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cognitive decline
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If AI can translate instantly, why learn another language?
Olivia Maurice, Western Sydney University; University of Sydney and Mark Antoniou, Western Sydney University From live speech translation…
What is ‘muscle memory’ and can I improve mine?
skynesher/Getty Celia Harris, Western Sydney University and Justin Christensen, Western Sydney University Whether it’s riding a bike or…
The four types of dementia most people don’t know exist
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most well-known types of dementia. Yuriy Golub/ Shutterstock Clarissa Giebel, University of…
Poor sleep may make your brain age faster – new study
Ekaterina Karpacheva/Shutterstock.com Abigail Dove, Karolinska Institutet We spend nearly a third of our lives asleep, yet sleep is…
How ‘brain cleaning’ while we sleep may lower our risk of dementia
nopparit/Getty Julia Chapman, Macquarie University; Camilla Hoyos, Macquarie University, and Craig Phillips, Macquarie University The brain has its…
What happens in the brain when there’s a word ‘on the tip of the tongue’?
Frédéric Bernard, Université de Strasbourg We’ve all experienced it: you’re in the middle of a conversation, searching for…