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·September 13, 2019·4 min read

How emotion affects action

Researchers have identified a comprehensive circuit mechanism that governs how emotional states can influence movement through connections in the basal ganglia. The mechanism represents a way in which emotional states relate to changes in action control in depression, anxiety, and OCD.

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·September 13, 2019·3 min read

What multilingual nuns can tell us about dementia

While being multilingual did not delay the onset of dementia for those at risk, nuns who spoke four or more languages were significantly less likely to develop dementia than those who spoke just one language.

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·September 13, 2019·3 min read

Drinking tea improves brain health

Older people who drink tea at least four times a week have better brain efficiency than those who don't, a new neuroimaging study reveals. Drinking tea is associated with better cognitive function in older people. Researchers report the study provides evidence that tea consumption has protective effects against age-related decline in brain organization.

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·September 9, 2019·4 min read

Study identifies first potential biomarker for a debilitating fainting condition

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a disorder characterized by sudden fainting, may be an autoimmune disease. A new study reveals 89% of patients with the condition had elevated levels of autoantibodies against the adrenergic alpha 1 receptor. The potential biomarker can be identified via blood samples.

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·September 9, 2019·3 min read

High-fat diets affect your brain, not just your physical appearance

High-fat diets are not only bad for your waistline, they are also bad for your brain health. A new study reveals high-fat diets contribute to hypothalamic inflammation which occurs long before symptoms of obesity arise.

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·September 9, 2019·3 min read

‘Superagers’ over 80 have the memory and brain connectivity of twenty-somethings

Both the default mode network and salience network in superagers had stronger connectivity than typical older adults and similar connectivity as younger adults. Superagers performed similarly to young adults and better than typical older adults in recognition and episodic memory tasks.

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·September 8, 2019·3 min read

Study locates brain areas for understanding metaphors in healthy and schizophrenic people

Patients with schizophrenia show increased brain activity in central areas of the brain, but lower activity in the temporal sulcus when hearing metaphors.

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·September 8, 2019·4 min read

Deep magnet stimulation shown to improve symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder

Following a month of treatment with deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS), people with OCD reported a 45.2% reduction in symptom severity.

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·September 6, 2019·5 min read

How our brain filters sounds

The brain adjusts the attention it gives to identical sounds the moment they are perceived in the brainstem.

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·September 6, 2019·5 min read

Attackers could be listening to what you type: Smartphones can pick up and translate your keystrokes

By changing passwords and scanning for keyloggers you may think your personal information is safe. Think again. Smartphones can pick up what you type on a standard keyboard. Researchers report acoustic signals produced from typing on a keyboard can be picked up by smartphones. Those sounds can be processed to reveal exactly what you typed.

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·September 6, 2019·3 min read

Mom’s marijuana use may impair baby’s memory into adolescence

Many pregnant women are turning to marijuana to help curb morning sickness during early pregnancy. A new study reports maternal marijuana use may be detrimental to the brain development of children. Exposure to THC in utero can cause learning and memory problems in children that may continue through adolescence.

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·September 6, 2019·4 min read

Sound deprivation in one ear leads to speech recognition difficulties

Ear infections and other conditions that cause hearing loss to one ear can cause nerve damage if left untreated. The damage may render the sufferer to difficulties in speech recognition and processing.