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·February 2, 2023·5 min read

Shining a Light on the Biological Origins of PTSD

Study reveals heightened activity in the amygdala in response to seeing surprised or neutral facial expressions could be a biomarker for a risk of developing PTSD following trauma.

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·January 5, 2023·4 min read

Do the Negative Ways That Others Treat Us Contribute to Later Self-Harm?

Greater amygdala reactivity during the anticipation of social punishment predicted a greater risk of non-suicidal self-harm one year later in adolescents.

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·October 25, 2022·4 min read

Here’s How the Brain Works When We Choose to Help Someone in Danger

The same brain system that helps us to avoid danger is also activated during selfless, helping behaviors, allowing us to help others in danger.

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·October 20, 2022·3 min read

Got Junk Food on the Brain? These Cells May Be to Blame

Researchers identified a group of neurons in the amygdala which are responsible for hedonic eating.

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·October 6, 2022·3 min read

A New Function of the Cerebellum

The cerebellum plays a key role in the storage of both positive and negative memories of emotional events.

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·September 25, 2022·4 min read

War-Zone Related Stress May Lead to Changes in the Microstructure of the Brain

War zone-related stress was associated with alterations in limbic gray matter microstructure, independent of a mental health or tbi diagnosis. In turn, these alterations were associated with cognitive function, including impaired response inhibition.

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·September 23, 2022·7 min read

Friend or Foe? How Mice Decide to Make Love or War

The neural circuitry that connects olfactory information about another mouse's sex to decision-making in the brain determines the behavioral outcome as to whether aggression or affection is expressed.

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·September 23, 2022·3 min read

The Relationship Between Particular Brain Circuits and Different Aspects of Mental Well-Being

Understanding how changes in the brain relate to changes in well-being is key to developing new targets for the treatment of mental health disorders.

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·September 22, 2022·4 min read

The Prose of Dr. Seuss Shines a Light on How the Brain Processes Speech

Using the Dr. Seuss classic, The Lorax, researchers shed new light on how the brain engages during complex audiovisual speech perception. The findings reveal how the brain utilizes a complex network of brain regions involved in sensory processing, multisensory integration, and cognitive functions to comprehend a story's context.

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·September 21, 2022·4 min read

How Fear Memories Get Stuck in Some Brains

Down-regulation of the PRDM2 protein increases the consolidation of fear-related memories in the brain.

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·September 6, 2022·4 min read

How Does Nature Nurture the Brain?

An hour-long stroll in nature helps decrease activity in an area of the brain associated with stress processing, a new study reports.

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·August 16, 2022·4 min read

How the Brain Gathers Threat Cues and Turns Them Into Fear

CGRP neurons found in subregions of the thalamus and brainstem relay multisensory threat information to the amygdala. These neural circuits are essential for the formation of aversive memories, a new study reports.