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New Tools May Reveal How Alzheimer’s Affects the Brain at Different Ages

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 1, 2017

Researchers at Lund University have developed a new imaging method that can help doctors detect and track Alzheimer's disease in people of different ages more effectively.... Read More...

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How Estrogen May Stop Infection Induced Brain Inflammation

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 1, 2017

A new study reports estrogen synthesis may help to prevent neuroinflammation caused by infection in other areas of the body. Estrogen synthesis is a natural occurring process in the brains of specific song birds.... Read More...

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Two Distinct Brain Regions Have Independent Influence on Decision-Making

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 1, 2017

Researchers report the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and orbitofrontal cortex play key roles in decision making.... Read More...

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Why is Yawning So Contagious and Why Should it Matter

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 1, 2017

According to a new Current Biology study, contagious yawning is triggered by primitive reflexes in the primary motor cortex.... Read More...

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Protein Turnover Could Be Clue to Living Longer

Neuroscience NewsAugust 30, 2017

A new study adds to evidence that reducing protein synthesis could help to extend lifespan.... Read More...

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Pinpointing the Origins of Autism

Neuroscience NewsAugust 30, 2017

Researchers identify network inefficiencies in the auditory cortex by the age of 6 months in infants who go on to be diagnosed with autism.... Read More...

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Ringing in Ears Keeps Brain More at Attention and Less at Rest

Neuroscience NewsAugust 25, 2017

Researchers reveal the precuneus is more connected to the dorsal attention network and less connected to the default mode network in people with chronic tinnitus.... Read More...

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Dancing Can Reverse the Signs of Aging in the Brain

Neuroscience NewsAugust 25, 2017

Numerous recent studies have shown a link between exercise and improved cognitive performance in older people. A new study reveals dancing may have the most profound effect on cognitive health.... Read More...

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Computer Algorithm Links Facial Masculinity to Autism

Neuroscience NewsAugust 25, 2017

Researchers applied a computer algorithm to 3D facial images of children diagnosed with ASD. The algorithm detected both males and females with autism had more masculine features than children not on the spectrum.... Read More...

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Delving Into Dopamine

Neuroscience NewsAugust 25, 2017

Researchers examining how learning processes are affected in some neurodegenerative diseases uncover how neural impulses form memories.... Read More...

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New Light on Link Between Gut Bacteria and Anxiety

Neuroscience NewsAugust 25, 2017

Researchers discover gut microbes may influence microRNA in the prefrontal cortex and amygdala, two areas of the brain associated with depression and anxiety.... Read More...

Leprosy Turns the Immune System Against Itself

Neuroscience NewsAugust 24, 2017

Researchers reveal the mechanism behind leprosy's destructive effect on the body and note the disease may share common characteristics with multiple sclerosis.... Read More...

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Probing What Fuels “Runaway Train” of Autoimmune Diseases

Which Genetic Marker Is the Ring Leader in the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease?

Genes Fueling Neuroblastoma Spread Identified

Neuroscience

Schizophrenia and Memory Deficits: Biological Origins of Core Schizophrenia Symptoms Discovered

New Insight Into Self-Control Through Neuroimaging

Face Value: Brain’s Ability to Recognize Faces Shaped Through Repeated Exposure

Neurology

Probing What Fuels “Runaway Train” of Autoimmune Diseases

Which Genetic Marker Is the Ring Leader in the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease?

Genes Fueling Neuroblastoma Spread Identified

Robotics

A Computer That Reads Body Language

Dragonfly Brains Predict the Path of Their Prey

Psychology

Schizophrenia and Memory Deficits: Biological Origins of Core Schizophrenia Symptoms Discovered

New Insight Into Self-Control Through Neuroimaging

Is ADHD Really a Sleep Problem?

Probing What Fuels “Runaway Train” of Autoimmune Diseases

Which Genetic Marker Is the Ring Leader in the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease?

Magnetic Stimulation Improves Awareness of Cognitive Abilities

Mouth Clicks Used in Human Echolocation Captured in Unprecedented Detail

Correcting the Record on Relative Alzheimer’s Risk Between Men and Women

Mind Wandering Is Common While Driving

Open Neuroscience Articles

New Tools May Reveal How Alzheimer’s Affects the Brain at Different Ages

How Estrogen May Stop Infection Induced Brain Inflammation

Two Distinct Brain Regions Have Independent Influence on Decision-Making

Why is Yawning So Contagious and Why Should it Matter

Protein Turnover Could Be Clue to Living Longer

Ringing in Ears Keeps Brain More at Attention and Less at Rest

Dancing Can Reverse the Signs of Aging in the Brain

Computer Algorithm Links Facial Masculinity to Autism

Delving Into Dopamine

New Light on Link Between Gut Bacteria and Anxiety

Leprosy Turns the Immune System Against Itself

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