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·August 28, 2023·4 min read

41% of Young Athletes Show Signs of CTE

A new study reveals alarming rates of CTE among young athletes under 30, including the first American woman athlete diagnosed with the condition. The study found that 41.4% of the athletes examined had neuropathological evidence of CTE, a degenerative brain disease caused by repetitive head impacts (RHI).

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·July 24, 2023·5 min read

Easing Pain, Safely: Antidepressant’s Promise for Neuropathic Pain Relief

Neuropathic pain, impacting an estimated 10% of the global population, could be tackled more safely and effectively with the atypical antidepressant tianeptine. Researchers found that tianeptine offers rapid, long-lasting relief from pain with a lower risk of addiction.

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·July 17, 2023·6 min read

Intentions Matter: How Source Intent Influences Perceptions of Truth

Psychologists revealed people's judgments of truthfulness are influenced by what they perceive as the information source's intentions. They found that even when individuals knew the factual accuracy of a claim, their judgment of its truth was affected by whether they thought the source was trying to deceive or inform them.

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·March 15, 2023·4 min read

The Science Behind Memory

Researchers explore the science behind memory and memory loss, including why forgetting things is a crucial part of memory formation.

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·June 2, 2022·4 min read

AI Reveals Links Between Individual Differences Within Brain Anatomy and Those Within Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptoms

Different symptoms of ASD can affect different brain regions and neuroanatomy. AI technology allowed researchers to detect brain differences on an individual level in those with ASD.

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·December 20, 2019·3 min read

Luxury consumption can fuel ‘impostor syndrome’ among some buyers

Those who purchase luxury goods often feel inauthentic and less confident when sporting their buys. Rather than affirming a buyers' sense of status, luxury purchases often foster an impostor syndrome.

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·July 12, 2019·5 min read

The brain’s pathways to imagination may hold the key to altruistic behavior

Imagination helps us act altruistically, a new study reports. When we see others in trouble, we imagine how we can help before acting. Researchers implicate the medial temporal lobe subsystem in guiding our prosocial behaviors.

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·May 30, 2019·4 min read

Pairing of glutamine-targeting drug and ketogenic diet fights glioblastoma in mice

Combining an antibiotic drug that targets glutamine with the ketogenic diet helps kill glioblastoma cancer cells, reversing symptoms of the disease and improving survivability in mouse models.

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·April 5, 2019·4 min read

Like old photographs, memories fade over time

Low-level visual information fades in memory over time. However, negative emotion increases subjective memory vividness.

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·February 1, 2018·4 min read

Insular Cortex Mediates Approach and Avoidance Responses to Others in Distress

Summary: Social affective behaviors are linked to changes in insular cortex excitability caused by oxytocin, researchers report. Source: Boston College....