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·September 27, 2013·2 min read

Brain Processes ‘Big’ Words Faster Than ‘Small’ Words

Words which refer to 'big', abstract things are processed more quickly by the brain than 'smaller' words, a new study suggests.

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·September 27, 2013·4 min read

Mouse Studies Reveal Promising Vitamin D Based Treatment for MS

Researchers find a vitamin D based treatment can halt, and even reverse, the course of multiple sclerosis in mouse models.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·September 27, 2013·3 min read

Research Attributes High Rates of Smoking Among Mentally Ill to Addiction Vulnerability

New research indicates mental illness could make the brain more susceptible to smoking and nicotine addiction.

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Featured Neurology

·September 26, 2013·4 min read

Soldiers With Blast Injuries Suffer Pituitary Hormone Problems

Soldiers who suffered TBI as a result of an IED blast are more likely to have pituitary hormone problems than patients with TBI caused by accidents, a new study suggests.

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·September 26, 2013·4 min read

Sheep’s Mucosa Shows the Way to More Effective Medicine for Severe Neurological Diseases

Researchers report on how intranasal medications can be better absorbed and could provide more effective treatments for neurological diseases.

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Brain Cancer Featured

·September 25, 2013·3 min read

A New Approach to Treating Brain Cancer

Researchers have developed a new experimental approach to treating medulloblastoma brain cancer.

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·September 24, 2013·3 min read

Scientists Discover Environmental Enrichment for TBI Patients Could Counter Shrinkage in the Brain

For those with moderate-to-severe TBI, atrophy may be countered by participating in environmental enrichment, a new study suggests.

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Featured Neuroscience

·September 24, 2013·3 min read

A Shot of Anxiety and the World Stinks

A new neuroimaging study reveals how anxiety or stress can link areas of the brain for emotion and olfactory processing, making neutral odors smell malodorous.

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Featured Genetics

·September 24, 2013·4 min read

Study Confirms that Rare Mutations Increase Risk of Late Onset Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers have identified and validated two rare gene mutations which could be a cause for late onset Alzheimer's disease.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·September 24, 2013·3 min read

A Neurological Basis for the Lack of Empathy in Psychopaths

Atypical activation and negative functional connectivity between the insula and ventromedial prefrontal cortex could explain why psychopaths lack empathy.