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Can headbanging cause brain damage?

I'm not personally a fan of headbanging, but a friend of mine recently suggested they had brain damage from too many heavy metal concerts, and the suggestion got me thinking. A quick survey of my ...
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Does drinking coffee greatly reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease?

Coffee is certainly one of science's most investigated beverages. Recently, I found the Lifehacker website stating: According to further research, regular coffee drinkers may have less of a risk ...
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Can the human brain store around 4TB of data?

I found this first on a funny post online and discredited it as just a fun fact, but I have been reading it on comments online and people tweeting about it. Can the human brain store 4TB of data? How ...
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Is it dangerous to wake a sleepwalker?

Source It seems to be a common belief that you should never wake up a sleepwalker From Wikipedia - Sleepwalking: There are conflicting viewpoints on whether it is harmful to wake a ...
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Does Korean ginseng develop brain efficiency and prolong life?

From Proceeding of the Mini Workshop Southeast Asia Germany Alumni Network (SEAG): "... the Korean ginseng (Panax schinsen) has been well known as a tonic, treatment for Diabetes Mellitus, ...
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Do Valkee bright light headsets reduce SAD symptoms?

This is old news in Finland by now, but I don't know if these products are well known elsewhere yet. The idea of Valkee headsets is bright light therapy with a twist—the light is channeled through ...
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Disproving the 10% brain myth with empirical evidence

I am having a discussion with a friend trying to convince him that we do not use only %10 of our brains. I am aware of the answer here as well as the Snopes and Wikipedia pages (which actually have ...
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Are left-handed people smarter or more creative?

I frequently hear that left-handed people tend to be smarter or more creative. For example, a disproportionate number of musicians, presidents, and doctors are left-handed. Does being left-handed give ...
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How much do we know about the brain?

Here's a question that is bound to be controversial but is not intended as such. Do we really know anything at all about the brain? Is neurology really a science? I'm an epileptic patient ...