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·September 26, 2016·5 min read

What Happens When the Brain is Artificially Stimulated

A new study describes how stimulating a single region of the brain affects the activation of other regions.

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·July 28, 2016·6 min read

Study Identifies Brain Areas Altered During Hypnotic Trances

Researchers document neural changes associated with hypnosis.

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·May 17, 2016·6 min read

Mom’s Voice Activates Many Different Regions in Children’s Brains

A new study reports a number of different areas of children's brains become activated when they hear their mother's voice. This response predicts a child's social communication ability.

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·May 16, 2016·3 min read

Regular Exercise at Any Age Could Stave Off Alzheimer’s

According to researchers, regular exercise at any age can help to reduce aterial stiffness and could help to provide some protection against Alzheimer's disease.

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Featured Psychology

·May 16, 2016·7 min read

Small Study Reveals Raising Body Temperature Could Help Relieve Symptoms of Depression

A new reports whole body hyperthermia improved symptoms of major depression for as long as six weeks following a single treatment.

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·April 21, 2016·5 min read

Why It’s Hard To Fall Asleep Somewhere New

Researchers report one brain hemisphere remains more awake than the other when we sleep somewhere new.

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·April 1, 2016·4 min read

Baby, Are We Born To Run? Love of Exercise Begins in the Womb

Researchers report veterans with PTSD were better able to manage invasive traumatic memories with the help of mindfulness training.

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Featured Psychology

·April 1, 2016·7 min read

Brain Changes Seen in Veterans With PTSD Following Mindfulness Training

Researchers report veterans with PTSD were better able to manage invasive traumatic memories with the help of mindfulness training.

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Featured Neurology

·March 1, 2016·3 min read

Cognitive Deficits in People With Brain Injury May Be Result of Connectivity Disruptions

Researchers have identified complex brain connectivity patterns in TBI patients that may explain cognitive deficits.

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·January 19, 2016·4 min read

Blackouts in the Brain: Complete Systems Perspective on Alzheimer’s

Study provides new insights into how large scale brain networks and small scale molecules contribute to Alzheimer's disease.

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Featured Psychology

·January 7, 2016·4 min read

Questioning Our Morality: Zoning Out or Deep Thinking?

According to researchers, stories that force us to think about our deepest moral values activate a brain region once thought to be on autopilot.

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Featured Psychology

·November 5, 2015·6 min read

How Positive Stimuli Provides Positive Benefits to the Distracted Brain

Researchers have identified how the brain processes and differentiates between negative and positive emotions.

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