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Optimum Amount of Dopamine Improves Cognitive Ability

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 20, 2019

According to researchers, there is an optimum amount of dopamine that should be present within the brain. This optimum amount can help improve cognitive performance on tasks, researchers report.... Read More...

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Why it Doesn’t Go Dark When You Blink

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 25, 2018

Researchers report the medial prefrontal cortex calibrates current visual information with previously obtained information to help us perceive the world with more stability, helping to retain visual consistency as we blink.... Read More...

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Neurological Assessments in the Blink of an Eye?

Neuroscience NewsDecember 20, 2017

Researchers report a blink reflexometer may help doctors to diagnose neurological problems, from TBI to Parkinson's disease, in patients.... Read More...

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‘Mind’s Eye Blink’ Proves ‘Paying Attention’ Is Not Just a Figure of Speech

Neuroscience NewsNovember 27, 2017

According to researchers, when shifting attention from one spot to another, the brain blinks. They report these blinks are momentary unconscious gaps in visual perception.... Read More...

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Why the Lights Don’t Dim When We Blink

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 19, 2017

Our brains reposition our eyeballs as we blink in order to allow us to stay focused on what we are looking at, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Marijuana users weigh less, defying the munchies

Metabolite may play a role in nicotine addiction

High-risk genes for schizophrenia discovered

Neuroscience

Marijuana users weigh less, defying the munchies

Metabolite may play a role in nicotine addiction

High-risk genes for schizophrenia discovered

Neurology

Skin discovery may help explain why women get autoimmune diseases far more often than men

Blood pressure drug shows promise for treating Parkinson’s and dementia in animal study

General anesthesia hijacks sleep circuitry to knock you out

AI

Artificial intelligence singles out neurons faster than a human can

Heads in the cloud: Scientists predict internet of thoughts ‘within decades’

Robotics

Heads in the cloud: Scientists predict internet of thoughts ‘within decades’

Robots created with 3D printers could be caring for those in golden years

Robots to autocomplete soldier tasks

Psychology

Metabolite may play a role in nicotine addiction

High-risk genes for schizophrenia discovered

Behavioral disorders in kids with autism linked to reduced brain connectivity

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Optimum Amount of Dopamine Improves Cognitive Ability

Why it Doesn’t Go Dark When You Blink

Neurological Assessments in the Blink of an Eye?

‘Mind’s Eye Blink’ Proves ‘Paying Attention’ Is Not Just a Figure of Speech

Why the Lights Don’t Dim When We Blink