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·December 8, 2022·4 min read

Oxytocin Drives Development of Neural Connections in Adult-Born Neurons

In the olfactory bulb, levels of oxytocin rise and peak when new neurons incorporate themselves into neural networks. The findings shed new light on adult neurogenesis and brain plasticity.

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·December 3, 2022·6 min read

Fatherhood Changes Men’s Brains

Researchers find significant changes in fathers' brains between the prenatal and the postpartum period. The main changes occurred in cortical areas associated with visual processing, attention, and empathy toward their baby.

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·November 9, 2022·4 min read

A Clearer Picture of Developing Teen Brain

Study provides evidence of a critical period for neuroplasticity in the frontal cortex during the teenage years, a time at which risk-taking behaviors and mental illness risk peak.

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·October 25, 2022·5 min read

Word and Face Recognition Can Be Adequately Supported With Half a Brain

Hemispherectomy patients who had a hemisphere of their brain removed during childhood can correctly recognize differences between pairs of words or faces 80% of the time, a new study reports. The findings reveal how the brain adapts when it is highly plastic.

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·October 10, 2022·5 min read

After Stroke in an Infant’s Brain, Right Side of Brain Compensates for Loss of Language in Left Side

In children who experienced a left-hemisphere stroke within days of birth, brain plasticity allows the right hemisphere to acquire language abilities normally handled by the left hemisphere while maintaining its own language ability as well.

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·August 28, 2022·5 min read

How Brain Circuits Switch Between Different Behaviors

A new study reveals how our brain swiftly adapts to compensate for dynamic and abrupt essential changes in behavior.

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·August 2, 2022·6 min read

Psychedelic Drugs’ Therapeutic Potential for a Range of Psychiatric Disorders

Researchers discuss how psychedelics can affect the brain and provide therapeutic benefits for those suffering from a range of psychiatric disorders.

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·July 18, 2022·5 min read

Discovery of Molecular Signatures of Immature Neurons in Human Brain Provides New Insights Into Brain Plasticity

A new study of the hippocampus reveals immature, plastic neurons are present in significant numbers during the entire lifespan. The findings shed new light on neuroplasticity.

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·June 27, 2022·4 min read

Supernumerary Virtual Robotic Arms Can Feel Like Part of Our Body

Researchers have developed a virtual robotic arm that can be controlled by a person's feet in a virtual environment to provide an "extra" limb. After training, users reported feeling the virtual limb felt as though it was part of their physical body.

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·June 15, 2022·6 min read

How Does the Brain Learn?

A new, open-source model of synaptic plasticity in the neocortex could propel understanding of how learning occurs in the brain.

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·April 19, 2022·3 min read

When Neurons Behave Like a Double-Edged Sword

Researchers report the intrinsic excitability of neurons in response to immune cell reaction to bacteria depends on the different neuron subtypes in rats.