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“Psychics” Help Psychiatrist Understand the Voices of Psychosis

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 27, 2016

Researchers turn to 'psychics', people who claim to "hear voices" without a diagnosis of a mental illness, to help find out more about the auditory hallucinations those with psychosis face.

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Pinpointing a Brain Circuit That Keeps Fear at Bay

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 27, 2016

Researchers have discovered a method to prolong the benefits of extinction and identified a new way to improve exposure therapy in people suffering from phobias and PTSD.

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Oligodendrocytes Induce Motor Neuron Death in ALS

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 27, 2016

A new study reports oligodendrocytes induce motor neuron death in ALS.

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Genetic Switch Decides Between Genome Repair and Cell Death

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 27, 2016

Researchers have identified a mechanism that integrates signals from the ongoing repair process and the cell death machinery.

Brain CancerFeaturedGenetics4 min read

Exercise Increases Levels of Hunger Promoting Endocannabinnoids, Even When You’re Sleep Deprived

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 26, 2016

A new study reports on how endocannabinoids are affected by sleep deprivation and whether exercise can modulate the effect.

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Protection Against Parkinson’s Disease May Begin in the Gut

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 26, 2016

Researchers report cells located in the gut spark an immune response that protects neurons against damage connected to Parkinson's.

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Alzheimer’s Manifests Differently in Hispanic People

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 26, 2016

A new study reports Hispanic people not only tend to develop symptoms of Alzheimer's earlier than other racial groups, they also show earlier manifestations of neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with the disease.

FeaturedNeurologyPsychology5 min read

Poor English Skills at Start of School Linked to Behavioral Difficulties

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 26, 2016

A new study reports children who enter school with poor English language skills are more likely to have social, emotional and behavioral difficulties in later years.

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A Custom Tailored Strategy Against Glioblastoma Brain Cancer

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 26, 2016

Researchers have developed a new method for creating custom tailored, two stage therapies for glioblastoma brain cancer.

Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology7 min read

What Happens When the Brain is Artificially Stimulated

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 26, 2016

A new study describes how stimulating a single region of the brain affects the activation of other regions.

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Gene Regulation in Brain May Explain Repetitive Behaviors in Rett Syndrome Patients

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 26, 2016

A new study reports a protein associated with Rett syndrome is also among a group of three proteins that affect the function of a gene previously linked to OCD.

FeaturedGeneticsPsychology7 min read