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·December 7, 2020·5 min read

Grasping an Object: Model Describes Complete Movement Planning in the Brain

Researchers have developed a new model that represents the planning of movement from seeing an object to grasping it.

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·December 7, 2020·5 min read

Fish Oil Omega-3s EPA and Dha Work Differently on Chronic Inflammation

DHA may be more effective at reducing chronic inflammation than EPA.

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·December 7, 2020·6 min read

Novel Form of Alzheimer’s Protein Found in Spinal Fluid Indicates Stage of the Disease

MTBR tau in the cerebral spinal fluid may help doctors to detect the stage and progression of Alzheimer's disease.

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·December 7, 2020·5 min read

Maternal Anxiety Affects the Fetal Brain

Stress, anxiety, and depression in pregnant women is associated with social and behavioral problems in their offspring. Neuroimaging reveals fetuses whose mothers were anxious had weaker connectivity between brain areas associated with executive and cognitive function.

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·December 7, 2020·4 min read

New Fundamental Knowledge of the ‘Abdominal Brain’

Neural mapping of the enteric nervous system reveals how fetal neurons form during development. The process of neural development in the ENT follows different principal to the development of neurons in the brain.

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·December 7, 2020·3 min read

Machine Learning Identifies New Brain Network Signature of Major Depression

Using data from neuroimaging, a machine learning algorithm has identified key functional neural connections that could serve as a biomarker in the diagnosis of major depressive disorder.

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·December 7, 2020·3 min read

How the Brain Distinguishes Fact From Possibility

The human brain contains a perspective-adjusted neural representation for factual information and more elusive cortical signaling representing the computations of possibilities.

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·December 6, 2020·4 min read

Study Links Cases of ALS and FTD to a Huntington’s Disease-Associated Mutation

Researchers find a previously unknown connection between ALS, FTD, and the Huntington's disease associated gene, huntingtin.

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·December 6, 2020·5 min read

Hidden Network of Enzymes Accounts for Loss of Brain Synapses in Alzheimer’s

Researchers have identified a biochemical cascade that leads to the destruction of synapses in the brain. The findings open new avenues of research into the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.