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·March 17, 2022·8 min read

How Do Social Interactions Conjure Up Memories and Emotional Responses in the Brain?

Researchers reveal how memories and fear responses can be transmitted through social interactions.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·February 27, 2022·6 min read

Extreme Heat Linked to Increase in Mental Health Emergency Care

Days of extreme heat are associated with increased rates of emergency room visits for mental health-related disorders, specifically stress, anxiety, mood disorders, and substance use disorders.

Featured Neuroscience

·February 11, 2022·3 min read

This Bizarre Looking Helmet Can Create Better Brain Scans

A novel wearable magnetic metamaterial could help make MRI imaging faster, cheaper, and crisper.

Featured Neuroscience

·January 6, 2022·5 min read

How Do We Provide Meaning to Our Environment? Cracking the Neural Code to the Brain

Study explores how a mouse brain understands sensory information, specifically the perception of touch.

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·August 20, 2021·6 min read

Brain Matter Makeup at Birth Is Linked to Children’s Degree of Language Skills at Five Years Old

The brain's white matter pathway organization during the first year of life may predict language acquisition and development at age five, researchers say.

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·July 6, 2021·6 min read

Digital Pens Provide New Insight Into Cognitive Testing Results

Performing written cognitive tests with a digital pen allowed researchers to identify differences between "thinking" and "writing" times that may be early biomarkers for cognitive and motor decline.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·May 4, 2021·5 min read

People With Familial Longevity Show Better Cognitive Aging

People born into families with members who live longer lives show better cognitive performance and a slower decline in cognitive processing speed as they age.

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·February 25, 2021·4 min read

Plant-Based Diets Improve Cardiac Function and Cognitive Health

Plant-based diets, such as the DASH diet and MIND diet, can reduce the risk of heart failure and ultimately decrease the risk of cognitive decline and dementia.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·February 20, 2021·4 min read

Depression, Anxiety, Loneliness Are Peaking in College Students

A new study reveals an increase in students reporting symptoms of depression, anxiety, and loneliness. 83% of students surveyed reported their mental health had impacted their academic performance within the past month.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·November 18, 2020·7 min read

Can Memory Manipulation Help Treat Alcohol Addiction?

Manipulating memory via optogenetics mitigated addiction-related behaviors.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience Pain

·September 6, 2020·3 min read

Why People with Knee Osteoarthritis Experience Different Kinds of Pain

People with osteoarthritis in the knee who report more pain sensations are more likely to suffer constant and unpredictable pain. Researchers identified a potential mechanism in the nervous system that could explain why people experience varying pain patterns associated with knee osteoarthritis.

Featured Neurology Psychology

·June 27, 2020·5 min read

Repeated head impacts associated with later-life depression and worse cognitive function

People who suffer repetitive head injuries experience increased symptoms of depression and a greater risk of cognitive decline as they age. Those with a history of repetitive head injuries and TBI that resulted in a loss of consciousness reported higher levels of mental health problems, including depressive symptoms.