In mice, vagus-nerve stimulation immediately after practice strengthened long-term motor learning, highlighting a post-practice consolidation window.
Stimulating the vagus nerve after practice helped mice develop stronger long-term motor learning, revealing a potentially important window when the brain is still locking in a new skill. The effect was linked to rhythmic changes in brain blood vessels, hinting that body-to-brain signals may help prepare the brain for lasting change.
Recalls how the Meet-a-Mum Association gave new mothers practical peer support and connection.
Fiona Lindop says she will always be grateful to the TV presenter for establishing the Meet-a-Mum Association Esther Rantzen ( Obituary, 1 October ) is rightly remembered and honoured for her wide-ranging charity work, including establishing Childline and the Silver Line. One of the charities that she pioneered was the Meet-a-Mum Association (Mama), founded in 1979. Mama established a network of local groups offering friendship and support for new mothers. In 1984, I was a young mum with a todd…
A drama review centered on how a first baby reshapes a couple’s relationship and exposes family trauma.
Òran Mór, Glasgow Blythe Duff and Mark Barrett are excellent as two people helplessly bound to each other in this bitter two-hander The arrival of a first baby changes everything. It is not just the upheaval of fitting the child into your life: the shift is also psychological. Children become parents. Parents become grandparents. Responsibility and accountability move down a generation. That is why, in Jonny Donahoe ’s knotty, bitter two-hander, a man known only as Son (Mark Barrett) has called…
A researched Prime Day roundup covering vetted discounts on household essentials and kitchen gear.
From Ugg and Ninja to KitchenAid and Shark – we researched the best sales to get your hands on for Prime Day The best deals from Amazon’s rivals and sales on home essentials Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, live on 6 and 7 October, is the Super Bowl of online shopping. While the e-commerce behemoth just hosted another Prime Day in June, consumerism never sleeps and there are still genuinely good deals to be found,…