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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.

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·August 29, 2020·3 min read

Researchers Uncover Network Mechanism Underlying Rumination

Researchers have uncovered the neural mechanism underlying rumination. The study reports when rumination occurs, coupling between the core and medial temporal lobe subsystems of the default mode network becomes elevated, while coupling between the core and dorsomedial prefrontal cortex decreases.

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·June 24, 2020·2 min read

Humans navigate with stereo olfaction

Findings suggest humans have a stereo sense of smell that subconsciously guides navigation.

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·April 25, 2020·3 min read

Novel Compounds Designed To Inhibit SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease

Researchers have developed two new compounds that are able to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 main protease. The study reports one of the compounds is a strong drug candidate for further investigative trials in the treatment of coronavirus.

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·May 25, 2018·3 min read

Oxytocin Mediates Subjective Duration of Social Interactions

A new study examines how the hormone oxytocin helps to mediate social interactions.

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·July 9, 2017·4 min read

New Clues to How Memories Form in the Brain

A study recently published in Neuron may provide new insights into how memory forms in the brain. Researchers discovered acquired olfactory memory is associated with synaptic long term potentiation, which can last for at least two weeks.