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·April 6, 2018·4 min read

Older Adults Grow Just As Many New Brain Cells As Young People

A new study reveals older adults can generate just as many new hippocampal neurons from progentior cells as young people. The findings confirm neurogenesis does occur in older individuals.

Image shows brain scans with the anterolateral entorhinal cortex highlighted in yellow.

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·March 9, 2018·5 min read

High Resolution Brain Imaging Provides Clues to Age Related Memory Loss

The decline of signalling in the anterolateral entorhinal cortex has been linked to memory loss associated with aging, a new neuroimaging study reveals.

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·February 20, 2018·5 min read

How Political Parties Influence Our Belief, and What We Can Do About It

Valuing our identity over our accuracy leads us to accept incorrect information that aligns with the beliefs of the political party we support, researchers report.

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·February 20, 2018·4 min read

When it Comes to Our Brains, There’s No Such Thing as Normal

When it comes to the brain, there is "no fixed normal", researchers say.

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·February 8, 2018·4 min read

Walking Fish Suggests Locomotion Control Evolved Much Earlier than Thought

New research reports the first ambulatory creatures may have remained under water. Researchers report modern descendants of these creatures exhibit walking behaviors on the ocean floor.

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·January 26, 2018·4 min read

If You Swat Mosquitoes, They May Learn to Avoid Your Scent

A new study reveals mosquitoes can learn to associate a particular odor to an unpleasant shock, much like being swatted. Researchers report the insects tend to avoid the scent following the experience.

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·January 25, 2018·5 min read

Music Really is a Universal Language

According to a new study, vocal songs that accompany dance, sooth a child or express love tend to sound similar across different cultures. The findings, researchers note, show consistency with the existence of a universal link between the form and function of vocal music.