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·January 20, 2017·3 min read

Women’s Cognitive Decline Begins Earlier Than Previously Thought

A new study reports mental sharpness begins to decline in some women as early as in their 50's.

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·May 22, 2015·3 min read

Pain Response Shaped by Subconscious Learning

A new study reports people can be conditioned to associate images with certain pain responses.

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·November 6, 2013·7 min read

Researchers Discover How Neural Circuits Zero in on the Specific Information Needed For Decisions

Researchers discover how the brain sorts out relevant and irrelevant sensory information during decision making processes.

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·November 30, 2016·5 min read

Brain Pattern Flexibility and Behavior

Researchers investigate how high level cognitive processing occurs by looking at how different brain regions are connected.

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·September 19, 2022·4 min read

Four New Brain Areas Involved in Many Cognitive Processes Mapped

Researchers have mapped four new areas of the human anterior prefrontal cortex that play critical roles in cognitive processing. Two of these newly mapped areas are larger in females than in males.

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·January 15, 2015·3 min read

Autonomous Tots Have Higher Cognitive Skills

A new study reports higher cognitive skills in children with mothers who support the development of their sense of autonomy.

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·June 6, 2018·5 min read

Human Drug Addiction Behaviors Tied to Specific Impairments in 6 Brain Networks

A new study reports impairments in six brain networks are associated with addiction behaviors. The findings may pave the way for developing more targeted treatments for addiction.

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·March 6, 2017·3 min read

Pupil Signals Uncertainty During Decision Making

Pupil dilation is at its largest when people are most uncertain about their situation, a new study reports.

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·May 18, 2018·5 min read

Is It Rational to Trust Your Gut Feelings?

Researchers report intuition is the result of information processing in the brain that results in prediction based on previous experience.

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·December 8, 2015·3 min read

3D Video Games Can Help Boost Memory Formation

Researchers report playing 3D video games can help boost memory formation.

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·August 12, 2013·5 min read

Brain’s Flexible Hub Network Helps Humans Adapt

A new study offers insight into how a well-connected core brain network in the lateral prefrontal cortex and posterior parietal cortex, help coordinate the brain’s response to novel cognitive challenges.