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·January 7, 2016·5 min read

What Are The Odds of That? Risky Gambling Choices Influenced by Single Brain Connection

Findings could help in understanding and developing treatments for gambling addiction, researchers suggest.

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·February 8, 2016·2 min read

Why Some People Always Agree With Others

A new study looks at why some individuals choose to agree to others most of the time to spare themselves feelings of discomfort.

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·August 11, 2020·4 min read

Excess Weight Among Pregnant Women May Interfere With Child’s Developing Brain

Maternal obesity may hinder their child's brain development as soon as the second trimester of pregnancy. High maternal BMI is associated with changes to the child's prefrontal cortex and anterior insula, two brain areas associated with decision making, and behavior.

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·April 11, 2017·4 min read

Stress Can Induce Empathy

A new study reveals acute stress can increase pro-social behavior and empathy.

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·March 11, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Study Decision Making Center of Brain

Researchers identify different profiles of brain activity when people make cost benefit decisions related to alcohol consumption.

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·February 18, 2014·5 min read

Study Uncovers Surprising Differences in Brain Activity of Alcohol Dependent Women

Researchers discover differences between patterns of brain network activation between alcohol dependent women and non addicted females.

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·August 3, 2018·5 min read

Follow the Leader: What Sets Leaders Apart?

A new study reveals the cognitive and neurobiological processes that influence whether a person is likely to be a leader or follower.

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·April 24, 2019·4 min read

CBD reduces impairment caused by cannabis

Cannabidiol may buffer the effects of THC on the brain for those who use marijuana. Marijuana with a higher CBD content restores disruptions to the salience network caused by THC exposure.

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·February 14, 2014·3 min read

Researchers Find Brain’s Sweet Spot for Love in Neurological Patients

Researchers find evidence that the anterior insula helps control how quickly people make decisions about love.

This image shows the location of the anterior insular in a brain scan.

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·November 13, 2014·4 min read

Depression and Overwhelming Guilt in Preschool Years Linked to Brain Changes

A new neuroimaging study finds the anterior insula is smaller in school aged children previously diagnosed with depression.

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·March 8, 2021·3 min read

Brain Activity Foreshadows Changes in Stock Prices

Increased activity in the nucleus accumbens forecasted an increase in stock price within the next day, whereas increased activity in the anterior insular was predictive of whether a stock price would flip or change direction.

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·April 4, 2020·4 min read

Anterior insula activation restores prosocial behavior in animal model of opioid addiction

Using chemogenetic methods, researchers activated neurons in the anterior insular and increased prosocial behavior in rodent models of opioid addiction.

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anterior insula

What Are The Odds of That? Risky Gambling Choices Influenced by Single Brain Connection

Excess Weight Among Pregnant Women May Interfere With Child’s Developing Brain

Stress Can Induce Empathy

Researchers Study Decision Making Center of Brain

Study Uncovers Surprising Differences in Brain Activity of Alcohol Dependent Women

CBD reduces impairment caused by cannabis

Researchers Find Brain’s Sweet Spot for Love in Neurological Patients

Depression and Overwhelming Guilt in Preschool Years Linked to Brain Changes

Brain Activity Foreshadows Changes in Stock Prices

Anterior insula activation restores prosocial behavior in animal model of opioid addiction

Shaping Young Minds: Neurodevelopment Interventions for Psychiatric Disorders

Ultra-Processed Foods: AI’s New Contribution to Nutrition Science

Aging Myelin: A New Perspective in Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

Promising Phase 2 Trial Results for Pembrolizumab in Metastatic Brain Cancer

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