Brain Receives Sensory Info From Prosthetic Hand
A prosthetic hand system has been created that allows the user's brain to pick up sensory information from the prosthetic hand.... Read More...
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3q29 Deletion: Large Risk Genetic Marker For Schizophrenia
A large risk genetic marker of schizophrenia has been discovered by scientists. The researchers found that a specific deletion at 3q29, which contains two genes already known to be associated with intellectual disabilities , PAK2 and DLG1, increased the odds of schizophrenia symptoms by nearly 17 times those with no deletion.... Read More...
Animal Emotions in Scope of Research
Researchers look deeper into animal emotions for clues about decision making. New approaches in the study of animal behavior allow researchers to study the effects of optimistic and pessimistic moods on animal behavior.... Read More...
Optimistic Brains vs Pessimistic Brains: Belief Affects Posterior Parietal Cortex Performance
Optimistic brains and pessimistic brains were compared in a brain-imaging study of the posterior parietal cortex, where it is believed sensory stimuli are transformed into movement plans. ... Read More...
Memories With Emotional Content Form Even When Amygdala Is Damaged
A new study from researchers at UCLA indicates that new memories with emotional content can be formed even if the amygdala is damaged. Researchers believe that other areas compensated for the damaged amygdala, and aided learning and memory.... Read More...
Neuroglobin Could Be Key To Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease
Research scientists from UC Davis and the University of Auckland have discovered that neuroglobin might be key to preventing Alzheimer's disease. Neuroglobin can prevent apoptosis in response to nautral stress. ... Read More...
Hard to Catch Up on Sleep Loss Study Finds
Sleeping in on the weekends may not allow you to recover from the sleep lost during the work week according to a recent sleep study.... Read More...
PTSD – Mental Toll of War Still Costly 20 Years Later
Some villages in Liberia have much higher rates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, than others.... Read More...
Reading P300 Brain Waves to Predict Terrorist Attacks
Reading P300 brain waves of people concealing information allows researchers to reliably predict the concealed information.... Read More...
New Molecular Clue About Cause Of Brain Cell Death In Neurodegenerative Diseases
Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have discovered a new molecular clue about the cause of brain cell death in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. ... Read More...
Early Education Fights Dementia
Brain research reveals a correlation between amount of education and dementia.... Read More...
Learning and Memory Not Boosted by High Levels of SIRT1
SIRT1 was again found to be important in learning and memory for mice, but boosting SIRT1 above the normal levels of expression did not lead to an improvement in learning and memory.... Read More...
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