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·May 1, 2018·3 min read

How Decisions Form in the Brain

Researchers describe what happens in the brain just prior to making a decision.

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·April 30, 2018·4 min read

Higher Levels of Aerobic Fitness Associated With Better Word Production Skills in Older Adults

Older adults with higher levels of aerobic fitness suffer less often from age related memory failures, researchers report.

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·April 30, 2018·4 min read

Youth Tackle Football Participation Linked to Early Onsite of Cognitive and Emotional Problems

A new study of football players who were diagnosed with CTE reveals those who started playing tackle football before the age of 12 had earlier onset of emotional and cognitive problems.

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·April 29, 2018·4 min read

How Pleasure Affects Our Brains

A new article looks at the neuroscience of pleasure and considers why, in the pursuit of pleasure, we embark in some actions which are detrimental to our well being.

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·April 26, 2018·5 min read

Study to Explore Whether Cannabis Compound Eases Severe Autism Symptoms

A new study aims to determine if the cannabis compound CBD can help to alleviate adverse symptoms associated with ASD.

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·April 26, 2018·4 min read

Loss of Brain Synchrony May Explain Working Memory Limits

Trying to retain too much information in our working memory can lead to a breakdown in communication between areas of the brain responsible for maintaining it, researchers say.

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·April 25, 2018·5 min read

Children of Youngest and Oldest Mothers at Increased Risk of Developmental Disorders

A new study reports children born to teenage mothers are at increased risk of being diagnosed with developmental problems by age 5 than their peers born to older mothers. Researchers also report children born to mothers over 35 may also have a slightly elevated risk of developmental issues.

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·April 24, 2018·5 min read

Napping and Teenage Learning

Teens who take a daytime nap have better attention, nonverbal reasoning and spatial memory skills than their peers who do not nap, researchers report.

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·April 23, 2018·4 min read

Culture Shapes the Brain: How Reading Changes the Way We Think

A new study sheds light on how reading shapes our brain and can improve our memory. Those who are not practiced readers, researchers discovered, find it more difficult to distinguish how an object is oriented in space.

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·April 20, 2018·4 min read

Pregnant Mothers and Offspring Should Limit Added Sugars in Diet to Protect Childhood Cognition

Researchers warn pregnant women and their children to avoid drinking too many sodas, as excessive amounts of sugar in these drinks can negatively impact memory and learning. However, consuming fruits appears to be beneficial for cognitive development, the study reports.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·April 18, 2018·3 min read

Pathways in Young Brains Associated with Susceptibility for Mental Disorders

Disruptions in fiber tracts connecting brain regions associated with cognitive behavior and emotional regulation in teens appear to be linked to higher risk of psychiatric disorders, researchers report.

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·April 18, 2018·4 min read

Overcoming Bias About Music Takes Work

Researchers reveal telling people whether a musician in a professional or student can change the way the brain responds to the music they are playing.

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cognition

How Decisions Form in the Brain

Higher Levels of Aerobic Fitness Associated With Better Word Production Skills in Older Adults

Youth Tackle Football Participation Linked to Early Onsite of Cognitive and Emotional Problems

How Pleasure Affects Our Brains

Study to Explore Whether Cannabis Compound Eases Severe Autism Symptoms

Loss of Brain Synchrony May Explain Working Memory Limits

Children of Youngest and Oldest Mothers at Increased Risk of Developmental Disorders

Napping and Teenage Learning

Culture Shapes the Brain: How Reading Changes the Way We Think

Pregnant Mothers and Offspring Should Limit Added Sugars in Diet to Protect Childhood Cognition

Pathways in Young Brains Associated with Susceptibility for Mental Disorders

Overcoming Bias About Music Takes Work

100,000 Small Factors Rival DNA in Disease Risk

The Brain Stacks Sound Information to Navigate the Dark

Edge of Chaos: Why Pigeons Refuse to Become “Machines”

Brain’s Default Setting for Ambiguity Matters for Mental Health

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