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Checking Very Preterm Babies’ Head Size Can Help Identify Long Term IQ Problems

Neuroscience NewsNovember 14, 2018

Measuring and monitoring the circumference of a preterm baby's head could help to predict intelligence later in life and identify potential neurocognitive problems. Researchers report faster head growth is linked to higher IQ scores at age 26.... Read More...

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Abstract Reasoning Ability in Older Adults Predicts Depressive Symptoms Over Time

Neuroscience NewsNovember 14, 2018

Researchers report abstract reasoning in old age may be used to predict depressive symptoms over an extended period of time. The study found a correlation between a decline in abstract reasoning and a worsening of depressive symptoms in older people.... Read More...

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How Exercise Could Help Fight Drug Addiction

Neuroscience NewsNovember 14, 2018

A new mouse study reveals exercise may help curb drug addiction and buffer against relapse by altering the production of peptides in the brain.... Read More...

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Can’t Exercise? Taking a Hot Bath Improves Inflammation and Metabolism

Neuroscience NewsNovember 14, 2018

For those who find it difficult to exercise, taking a hot bath can help improve inflammation and glucose levels, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Real Time MRI Shows How Beatboxers Produce Sound

Neuroscience NewsNovember 14, 2018

A new study uses real time MRI data to observe the vocal tracts of beatboxers before they produce a sound to see if the movements are different from speech.... Read More...

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People Are Better at Remembering Names Rather Than Faces

Neuroscience NewsNovember 14, 2018

The common belief that we are better at remembering faces over names may not be true. Researchers report we are actually better at remembering a person's name than we are faces.... Read More...

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Pain Can Be A Self Fulfilling Prophecy

Neuroscience NewsNovember 14, 2018

The expectation of pain, even when the stimulus isn't painful, can lead us to believe we are hurt, a new study reveals. Using fMRI neuroimaging, researchers report expectations influence how we perceive and process pain.... Read More...

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Neck Scan Could Predict Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Risk

Neuroscience NewsNovember 13, 2018

Researchers say a quick scan of blood vessels in the neck during mid life may help to predict those at risk of dementia up to ten years before symptoms appear. ... Read More...

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Psychological Sex Differences and Autistic Traits

Neuroscience NewsNovember 13, 2018

Researchers confirm two long standing theories to be correct, the Empathizing-Systemizing theory of sex differences and the Extreme Male Brain theory of autism.... Read More...

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Autism Behaviors Show Unique Brain Network Fingerprints in Infants

Neuroscience NewsNovember 13, 2018

A new study reveals unique functional brain networks associated with characteristic behaviors of ASD in infants at risk of developing autism.... Read More...

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Brain Changes Found in Self-Injuring Teen Girls Similar to BPD

Neuroscience NewsNovember 13, 2018

A new neuroimaging study reveals the brains of teenage girls who self harm show similar features to adults with borderline personality disorder. ... Read More...

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Immunity Connects Gut Bacteria and Aging

Neuroscience NewsNovember 13, 2018

Researchers have identified a mechanism by which immune system problems can cause commensal dysbiosis, which promotes age related pathologies.... Read More...

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Checking Very Preterm Babies’ Head Size Can Help Identify Long Term IQ Problems

Abstract Reasoning Ability in Older Adults Predicts Depressive Symptoms Over Time

How Exercise Could Help Fight Drug Addiction

Can’t Exercise? Taking a Hot Bath Improves Inflammation and Metabolism

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People Are Better at Remembering Names Rather Than Faces

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