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·October 18, 2022·4 min read

COVID-19’s Effects on Cognition

Patterns of cognitive impairments suffered by those infected with COVID-19 were similar to those of healthy people who are sleep deprived. Additionally, worse symptoms of cognitive impairment in coronavirus patients were directly correlated with more severe infection.

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·October 18, 2022·5 min read

How the Brain Separates Perception From Memory

While previous studies point to an overlap between perception and memory, a new study finds the two are systematically different.

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·October 18, 2022·6 min read

Shorter Sleep in Later Life Linked to Higher Risk of Multiple Diseases

During mid-to-late life, getting less than five hours of sleep a night increases the risk of developing heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.

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·October 18, 2022·5 min read

Your Mind Wanders Because Your Brain Whispers

Daydreaming activates the hippocampus, inducing electrical impulses that help us to encode memories.

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·October 18, 2022·5 min read

Absence of Biomarker Profiles Typical of Alzheimer’s Disease

Findings highlight the need to continue developing new disease-modifying treatments with different mechanisms of action for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

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·October 18, 2022·3 min read

Structure of Adult Brain, Previously Thought to Be Fixed, Is Altered by Depression Treatment

Treatments for depression including ECT and antidepressants increase brain connectivity in those with clinical depression.

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·October 18, 2022·4 min read

Supercharging Brain Stimulation by Repurposing an Antibiotic

D-Cycloserine, an antibiotic used for the treatment of tuberculosis, increases the effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation for those with major depressive disorder.

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·October 18, 2022·4 min read

Literacy Influences Understanding of Speech

The writing system with which we learn to read may influence how we process speech, researchers report. Findings suggest the ability to write influences the way in which our brains process language.

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·October 18, 2022·4 min read

New Insights Into Lithium’s Effectiveness for Bipolar Disorder

A new identifies a specific gene that regulates neural progenitor cell proliferation in response to lithium for those with bipolar depression.

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·October 17, 2022·4 min read

COVID-19 Pandemic Caused Prolonged Decline in Life Expectancy

Smaller life expectancy deficits associated with the COVID-19 pandemic were found in countries with more fully vaccinated people, researchers report.

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·October 17, 2022·4 min read

Nicotine Dose in a Single Cigarette Blocks Estrogen Production in Women’s Brains

The dose of nicotine from a single cigarette blocks estrogen production in the brain, causing behavioral changes. Findings may shed new light on why quitting smoking may be more difficult for women than men.

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·October 17, 2022·4 min read

Epigenetic Changes Linked to Parkinson’s Disease Differ in Men and Women

Post-mortem analysis of the brains of those with Parkinson's disease revealed more than 200 genes with different epigenetic markers compared to healthy brains, but the affected genes were almost entirely different between women and men.

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brain research

COVID-19’s Effects on Cognition

How the Brain Separates Perception From Memory

Shorter Sleep in Later Life Linked to Higher Risk of Multiple Diseases

Your Mind Wanders Because Your Brain Whispers

Absence of Biomarker Profiles Typical of Alzheimer’s Disease

Structure of Adult Brain, Previously Thought to Be Fixed, Is Altered by Depression Treatment

Supercharging Brain Stimulation by Repurposing an Antibiotic

Literacy Influences Understanding of Speech

New Insights Into Lithium’s Effectiveness for Bipolar Disorder

COVID-19 Pandemic Caused Prolonged Decline in Life Expectancy

Nicotine Dose in a Single Cigarette Blocks Estrogen Production in Women’s Brains

Epigenetic Changes Linked to Parkinson’s Disease Differ in Men and Women

Cortisol Kill-Switch: Exercise Rewires Stress Biology

AI Restores Voices Through Microscopic Neck Movements

New Blueprint for Brain Repair

Music Corrects the Brain’s “Glitched” Predictions

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