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Many experience fatigue long after a stroke. Could poor brain cleansing be the explanation?

Cerebrospinal fluid flows less effectively for up to 12 months after a subarachnoid hemorrhage, according to a new Norwegian study.

New discovery about the brain's sense of place from Nobel Prize winners: "Absolutely shocked that this exists," says May-Britt Moser

The brain scans its surroundings in a steady rhythm, like an engine that only turns off during deep sleep.

Memory declines with age, but it starts deteriorating long before you become old

Researchers have studied the development of the brains of people aged 30 to 89 years. Brain atrophy leading to memory loss is completely normal, and it starts earlier than you might think.

Brain researcher warns against touchscreens in cars: "It's actually impossible to have two thoughts in your head at the same time"

The increasing trend of moving more car functions onto screens concerns Kenneth Hugdahl.

Football: How dangerous is heading the ball?

Research shows that dementia is more common among former professional football players. Several countries have introduced bans on heading for young football players. More research is now being conducted on this topic in Norway.

Banan Sultan broke the world record in memory

“Anyone with a strong desire and a goal can do what I did,” she says.

No, you don't have a reptilian brain inside your brain

The myth of the reptilian brain is tenacious – but wrong.

Should sudden visual impairments be included in the test that detects strokes?

Paralysis and speech difficulties are signs of a stroke in seven out of ten victims. Vision problems are the only symptom in some people. The Norwegian Directorate of Health is now considering including disturbances in vision in new campaigns.

This optical illusion makes people feel like they're falling into a black hole

80 per cent of participants in a study experienced this phenomenon. Researchers believe that the illusion is a useful misinterpretation.

What happens in your brain when you become a teenager?

Hormones make teenagers’ emotions very strong. “They go full throttle with little to no breaks,” Marte Roa Syvertsen says.

What are you willing to do to make your brain healthier?

If you think sleep is the key to keeping your brain healthy, a new study may surprise you.

Could your brain run out of space?

ASK A RESEARCHER: Everything we know is stored in the brain, but can we eventually run out of space?

Pain after nerve damage can cause severe memory impairment

Many people with chronic pain from nerve damage have far poorer cognitive function than fibromyalgia patients and healthy individuals, according to a new study. The discovery is deemed important ground-breaking work.

Researchers may have discovered where dreams come from

Brain cells that receive sensory stimuli while we’re awake may be activated by memories when we sleep.

Netflix triumphs over the history books. Our brain remembers what we see on the screen better than what we read

The Crown and the new Norwegian series Atlantic Crossing are fiction, not fact. But research shows that viewers remember them as factual. One Norwegian historian argues that the series creators need to take responsibility for this misperception.

The French man who forgot about fruit shows us how the language we speak is pre-coded in our brains

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: A dog is not an apple. And this is perhaps why one man after a stroke no longer knew what an apple was.

Brain researcher: It’s difficult to separate the physical and mental when it comes to our brains

Emotions, mental ailments, brain diseases: Everything happens in the brain. Technological advances have given us new perspectives on how the brain works, according to Norwegian brain researchers.

Researchers get a hint about how the brain matures

What really happens in the brain when a baby suddenly starts to smile? Or when a toddler from one day to the next becomes interested in playing with other children? Norwegian researchers believe they’ve discovered a clue from creatures that are completely different from us.

Problems with vision after a stroke often overlooked

Changes in vision may be a symptom of stroke, but this isn’t common knowledge. Stroke sufferers say that their vision problems aren’t given much focus during treatment, a new Norwegian study shows.

Norwegian brain researcher: You don’t need to worry about getting Alzheimer's if you’re a little short on sleep

Sleep researchers regularly warn that poor or too little sleep can lead to Alzheimer's disease. But a group of Norwegian brain researchers who are behind a large research project haven’t found this connection.

Women who have given birth have younger brains

Pregnancy and childbirth appear to slow down the brain's ageing process.

PhD candidate stumbled upon evidence disproving a 25-year-old belief about the brain

The researcher at the Nobel prize-winning institute in Trondheim initially thought his findings were a mistake. Actually, he had stumbled upon evidence that a 25-year-old belief about the brain was wrong. A discovery which may help in the hunt for Alzheimer's answers.