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Feeding Ants Dopamine Might Make Them Smarter Foragers

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 28, 2018

A new study reports dopamine may have an impact on foraging behavior in ants. Researchers report ants treated with dopamine went on more foraging trips and appeared to be more sensitive to humidity.... Read More...

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How the Brain Combines Memories to Solve Problems

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 19, 2018

Using AI technology, researchers provide new insight into how the human brain connects individual episodic memories to help solve problems.... Read More...

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People Show Confirmation Bias Even About Which Way Dots are Moving

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 13, 2018

A new study reports people use confirmation bias, even when a decision they make has little to no consequence.... Read More...

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Overlapping Copy Number Variations Underlie ASD and Schizophrenia

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 11, 2018

A new study reports Japanese people with autism and schizophrenia have overlapping CNVs. ... Read More...

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Human Gut Study Questions Probiotic Health Benefits

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 7, 2018

According to researchers, probiotics may not be as effective as most believe. Researchers report many people's digestive tracts prevent standard probiotics from successfully colonizing them.... Read More...

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Core Thinking Error Underlies Belief in Creationism and Conspiracy Theories

Neuroscience NewsAugust 21, 2018

Researchers report teleological thinking, a single and powerful cognitive bias which entails the perception of final causes or an overriding purpose in natural events, is linked to two seemingly unconnected beliefs; conspiracy theories and creationism.... Read More...

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Evolutionary Changes in Brain May Have Led to Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

Neuroscience NewsAugust 9, 2018

According to researchers, neuropsychiatric disorders such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia could be a byproduct of evolution.... Read More...

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Blind People Depend on Timing Cues for Some Spatial Awareness

Neuroscience NewsAugust 1, 2018

Researchers report blind people need additional timing cues to accurately judge relative locations of sounds, but those without visual impairments who were blindfolded could judge the relative location of sounds independently from timing cues. ... Read More...

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Long Term Study of a Boy’s Lobectomy Offers Rare Glimpse of Plasticity in Action

Neuroscience NewsJuly 31, 2018

Researchers report, following a lobectomy, the left hemisphere of the brain compensated for visual tasks in a young boy. The findings, researchers say, provide a detailed characterization of plasticity in the developing brain. ... Read More...

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Researchers Trigger Hot Flashes in Male and Female Mice

Neuroscience NewsJuly 10, 2018

By inducing hot flashes, most commonly associated with menopause, in both male and female mice, researchers discover Kiss1 neurons initiate a fast boost in skin temperature followed by a drop in core body temperature.... Read More...

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I Am Human, Hear Me Roar

Neuroscience NewsJune 29, 2018

According to a new study, humans can use nonverbal vocal cues, including roars, to judge the physical formidability of others.... Read More...

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Foods Combining Carbs and Fats More Rewarding That Just Carbs or Fats Alone

Neuroscience NewsJune 15, 2018

A new study reports foods that contain both carbs and fats evoke greater response in the brain's reward center than foods that contain either just carbs or fats.... Read More...

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Hippocampus Yields Clues to Treatment Strategies for Cognitive Deficits in Multiple Sclerosis

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Detecting Fake News, At Its Source

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Improvement if Humanlike Conversations in Humanoid Robots

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