyskinesia literally, dysarthria (difficulty speaking), … Read more

Cognitive Psychology: Sensation, Perception and Attention – The Secret Reality of Mind

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Cognitive psychology encompasses various psychological processes such as attention, memory, sensation, perception, language use, intelligence, emotions, thinking, visualization, neuroscience, and other processes. It contains many theories, methods, and principles that are used in the analysis and interpretation of mental phenomena in humans. In cognitive psychology, sensation, perception, and attention are not just isolated functions but interconnected … Read more

Autism -Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment Options

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental and behavioral disorder that begins in early childhood and continues throughout a person’s life.  ASD affects a person’s speech, communication, interaction, social interests and frequent type of compulsive behavior and leads to repetitive body movements, moving constantly and obsessive attachment to unusual objects.  ASD includes what was known … Read more

Neurological disorders – Historical facts, Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

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What are Functional neurological disorders (FNDs)? A functional neurological disorder (FND) is a medical condition in which patients experience movement disorders, weakness,  blackouts, sensory symptoms and other neurological symptoms. A patient with functional neurological disorder suffers from a problem with the functioning of the nervous system and how his brain and body send and/or receive … Read more

Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: Everything You Need to Know

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Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: Everything You Need to Know Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive, neurodegenerative disorder that causes brain cells to waste away and die. It occurs when nerve cells in the brain die.  Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of fast-growing psychological disease of dementia in the elderly.  Dementia is a brain disease … Read more

Early Adult General Cognitive Ability Strongly Predicts Mental Capacity Later In Life

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General cognitive ability  Early Adult General Cognitive Ability Strongly Predicts Mental Capacity Later In Life On 21st January 2019, a study report was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) which shows that early adult general cognitive ability (GCA) is a strong predictor of … Read more

How the brain enables us to rapidly focus attention?

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How the brain enables us to rapidly focus attention? How the brain enables us to rapidly focus attention? Researchers at the University of Queensland have discovered an important mechanism in the brain that can underlie our ability to rapidly focus attention. Our brain is constantly bombarded with information of the senses, yet our level of … Read more