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·June 7, 2022·3 min read

Molecular Insights Into Primate Hippocampal Aging

The aged non-human primate hippocampus showed signs of increased inflammation, genomic and epigenomic instability, and a loss of proteostasis.

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·May 11, 2022·3 min read

Motivation/Pleasure Deficits, Not Expression Impairments, Contribute to Social Dysfunction in Schizophrenia Patients

Amotivation and anhedonia rather than expressive dysfunction play a critical role in determining social functioning in those with schizophrenia.

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·May 1, 2022·3 min read

High Static Magnetic Field Can Relieve Anxiety

Exposure to high static magnetic fields alleviated anxiety and improved both spatial and social memory in mice within two months of exposure.

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·April 6, 2022·4 min read

Reconstruction of Largest Single-Neuron Projectome in Mouse Brain

Researchers have released a whole-brain projectome consisting of over 6,000 single neurons in the mouse prefrontal cortex.

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·April 3, 2022·4 min read

Midbrain Projection to the Basolateral Amygdala Encodes Anxiety-Like Behaviors

A ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron circuit that projects to the basolateral amygdala selectively controls anxiety-like behaviors, but not depression-like behaviors.

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·March 14, 2022·4 min read

Live Fast, Die Young? Or Live Cold, Die Old?

Body temperature exerts a greater effect on longevity and lifespan than metabolic rate, researchers report.

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·March 2, 2022·3 min read

Why Women Are More Susceptible to Alzheimer’s Disease

Increased follicle-stimulating hormones following menopause bind to FSHR neurons and activate the C/EBPβ/AEP pathway. The process plays an important role in triggering Alzheimer's pathology in females.

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·January 28, 2022·4 min read

Patients With Schizophrenia, Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder Have Distinct Reward Neural Mechanisms

While patients with schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder experience a lack of motivation and anhedonia, the neural patterns of emotion-behavior dissociation differ between the disorders.

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·January 25, 2022·3 min read

New Findings Shed Light on Gut Microbiota Transplantation

Microbiota transplanted from both autologous and heterologous donors can be established in aged hosts and facilitate microbiota restoration following perturbation by antibiotics.

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·October 18, 2021·3 min read

Children’s Visual Perception Continues to Develop up to Age 10

Contrary to popular belief, a child's visual perception does not reach adult level at age seven. A new study reveals children's visual perception continues to develop and does not reach maturity until age ten.

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·October 16, 2021·3 min read

Real-Life Social Network in Schizophrenia Patients and Individuals With Social Anhedonia

Both those with schizophrenia and those with social anhedonia have alterations in the social brain network and a diminished correlation with real-world social network size.

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·July 30, 2021·1 min read

Pupils Mirror Perception of Social Interaction

Perception of social interactions unfolds through pupil dilation. The findings shed light on the visual system's role in sensitivity to social interactions.