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·June 11, 2018·3 min read

What Makes Aggressive Mice So Violent?

Targeting a protein associated with addiction could help reduce aggression levels, researchers report.

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·June 4, 2018·4 min read

New Optical Probe Allows Ultrafast Imaging of Dopamine in the Brain

Researchers have developed new fluorescence sensors that are able to record dopamine activity in the living brain. The tool will help further understanding of dopamine's role in reward and motivation.

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·May 27, 2018·3 min read

Exercise Helps Treat Addiction by Altering Brain’s Dopamine System

Researchers report, in animal models of addiction, daily aerobic exercise alters the mesolimbic dopamine pathway in the brain.

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·May 24, 2018·3 min read

Early Synaptic Dysfunction Found in Parkinson’s Disease

Mutations in LRRK2 leads to dysfunctional auxilin and impaired synaptic vesicle endocytosis in Parkinson's patients, researchers report.

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·May 23, 2018·3 min read

Study Reveals Cause of Pesticide Exposure and Parkinson’s Link

People exposed to two common agrochemicals, Paraquat and Maneb, are at a 250% higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease, researchers report.

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·May 23, 2018·4 min read

People with Family History of Alcoholism Release More Dopamine in Expectation of Alcohol

A new study reports people who have a family history of alcohol use disorder release more dopamine in the ventral striatum as a response to the expectation of receiving an alcoholic drink than those without a family history of alcoholism.

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·May 22, 2018·4 min read

Why Do We Yawn and Why Is Yawning So Contagious?

Researchers investigate the biological aspects of yawning and consider why yawning is so contagious.

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·May 18, 2018·4 min read

Cognitive Training Reduces Gait Freezing in Parkinson’s

Researchers report Parkinson's patients who received a combination of cognitive training and dopaminergic medication showed a significant reduction in the severity of their freezing of gait, a symptom associated with PD.

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·May 18, 2018·3 min read

Sleep Deprivation Takes Toll on Decision Making

A new study will look at how sleep deprivation affects cognitive flexibility and cognitive processing on a neurobiological level.

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·May 17, 2018·6 min read

How the Brain Orchestrates Movement

Researchers shed light on what happens to specific neurons when neurodegenerative diseases impact movement. The findings could help in the development of new treatments for Parkinson's and Huntington's disease.

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·May 16, 2018·4 min read

Researchers Find Clues to Treating Psychosis

A new study reveals fMRI imaging and behavioral measures could be biomarkers for predicting those at risk of developing psychosis. Researchers report people at risk of psychosis have problems in activating the striatum when they receive feedback based learning.

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·May 10, 2018·3 min read

Targeting Receptor Related to Serotonin May Boost Memory Formation

Columbia University researchers reveal targeting a specific serotonin receptor can help to boost memory formation. The study reports targeting 5-HT4 receptors could help improve cognitive impairment.