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How Serotonin Contributes to Cocaine’s Allure

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2017

A new study reinforces the idea that serotonin, a molecule associated with mood, directly contributes to the actions of cocaine.... Read More...

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Facial Models Suggest Less May Be More For a Successful Smile

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2017

Less is more when it comes to a successful smile, researcher report. In a new study, researchers presented over 800 participants with computer generated images of smiling faces. Researchers found people rated smaller smiles to be more genuine, while bigger smiles that showed more teeth were perceived less well.... Read More...

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No Detectable Limit to How Long People Can Live

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2017

Last October, researchers concluded that the upper limit of human age peaks at 115 years old. However, a new study reports that no evidence for this limit and, if such a maximum exists, it has yet to be reached or identified.... Read More...

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How ‘The Gruffalo’ Helped Academics Boost Youngsters’ Motor Skills and Language Ability

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2017

Using the children's book, "The Gruffalo", researchers devised a teaching approach that combined moment and storytelling activities. They report the children that participated in the combined activities showed greater improvement in both language and movement skills than those who were exposed to just one of the activities.... Read More...

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Why Some With Autism Avoid Eye Contact

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2017

A new study sheds light on why some people on the autism spectrum have problems maintaining eye contact. Researchers say that eye avoidance behavior may be triggered by excessive arousal stemming from an over-activation in a specific region of the brain.... Read More...

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How the Cortex Assigns Credit for Causality

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2017

A new study implicates the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in our ability to assign credit for whatever action leads to a desired outcome. While the study does not rule out the involvement of other brain areas to credit assignment, it does show the dlPFC is a key player in how we assess causality.... Read More...

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A Mouse’s View of the World, As Seen Through Its Whiskers

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2017

Researchers have successfully recreated the whisker map a mouse creates of its surroundings to help it navigate the world, catch food and avoid predators.... Read More...

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Brain Signals Deliver Targeted Treatment for World’s Most Common Movement Disorder

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2017

Researchers combine movement sensing electrodes on top of the brain with deep brain stimulating electrodes to help treat essential tremor, the world's most prevalent movement disorder.... Read More...

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Taking Photos Boost Visual Memories, But Impairs Auditory Memory

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2017

According to researchers, taking a photo can help us to better recall visual memories, but can impair non-visual aspects, such as auditory details.... Read More...

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A Snapshot of Neural Activity

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2017

A new neuron labeling technique allows researchers to obtain a snapshot of their activity at any moment in time. The new approach could provide new insights into neural functioning by offering better precision than current, more long term, labeling techniques. ... Read More...

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Reprogramming Brain Region Can Suppress Cocaine Cravings: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2017

Silencing pyramidal neurons in the infralimbic cortex made rats more likely to relapse than those that underwent withdrawal from cocaine. The findings support growing evidence that the infralimbic cortex plays a vital role in suppressing addictive behaviors.... Read More...

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Mice Provide Insight Into Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2017

Researchers report that inducing mutation of the CHD8 gene, mice experience cognitive impairments and have increased brain volume. Both conditions are also seen in people with CHD8 mutations. The findings suggest CHD8 plays a role in brain function throughout life and could affect more that early brain development in people on the autism spectrum.... Read More...

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Designed Proteins May Help Treat Muscular Dystrophy

How Serotonin Contributes to Cocaine’s Allure

Neuroscience

How Serotonin Contributes to Cocaine’s Allure

No Detectable Limit to How Long People Can Live

Neurology

Designed Proteins May Help Treat Muscular Dystrophy

Brain Signals Deliver Targeted Treatment for World’s Most Common Movement Disorder

Parkinson’s Associated Protein Linked to Human Upper GI Tract Infections

Robotics

Self Learning AI Robot Hands

Mind Controlled Device Helps Stroke Patients Retrain Brain to Move Paralyzed Hands

Evolutionary Algorithm Helps Replicate Brain’s Circuitry to Direct a Realistic Prosthetic Arm

Psychology

How Serotonin Contributes to Cocaine’s Allure

How ‘The Gruffalo’ Helped Academics Boost Youngsters’ Motor Skills and Language Ability

Neuroscience

How Serotonin Contributes to Cocaine’s Allure

No Detectable Limit to How Long People Can Live

How ‘The Gruffalo’ Helped Academics Boost Youngsters’ Motor Skills and Language Ability

How the Cortex Assigns Credit for Causality

A Mouse’s View of the World, As Seen Through Its Whiskers

Brain Signals Deliver Targeted Treatment for World’s Most Common Movement Disorder

Taking Photos Boost Visual Memories, But Impairs Auditory Memory

A Snapshot of Neural Activity

Reprogramming Brain Region Can Suppress Cocaine Cravings: Mouse Study

Mice Provide Insight Into Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorders