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Summary: Researchers have successfully identified autism risk in young mice by examining their mother’s microbiome during pregnancy. The study, which may offer the earliest detection of autism, could pave the way […]

Summary: A new study reveals a single neuron is capable of encoding information from two different sounds by switching between signals associated with one sound to that of the other.

Source: Duke […]

Summary: Researchers say coffee like scents helped people perform better on analytic task. Additionally, exposure to the scent has a similar effect to drinking coffee, suggesting the coffee scent has a placebo […]

Summary: Researchers say dietary fats, not sugars or proteins, are the only cause of weight gain.

Source: University of Aberdeen.

Scientists from the University of Aberdeen and the Chinese Academy of […]

Summary: Researchers investigate why so many people are hooked on the thrill of roller coaster riding.

Source: The Conversation.

Roller coasters may seem like a very modern type of entertainment – c […]

Summary: A new study reports mice lacking the Maged1 gene are unable to acquire an addiction to cocaine.

Source: Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.

Cocaine can have a devastating effect on people. It […]

Summary: Researchers have unlocked a cure for jet lag by activating VIP neurons in the suprachiasmatic nucleus.

Source: WUSTL.

Travel by airplane has opened the door to experiencing different cultures and […]

Summary: According to researchers, vision and brain circuits perform regular background scans, making neurons available for focus based tasks. The process makes it possible for us to pay, and maintain, […]

Summary: By the time typical symptoms of Parkinson’s appear and patients are diagnosed with the disease, 60% of people experience significant damage to the heart’s connections to the sympathetic nervous system. […]

Summary: Researchers report neurogenesis underlies the brain’s capacity to create and store new memories. Exercise, researchers report, promotes neurogenesis and increases hippocampal capacity.

Source: […]

Summary: Researchers report sleep may be vital in supporting antioxidant processes. The study, which used short sleeping fruit flies, revealed sleep defends the body against oxidative stress, and oxidative stress […]

Summary: A newly developed statistical method has allowed researchers to identify 13 cancer predisposition risk genes, 10 of which, the scientists say, are new discoveries.

Source: Center for Genomic […]

Summary: Researchers report science fiction fans are positive about the potential to upload consciousness, neurotech and digitizing the brain.

Source: University of Helsinki.

“Mind upload is a technology […]

Summary: A new study reveals those with libertarian views are more likely to use adultery dating websites than those of other political persuasions. Researchers report those who claim more sexually conservative […]

Summary: A machine learning algorithm is able to successfully identify, with 78% accuracy, schizophrenia in patients based on brain scans of the superior temporal cortex. The algorithm is also 82% accurate in […]

Summary: Want to compose a sad song? Include a solo. Researchers report orchestral passages with characteristics that evoke sadness are twice as likely to feature a solo.

Source: Ohio State University.

Music […]

Summary: Study could revolutionize understanding of how signal flow can be measured in the brain and could have an impact into the development of new artificial neural networks.

Source: UCSD.

A team of […]

Summary: A new study reports a link between higher than average late life systolic blood pressure and higher number of tangles in Alzheimer’s disease.

Source: AAN.

Older people who have higher blood pressure […]

Summary: Researchers report horses tend to snort more when they are in positive emotional situations. The findings suggest snorts are reliable indicators of positive emotions in horses..

Source: PLOS.

New […]

Summary: Researchers report boys on the autism spectrum tend to have lower fractal dimension in the right side of the cerebellum than those without autism.

Source: Columbia University.

Structural differences […]