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·October 16, 2013·3 min read

Veterans With Gulf War Illness Show Brain Changes Linked to Memory Deficits

Researchers find definitive brain alterations in veterans with GWI, caused as the result of exposure to neurotoxic chemicals during the first Gulf War. The study confirms working memory is affected in those with GWI.

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·October 8, 2013·3 min read

Primate Brain Development Follows a Predictable Pattern

Researchers find the differences in primate brains can be explained as a consequence of the same genetic program.

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·October 5, 2013·3 min read

Is the Human Brain Capable of Identifying a Fake Smile?

Researchers discover how a smile confuses out emotional recognition and can make us perceive a face as happy, even if it is not.

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·August 21, 2013·2 min read

Playing Video Games Can Boost Brain Power

Fast-paced, real time strategy video games can help train the brain to become more agile and improve strategic thinking, a new study finds.

This is a diagram of the dopamine pathway in the brain.

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·June 27, 2013·3 min read

Ritalin Shows Promise in Treating Addiction

Researchers find Ritalin, a commonly prescribed drug for ADHD, helps improve brain functional connectivity in cocaine addiction.

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·June 7, 2013·3 min read

By Trying it All, Predatory Sea Slug Learns What Not to Eat

Researchers discover Pleurobranchaea californica, a predatory sea slug which normally isn't a picky eater, has more cognitive abilities than previously believed; allowing them to lean the warning cues of dangerous pray and avoiding them in the future.

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·February 22, 2013·2 min read

Has Evolution Given Humans Unique Brain Structures?

Comparing fMRI scans of human brains and those of rhesus monkeys, researchers believe they have new evidence which proves humans have unique cortical brain networks.

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·February 18, 2013·3 min read

Evidence Shows Concussions Require Long-Term Follow-up for Players

New research into concussions sustained during sports shows damage to the brain can persist for decades after an original or head trauma. The long-term consequences of concussions include memory loss, attention deficits and motor control problems.

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·February 14, 2013·2 min read

Study Shows Limits on Brains Ability to Perceive Multifeatured Objects

A new study sheds light on how the brain encodes objects with multiple features, a fundamental task for the perceptual system. Researchers suggest neurons that encode a certain feature, such as shape or color, fire in synchrony with neurons that encode other features of the same object.

The image shows comparative brain scans of veterans with mild TBI and those without TBI.

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·February 7, 2013·3 min read

Veterans with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury have White Matter Abnormalities

A new study found soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mild TBI have measurable abnormalities in white matter when compared to returning veterans who have not experienced TBI. These abnormalities appear to be related to the severity of the injury and are related to cognitive deficits.

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·January 31, 2013·5 min read

Genome-Wide Atlas of Gene Enhancers in the Brain On-line

Future research into the underlying causes of neurological disorders such as autism, epilepsy and schizophrenia, should greatly benefit from a first-of-its-kind atlas of gene-enhancers in the cerebrum (telencephalon). This new atlas identifies and locates thousands of gene-regulating elements in a region of the brain that is of critical importance for cognition, motor functions and emotion.

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·January 22, 2013·3 min read

Researchers Map Emotional Intelligence in the Brain

New research involving Vietnam veterans with combat related brain injuries offers the first detailed map of the brain regions which contribute to emotional intelligence.