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·October 19, 2020·5 min read

Newborn Brains Lack Maturity to Process Emotions as Adults Do

Brain regions associated with emotional processing are not functionally connected in a mature way to areas associated with auditory and visual processing in newborns.

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·October 19, 2020·3 min read

Happy Endings Trip up the Brain’s Decision-Making

How the brain represents and codes a pleasant outcome can have an impact on decision making.

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·October 7, 2020·4 min read

How the Brain Separates Present From Past Dangers

Protein synthesis in different amygdala neuron populations is essential for storing information about threat and safety.

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·September 21, 2020·4 min read

The Overlap Between Fear and Anxiety Brain Circuits

Study provides contrary evidence to existing theory, finding anxiety and fear reflect overlapping neural circuits.

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·September 14, 2020·3 min read

Smartphones Can Predict Brain Function Associated With Anxiety and Depression

Data collected from smartphones can accurately predict connectivity between brain regions associated with emotional processing. Analyzing cellphone data, such as social activity, screen time, and location, alongside fMRI brain scans, researchers found smartphone data activity mirrors brain activity associated with depression and anxiety.

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·September 6, 2020·4 min read

Face Masks: Why Your Eyes Might Be Saying More Than You Realize

Researchers investigate how the eyes play a critical role in emotional expression and finding a potential mate.

This drawing has covid 19 in the head in place of a brain

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·September 5, 2020·4 min read

Coronavirus: The Pandemic Is Changing Our Brains

Coronavirus can cause several significant neurological disorders, and the pandemic has been linked to a rise in people reporting mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. Researchers examine how COVID-19 affects brain and mental health and provides some techniques which can help to improve well-being during the pandemic.

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·August 28, 2020·8 min read

Which OCD Treatment Works Best? New Brain Study Could Lead to More Personalized Choices

Neuroimaging predicts whether a person with OCD will respond to stress-reduction therapy or exposure-based therapy best. Analyzing brain activity may help to provide tailored treatments to individuals suffering from OCD.

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·August 10, 2020·1 min read

Prenatal Depression Alters Child’s Brain Connectivity and Affects Behavior

Prenatal depression can have a significant influence on a child's brain development and behavior. Greater symptoms of prenatal depression were associated with weaker white matter connections between areas of the brain involved in emotional processing. The weakened white matter connectivity was linked to increased aggression and hyperactivity in male children. The change could lead to dysregulated emotional states in children and explain why children whose mothers experienced PND are more prone to developing depression later in life.

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·August 5, 2020·2 min read

Your Amygdala Gets Bigger If You’re Anxious and Depressed

Depression and anxiety have a profound effect on brain areas associated with memory and emotional processing. In people with depression and anxiety, researchers noted shrinkage to the hippocampus. By contrast, the amygdala increased in size.

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·August 3, 2020·8 min read

Brain Scans of 9- to 11-Year-Olds Offer Clues About Aggressive and Antisocial Behavior

Compared to typically developing children, those with disruptive behavioral disorders, characterized by antisocial behaviors and aggression, had less gray matter in the amygdala and hippocampus.

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·August 3, 2020·5 min read

Experiencing Childhood Trauma Makes Body and Brain Age Faster

Children who experience early life adversity experience faster biological aging than children with no history of exposure to abuse. Trauma was associated with biological aging in early puberty, cellular aging, and alterations in brain structure. The findings may explain why children who experienced adversity early in life often suffer poor health as they age.

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amygdala

Newborn Brains Lack Maturity to Process Emotions as Adults Do

Happy Endings Trip up the Brain’s Decision-Making

How the Brain Separates Present From Past Dangers

The Overlap Between Fear and Anxiety Brain Circuits

Smartphones Can Predict Brain Function Associated With Anxiety and Depression

Face Masks: Why Your Eyes Might Be Saying More Than You Realize

Coronavirus: The Pandemic Is Changing Our Brains

Which OCD Treatment Works Best? New Brain Study Could Lead to More Personalized Choices

Prenatal Depression Alters Child’s Brain Connectivity and Affects Behavior

Your Amygdala Gets Bigger If You’re Anxious and Depressed

Brain Scans of 9- to 11-Year-Olds Offer Clues About Aggressive and Antisocial Behavior

Experiencing Childhood Trauma Makes Body and Brain Age Faster

Why Cannabis Can Suddenly Trigger Panic

Can an AI Ever Truly Be “Conscious” in the Eyes of Humans?

Comparing Current Appearance to Past Selves Harms Body Image

Optical Illusion Exposes Blind Spot in AI Vision

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