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·March 7, 2021·3 min read

Eight Ways Chemical Pollutants Harm the Body

From impairing nervous system function and changing bacterial communities in the microbiome to increasing oxidative stress and inflammation, researchers report on the ways in which exposure to chemical pollution harms the body.

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·February 17, 2021·3 min read

Altered Brain Connectivity After Prolonged Anesthesia

Prolonged anesthesia significantly alters the synaptic architecture of the brain, regardless of age.

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·February 6, 2021·5 min read

Critical Flaw Found in Lab Models of the Human Blood-Brain Barrier

Human brain endothelial cells used to generate lab models of the human blood-brain barrier were missing several key proteins found in natural endothelial cells. The cells had more in common with epithelial, a type of cell not normally found in the brain. The findings put into question over a decade worth of lab-based research on the BBB.

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·January 11, 2021·5 min read

Robot Displays a Glimmer of Empathy to a Partner Robot

Researchers have created a robot that can learn to visually predict how its partner will behave. This could help robots get along with other robots and humans more intuitively.

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·January 11, 2021·6 min read

One in Five Brain Cancers Fueled by Overactive Mitochondria

20% of glioblastoma brain cancers are fueled by overactive mitochondria. Researchers say these cases may be treatable by drugs currently under trial.

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·January 10, 2021·3 min read

Scientists Paint Multicolor Atlas of the Brain

A newly developed technique dubbed NeuroPAL is helping researchers investigate the dynamics of neural networks in the nervous system of microscopic worms.

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·January 10, 2021·7 min read

Noncognitive Skills, Distinct From Cognitive Abilities, Are Important to Success Across the Life

The genetics of neurocognitive skills were associated with higher tolerance of risk, delayed fertility, less healthy-risk behavior, and a greater willingness to forgo immediate gratification.

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·December 23, 2020·4 min read

Diversity and Severity of Autism Symptoms Linked to Mutation Locations

The severity of autism symptoms depends on which specific functional unit within a gene is the target of the mutation.

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·November 9, 2020·4 min read

Study Finds Evidence of Neurobiological Mechanism for Hallucinations and Delusions

Hallucinations and delusions share a common neurobiological mechanism while simultaneously depending on symptom-specific pathways.

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·September 2, 2020·4 min read

Why Naming Neurons Can Help Cure Brain Disease

Researchers propose a unified classification of diverse cell types, which could shed light on how our brains are wired.

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·August 2, 2020·5 min read

Google Searches During Pandemic Hint at Future Increase in Suicide

Study reveals Google searches for information about financial difficulties and disaster relief increased significantly during March and April compared to pre-pandemic months, while searches related to suicide decreased. Previous research found financial distress was strongly linked to suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Researchers warn that, despite the decrease in searches related to suicide directly, the increase in searches linked to financial hardship may be an indicator of increased death rates from suicide.

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·July 13, 2020·3 min read

Why Are Memories Attached to Emotions so Strong?

Hippocampal neurons that respond to fearful stimuli relay that information to the amygdala. These neurons synchronize when memories of the stimuli are later recalled. The synchrony is critical to establish fear memories and the greater the synchrony, the stronger the memory becomes.

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