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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·November 20, 2017·4 min read

          Now You Like It, Now You Don’t: Brain Stimulation Changes Musical Enjoyment

          Using transcranial magnetic stimulation, researchers were able to increase and decrease people's enjoyment of music; and desire to listen to more.
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          ·November 17, 2017·5 min read

          Brain Activity Buffers Against Worsening Anxiety

          It may be possible to buffer against developing depression and anxiety by boosting brain activity in areas associated with problem solving, a new study reports.
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          ·October 13, 2017·4 min read

          Living Near a Forest Keeps Your Amygdala Healthier

          A neuroimaging study reveals city dwellers who live closer to forests were more likely to have healthier amygdala structure and were better able to deal with stressful situations.
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          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·September 19, 2017·4 min read

          Behavioral Therapy Increases Connectivity in Brains of People with OCD

          A neuroimaging study reveals people with OCD who receive daily cognitive behavioral therapy to help curb their compulsive behaviors show stronger connections between specific brain regions.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·August 22, 2017·5 min read

          Brain’s Self-Regulation in Teens at Risk for Obesity

          Teens at risk for obesity as they age have less active self regulatory systems in the brain, a new study reports.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·July 10, 2017·7 min read

          Brain Training Has No Effect on Cognitive Function or Decision Making

          Over the past few years, brain training programs have grown in popularity with claims of helping to improve memory and cognitive function. However, a new study in the Journal of Neuroscience reports a popular commercial brain training system had no effect on cognitive function beyond practice effects on the training tasks. They system also had no effect on decision making.
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          ·July 6, 2017·5 min read

          Brain Stimulation May Help Children With Learning Difficulties

          An exploratory study reveals a brain stimulation method previously suggested to help adults learn math may also help children with mathematical learning difficulties.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·June 28, 2017·7 min read

          How the Cortex Assigns Credit for Causality

          A new study implicates the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in our ability to assign credit for whatever action leads to a desired outcome. While the study does not rule out the involvement of other brain areas to credit assignment, it does show the dlPFC is a key player in how we assess causality.
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          ·June 7, 2017·4 min read

          Improving Creativity Through Electrical Brain Stimulation

          Electrically stimulating the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex can enhance out ability to 'think outside the box', a new study reports.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·April 24, 2017·5 min read

          Placebo Effect Could Mend a Broken Heart Too

          A new neuroimaging study finds the placebo effect can help to lessen the impact of the emotional pain from romantic rejection.
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          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·April 14, 2017·3 min read

          High Stakes, High Risk, and a Bad Bet: Inside the Brains of Gambling Addicts

          A new neuroimaging study finds those with gambling addition have a poor ability to assess and adapt to high risk situations.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·March 9, 2017·6 min read

          Memory Brain Hack: Super Sized Memory is Trainable and Long Lasting

          Embarking in 30 minutes of strategic memory training for 40 days more than doubles the capacity for memory recall, a new study reports.
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