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For better or for worse: Cellphone usage indeed alters your brain!

For better or for worse: Cellphone usage indeed alters your brain!

No matter on which side of the fence you are, one thing now is for certain: the use of cellphone does indeed change the configuration of your brain. But the question of the extent of damage that usage of mobiles can cause is still unanswered. If you were to believe the latest study conducted by researchers at Sweden’s Örebro University, then it seems [...]
CIA interrogation techniques damaged brains of terror suspects: neurobiology paper

CIA interrogation techniques damaged brains of terror suspects: neurobiology paper

A newly-published scientific research paper gives the conclusion that the harsh interrogation techniques used by the CIA under the Bush administration may have ‘damaged the brains of terrorist suspects, diminishing their ability to recall and provide the detailed information the spy agency sought.’ The harsh techniques utilized on the suspects [...]