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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·September 13, 2021·6 min read

Your Brain Learns to Steer Your Attention Away From Disturbing Sounds

Researchers shed light on how the brain responds to unexpected sounds.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 2, 2021·4 min read

The Memory Changes of Menopause

Researchers have identified four cognitive profiles associated with menopause. Findings reveal women who experience stronger verbal learning and memory, in addition to better attention and executive function during menopause, are less likely to experience hot flashes and depression. Women who experienced cognitive weakness had an increased risk of depression and sleep disruptions.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·September 1, 2021·3 min read

Deficits May Remain After 7-Day Recovery From 10 Days of Insufficient Sleep

Reductions in reaction time, memory, and other neuropsychological problems persist for at least seven days following a ten-day period of insufficient sleep.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 17, 2021·6 min read

Emotion in Stories Gets Our Attention, and Attention Affects Our Memories

Self-reported engagement in the narrative of a TV show synchronizes across people at the same points in the storyline. The synchronization was driven by the emotional content of the narrative. Neuroimaging reflected the similarities in brain activity synchronization at the same points of the story across the subject participants.

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·August 11, 2021·6 min read

Problems in Thinking and Attention Linked to COVID-19 Infection

A new study finds a relationship between declines in cognitive performance and attention, and the severity of respiratory symptoms COVID-19 patients experienced. Those with more server COVID symptoms fared worse on cognitive tests, specifically associated with reasoning and problem-solving.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 5, 2021·5 min read

Children With Autism Respond Well to Puppets

Puppets could be a useful tool to help young children on the autism spectrum improve their social engagement and attention.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·June 24, 2021·4 min read

Feel-Good Hormone Dopamine Affects Passion and Autism

Hyperactivity of the dopamine system may explain the prevalent traits and conditions associated with ASD more commonly found in males.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·May 13, 2021·3 min read

Adolescents and Older Adults Lack Attention in Social Situations

Adolescents and older adults pay less attention to social cues in real-world interactions than young adults.

Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·April 20, 2021·6 min read

Our Attention Is Captured by Eye-Glance

When people make eye contact with another person, their attention is immediately solicited and this causes a distortion in temporal perception. However, the shift in time perception does not change when people glance at non-social items or objects.

Featured Neuroscience

·April 15, 2021·4 min read

How We Know Whether and When to Pay Attention

Our ability to act fast is based on estimates of whether and when specific events will occur that demand immediate attention.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·April 13, 2021·4 min read

Habitual Snoring Linked to Significant Brain Changes in Children

Children who snore while they sleep have thinner gray matter in several areas of the frontal lobes. Significantly, the reduction in gray matter correlated with behavioral problems associated with sleep apnea. Some behavioral problems experienced include hyperactivity, increased aggression, and attention deficits.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·April 7, 2021·6 min read

Childhood Cognitive Problems Could Lead to Mental Health Issues in Later Life

Children who experience cognitive difficulties, such as attention problems or problems with working memory, have an increased risk of developing mental health disorders as young adults.

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attention

Your Brain Learns to Steer Your Attention Away From Disturbing Sounds

The Memory Changes of Menopause

Deficits May Remain After 7-Day Recovery From 10 Days of Insufficient Sleep

Emotion in Stories Gets Our Attention, and Attention Affects Our Memories

Problems in Thinking and Attention Linked to COVID-19 Infection

Children With Autism Respond Well to Puppets

Feel-Good Hormone Dopamine Affects Passion and Autism

How We Know Whether and When to Pay Attention

Habitual Snoring Linked to Significant Brain Changes in Children

Childhood Cognitive Problems Could Lead to Mental Health Issues in Later Life

Depression and Urban Deprivation: Unseen Accelerators of Biological Aging

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Targeted Therapy Vorasidenib Offers Hope for Deadly Brain Tumors

Hitching a Ride: mRNA’s Transport System in Brain Cells Revealed

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