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Creativity is a State of Mind and Can be Trained

Neuroscience NewsApril 21, 2018

Trained pianists have higher levels of brain wave synchronization when improvising pieces of music, a new study reveals.... Read More...

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Our Brains Automatically Process Opinions We Agree With As If They Are Facts

Neuroscience NewsApril 20, 2018

A new study reveals we quickly process opinions we agree with as facts, even if the opinion is non-factual.... Read More...

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Fight, Flight or Freeze

Neuroscience NewsApril 20, 2018

Olfactory system neurons appear to play a role in the connection between rhythmic breathing and emotional regulation, researchers report.... Read More...

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Gene Variant Increases Empathy Driven Fear: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsApril 20, 2018

Researchers have identified a specific genetic variant that appears to help facilitate empathy driven by fear in rodents.... Read More...

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Having an Audience May Help You Perform Better

Neuroscience NewsApril 20, 2018

According to researchers, when people are aware they are being observed, brain areas associated with social awareness and reward activate a part of the brain that affects motor control, helping them to perform better at skilled tasks.... Read More...

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Variants in Non-Coding DNA Contribute to Inherited Autism Risk

Neuroscience NewsApril 20, 2018

Researchers report newly identified risk factors differ from currently known genetic causes of autism. The variants identified do not alter the genes directly, but disrupt the neighboring DNA control elements that turn genes on or off. Additionally, the variants do not occur as new mutations in autistic children, but are inherited from parents.... Read More...

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Pregnant Mothers and Offspring Should Limit Added Sugars in Diet to Protect Childhood Cognition

Neuroscience NewsApril 20, 2018

Study Shows Rapid Rise in Mass School Shootings in the US

Neuroscience NewsApril 20, 2018

Pathway to Spatial Recognition

Neuroscience NewsApril 19, 2018

Neurons Derived From Super-Obese People Respond Differently to Appetite Hormone

Neuroscience NewsApril 19, 2018

Age Affects How We Predict and Respond to Stress at Home

Neuroscience NewsApril 19, 2018

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Neurons Derived From Super-Obese People Respond Differently to Appetite Hormone

Neuroscience NewsApril 19, 2018

According to researchers, neurons generated from super obese people are more likely to dysregulate hormones related to hunger and feeding behaviors.... Read More...

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Connection Between Dopamine and Behavior Related to Pain and Fear

Neuroscience NewsApril 19, 2018

Using optogenetics, researchers have identified a causal association between dopamine and avoidance behavior linked to pain and fear.... Read More...

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Machine Learning System Processes Sounds Like Humans Do

Neuroscience NewsApril 19, 2018

Researchers have developed a deep neural network that can replicate the way in which humans process and categorize sounds.... Read More...

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Robot Autonomously Assembles IKEA Chair

Neuroscience NewsApril 19, 2018

A new robotics system has succeeded where so many humans fail; in autonomously assembling an IKEA chair without interruption.... Read More...

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Did Hans Asperger Actively Assist the Nazi Euthanasia Program?

Neuroscience NewsApril 19, 2018

Researchers have investigated Hans Asperger's Nazi era publications and have revealed he actively cooperated with the Nazi's euthanasia program. The Kinder-Euthanasie (child euthanasia) program resulted in the murder of thousands of physically and mentally disabled children under Nazi rule.... Read More...

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Leptin’s Neural Circuit Identified

Neuroscience NewsApril 18, 2018

A new gene editing study reveals how the hormone leptin can help to prevent diabetes and obesity.... Read More...

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ALS Treatment Delays Disease and Extends Life: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsApril 18, 2018

Researchers report transplanting altered neural stem cells into the brains of mice genetically engineered to exhibit symptoms of ALS, delayed the progression of the disease and extended lifespan.... Read More...

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