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Baylor College of Medicine

·November 15, 2018·4 min read

Making Moves and Memories: Are They Connected?

Researchers have identified a new role for the cerebellum. Rather than just helping to control muscle activity, the cerebellum may also play a critical role in cognitive functions.

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·September 28, 2018·2 min read

The Reason You Can’t Keep a Secret

Researchers investigate why it is so hard for us to retain information given to us in confidence.

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·June 20, 2018·5 min read

Absence Epilepsy: When the Brain is Like an Orchestra Without a Conductor

Researchers shed light on the neural mechanisms of absence epilepsy.

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·April 15, 2018·4 min read

2016 Election Triggered OCD-Like Symptoms in Some Individuals

A new study reveals the 2016 may have triggered OCD-like symptoms in some people. Researchers report some people are having politically focused intrusive thoughts and associated ritualistic behaviors due to political stressors.

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·October 16, 2017·6 min read

Mechanism Explains How Seizures May Lead to Memory Loss

Following a seizure, deltaFosB remains in the hippocampus for an extensive period of time. Researchers believe this may contribute to memory loss and other cognitive deficits.

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·July 27, 2017·5 min read

Substance Addiction Changes Mother’s Response to Infant

Substance addiction modifies they way a mother's brain responds to her own child, a new study reports. Researchers found key reward regions of the brain appear to shut down in response to their own infant's smiles in mothers with addictions.

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·May 4, 2017·6 min read

Circadian Clock Changes Alter Body’s Response to Diet

Changing the circadian clock in the liver of mice alters the way the body responds to diet and also changes the gut microbiota, a new study reports.

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·April 17, 2017·5 min read

Medical Mystery Solved in Record Time

Researchers discover the genetic cause of an intellectual disability in four male patients in record time.

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·February 20, 2017·4 min read

How the Brain Remembers Fearful Experiences

Before a rat avoids a place of which they hold fearful memories, the brain recalls memories of the physical location where the event occurred, researchers report.

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·January 4, 2017·3 min read

Bipolar Disorder and Epilepsy Linked to Turning Down an Inhibitory Switch in Brain Circuits

A new study looks at how a gene associated with bipolar disorder affects the balance between inhibition and excitation; revealing a link with epilepsy.