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Effects of High Fat Diet May Be Passed on For Three Generations

Neuroscience NewsOctober 12, 2018

Researchers report high fat diet in female mice can have an epigenetic effect on future generations. The study found high fat diets had lead to an increased risk of obesity, insulin resistance and addictive behaviors over three generations of offspring. ... Read More...

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What You Eat While Pregnant May Affect Your Baby’s Gut

Neuroscience NewsJuly 5, 2018

A new study reports a mother's diet during pregnancy may have an effect on the composition of her child's gut bacteria. The effect, researchers report, may vary by the method of delivery at birth.... Read More...

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Did Hans Asperger Actively Assist the Nazi Euthanasia Program?

Neuroscience NewsApril 19, 2018

Researchers have investigated Hans Asperger's Nazi era publications and have revealed he actively cooperated with the Nazi's euthanasia program. The Kinder-Euthanasie (child euthanasia) program resulted in the murder of thousands of physically and mentally disabled children under Nazi rule.... Read More...

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Social Media Use at Age 10 May Reduce Adolescent Girls’ Wellbeing

Neuroscience NewsMarch 20, 2018

A new study links increased time spent on social media by 10 year old girls to a decline in wellbeing at the age of 15.... Read More...

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Cell Phone Use During Pregnancy Not Linked to Neurodevelopmental Problems

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 8, 2017

A new study considers the effect on an unborn child if its mother frequently uses a cell phone. Researchers did not find a neurodevelopmental risk for children of mothers who used cell phones, instead they noted some beneficial effects for language development and motor skills. ... Read More...

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New Light on Link Between Gut Bacteria and Anxiety

Neuroscience NewsAugust 25, 2017

Researchers discover gut microbes may influence microRNA in the prefrontal cortex and amygdala, two areas of the brain associated with depression and anxiety.... Read More...

Psychopaths are Better at Learning to Lie

Neuroscience NewsJuly 25, 2017

A new study using university students reveals those with high psychopathic traits showed a significantly reduces response time when being prompted to lie following training than those low levels of the traits. Researchers say their findings provide evidence that those with higher psychopathic traits may be better at learning to lie.... Read More...

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A Need for Neurolaw? Human Rights Laws May Need Revision in Neurotech Future

Neuroscience NewsApril 28, 2017

Researchers propose four new human rights laws that could help protect against exploitation and privacy loss in the age of neurotechnology.... Read More...

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What’s the Best Way to Choose Your Profile Pic? Ask Someone Else to Do It

Neuroscience NewsApril 15, 2017

If you want a flattering social network profile pic, ask someone else to select it for you, researchers suggest.... Read More...

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Being Part of a Community Group May Protect You From Cognitive Decline

Neuroscience NewsDecember 3, 2016

Researchers report people aged 50 and over who participate in social activity through a community based group appear to have better cognitive function than their less social peers.... Read More...

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Eating breakfast with parents is associated with positive body image for teenagers

New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

Sleep and aging: Two sides of one coin?

Neuroscience

New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

Sleep and aging: Two sides of one coin?

Child and adolescent anxiety could be linked to later alcohol problems

Neurology

New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

Researchers point to a common cause in sudden death syndromes

New study reshapes understanding of how the brain recovers from injury

AI

Brain-inspired AI inspires insights about the brain (and vice versa)

AI and MRIs at birth can predict cognitive development at age 2

A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

Robotics

The robots that dementia caregivers want: Robots for joy, robots for sorrow

Seeing through a robot’s eyes helps those with profound motor impairments

A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

Psychology

Eating breakfast with parents is associated with positive body image for teenagers

Child and adolescent anxiety could be linked to later alcohol problems

When neurons are out of shape, antidepressants may not work

Biomed Central

Effects of High Fat Diet May Be Passed on For Three Generations

What You Eat While Pregnant May Affect Your Baby’s Gut

Did Hans Asperger Actively Assist the Nazi Euthanasia Program?

Cell Phone Use During Pregnancy Not Linked to Neurodevelopmental Problems

New Light on Link Between Gut Bacteria and Anxiety

Psychopaths are Better at Learning to Lie

A Need for Neurolaw? Human Rights Laws May Need Revision in Neurotech Future