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·January 7, 2022·5 min read

How the Brain Helps Us Focus Our Attention

A new framework describes how the locus coeruleus regulates the brain's sensitivity to relevant information during situations that require attention.

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·January 7, 2022·3 min read

Exercise Alters Brain Chemistry to Protect Aging Synapses

Older adults who remain active have more of a class of proteins that enhance synapses to help maintain healthy cognitive function.

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·January 6, 2022·5 min read

How Do We Provide Meaning to Our Environment? Cracking the Neural Code to the Brain

Study explores how a mouse brain understands sensory information, specifically the perception of touch.

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·January 6, 2022·2 min read

Passive Virtual Reality More Sickness-Inducing Than Active Play

Study finds passively observing virtual reality games increases cybersickness, while actively participating in VR games diminishes feelings of motion sickness associated with virtual reality.

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·January 6, 2022·9 min read

Anxiety and PTSD Linked to Increased Myelin in Brain’s Gray Matter

Researchers have discovered a link between anxiety behaviors and PTSD to an increase in myelin in the brain's gray matter.

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·January 6, 2022·5 min read

Psilocybin, in 10mg or 25mg Doses, Has No Short- Or Long-Term Detrimental Effects in Healthy People

Study demonstrates the safety and feasibility of psilocybin for the treatment of mental health disorders.

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·January 5, 2022·3 min read

One Autoimmune Disease Could Lead To Another

Study reveals mice with antibody-induced rheumatoid arthritis went on to develop spinal lesions similar to those associated with axial spondyloarthritis.

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·January 5, 2022·3 min read

Study Examines Attachment to God and Psychological Distress

Researchers report religious people who relate to a God in an uncertain or anxious manner are more likely to experience psychological distress disorders, including anxiety, paranoia, and obsessive compulsions. Findings reveal how different styles of attachment to a deity may be associated with poorer mental health outcomes.

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·January 5, 2022·5 min read

Link Between Brain Chemical and Visual Processing in Autism

When GABA targets are activated, visual processing for people on the autism spectrum becomes more like that of non-autistic people.

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·January 5, 2022·4 min read

Biomarkers Linked to Autism Risk Identified

Researchers identified molecular signatures of gestational inflammation that appear to be biomarkers for autism risk. The immune signatures were identified in both maternal blood samples during pregnancy and in umbilical cord blood from children later diagnosed with ASD.

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·January 5, 2022·5 min read

Study Reveals Brain Networks Enabling Human Conversation

Researchers have identified a specific brain network that becomes active as we plan our replies within a conversation.

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·January 4, 2022·5 min read

Hope for Children at Risk of Relapse in Depression

Study examines the stability of an individual child's depression and the effects of early life symptoms of depression on risks for developing depression later in life.