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·February 1, 2021·4 min read

What Makes People Want More Self-Control?

Study reveals the motivating elements that drives a person's desire to improve self-control.

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·February 1, 2021·3 min read

Troubles Paying Rent or Being Forced to Move Linked to Lower Levels of Sleep

People who are having trouble paying for housing and at risk of losing their homes sleep, on average, twenty-two minutes less per night than those who are home-secure. The study shows a link between home insecurity and sleep disruptions.

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·January 31, 2021·2 min read

What is Personality?

A new theoretical study proposes new models outlining the relationship between personality, genes, and behaviors. Researchers also propose a method to discover where personality resides in the brain, and how it relates to other psychological functions including memory and emotion.

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·January 31, 2021·4 min read

Obesity May Exacerbate the Effects of Alzheimer’s Disease

Neuroimaging study reveals obesity may contribute towards neural tissue vulnerability in Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers say maintaining a healthy weight could help preserve brain structure for those in the early stages of Alzheimer’s.

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·January 30, 2021·5 min read

Are the Brains of Atheists Different to Those of Religious People?

Study reviews differences in cognitive processes between atheists and those who believe in a deity.

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·January 30, 2021·2 min read

Turning on the Switch for Plasticity in the Human Brain

Glutamate is first released near the AMPA-type glutamate receptors, then released near the NMDA-type receptors immediately after the first signal to activate the switch for synaptic plasticity.

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·January 30, 2021·4 min read

Why Do Psychiatric Drugs Help Some, but Not Others?

Study reveals the function of a specific protein works differently in the brains of men and women. The findings help explain why some psychiatric disorders and resistance to treatments vary between the sexes.

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·January 29, 2021·4 min read

Childhood Trauma Could Affect Development and Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

Mice exposed to childhood stress were more likely to develop autoimmune disorders, like multiple sclerosis, and were less likely to respond to treatment.

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·January 29, 2021·6 min read

Our Gut-Brain Connection

A new "organ on a chip" system helps researchers uncover how bacteria in the human digestive tract can impact neurological diseases.

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·January 29, 2021·4 min read

Specific Bacteria in the Gut Prompt Mother Mice to Neglect Their Pups

Researchers have identified a strain of E.coli in the guts of female mice that cause them to neglect their offspring. The study shows a direct link between the microbiome and maternal behavior.

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·January 29, 2021·3 min read

Chinese Spice Helps Unravel the Mysteries of Human Touch

Using hydroxy-α-sanshoo, a bioactive compound of Szechuan pepper, researchers gain new insight into how the brain detects and perceives touch.

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·January 28, 2021·4 min read

‘Be a Man’: Why Some Men Respond Aggressively to Threats to Manhood

Men with a more fragile sense of masculinity, or whose feelings of masculinity rely more on others, are more likely to act aggressively in order to prove their masculinity.