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·August 24, 2021·4 min read

How Do Brains Form?

A new study that utilizes computer modeling and advanced imaging of developing fetal brains will allow researchers to unravel the mystery of how the brain forms and how early brain development sets the stage for neural health throughout life.

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·August 24, 2021·5 min read

How the Brain Perceives and Remembers a New Place

Combining virtual reality with neuroimaging, researchers identify how the brain perceives and remembers a novel place or landscape.

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·August 23, 2021·3 min read

Birds Got Rhythm, Telling Us Something About How We Form Speech and Movement

Like humans, zebra finches can recognize songs by their rhythmic pattern, even when the tempo is changed.

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·August 23, 2021·1 min read

How Music Strengthens the Brain

Learning music can help fortify neural pathways associated with cognitive function and could help to stave off dementia, researchers report.

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·August 23, 2021·3 min read

Alcohol Use in Young Adults Is Associated With Early Aging of Blood Vessels

Frequent consumption of alcohol during adolescence and young adulthood was associated with accelerated arterial stiffening, a precursor of cardiovascular disease.

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·August 23, 2021·6 min read

Brain Organoids With Complex Neural Activity Developed

Newly developed brain organoids grown from stem cells showed organized waves of neural activity similar to that seen in living human brains.

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·August 23, 2021·4 min read

Eyes Provide Peek at Alzheimer’s Disease Risk

The presence of amyloid-beta deposits in the retina correlated with cerebral amyloid levels in those with Alzheimer's disease. The findings may lead to methods for the earlier detection of Alzheimer's.

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·August 23, 2021·4 min read

Hormone Irisin Is Found to Confer Benefits of Exercise on Cognitive Function

Irisin, a hormone secreted by muscles during exercise, improved cognitive function and lowered levels of inflammation in mouse models. The findings have implications for the development of treatments for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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·August 23, 2021·7 min read

Mathematical Model Predicts Best Way to Build Muscle

A new mathematical model is able to predict the optimal exercise regime to help build muscles.

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·August 23, 2021·5 min read

Prozac Changes Fat Composition of the Brain

Prozac reduced polyunsaturated fatty acid lipid concentrations in the brains of juvenile macaque monkeys.

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·August 22, 2021·4 min read

Earbuds That Read Your Mind

Retrofitting wireless earbuds to detect neural signals and relaying the data back to smartphones via Bluetooth, researchers say the new earEEG system could have multiple applications, including health monitoring.

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·August 22, 2021·6 min read

Magnets Could Offer Better Control of Prosthetic Limbs

Using magnetic beads implanted into muscle tissue within the amputated residuum of animals, researchers have created a more precise way to control prosthetic limbs.