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Over-Active Glutamate Receptor Gene in Females with Depression

Neuroscience NewsJuly 31, 2015

According to a new study, postmortem brain tissue from females who suffered from depression had abnormally high expression levels of a number of genes which regulate the glutamate system.... Read More...

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Source of Memory Loss in People With Schizophrenia Identified

Neuroscience NewsJuly 22, 2015

New findings pinpoint a target for drug development to combat memory loss related to psychosis.... Read More...

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Decreased Brain Network Connectivity Responsible for Cognitive Changes in Multiple Sclerosis

Neuroscience NewsJuly 7, 2015

According to a new study, people with multiple sclerosis exhibit weaker connections between the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and posterior brain regions.... Read More...

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Different Areas of Cingulate Cortex Encode Defensive and Offensive Strategies

Neuroscience NewsApril 20, 2015

Researchers identify areas of the brain which help us to plan whether to attack or defend our position.... Read More...

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Neuroscientists Identify New Way Several Brain Areas Communicate

Neuroscience NewsMarch 8, 2015

Researchers have identified a new neural pathway by which several brain areas communicate within the striatum.... Read More...

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Brain Activity after Smokers Quit Predicts Chances of Relapsing

Neuroscience NewsDecember 3, 2014

Working memory system disruptions can cause smokers who quit to relapse within days, a neuroimaging study finds. ... Read More...

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Indulging in Junk Food Linked to Lapses in Brain Function

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 16, 2014

A lapse in function in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is partly responsible for people caving into their high calorie cravings, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Scientists Find Possible Neurobiological Basis for Tradeoff Between Honesty and Self Interest

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 2, 2014

A new study reports the average person is usually adverse to lying.... Read More...

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People More Influenced by Self Interest

Neuroscience NewsAugust 21, 2014

People are less concerned about inequity to others and more heavily influenced by self interest, a new study reports. ... Read More...

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Brain Can Be Trained in Compassion

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2013

Using neuroimaging technology, researchers note increased activity in areas of the brain associated with empathy in subjects who underwent compassion training.... Read More...

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Discovery of Two Opposite Ways Humans Voluntarily Forget Unwanted Memories

Neuroscience NewsOctober 17, 2012

If only there were a way to forget that humiliating faux pas at last night's dinner party. It turns out there's not one, but two opposite ways in which the brain allows us to voluntarily forget unwanted memories, according to research.... Read More...

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The Seat of Meta-Consciousness in the Brain

Neuroscience NewsJuly 27, 2012

Studies of lucid dreamers visualise which centers of the brain become active when we become aware of ourselves. Studies demonstrate that a specific cortical network consisting of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, the frontopolar regions and the precuneus is activated when this lucid consciousness is attained. ... Read More...

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First-ever successful mind-controlled robotic arm without brain implants

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dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

Over-Active Glutamate Receptor Gene in Females with Depression

Source of Memory Loss in People With Schizophrenia Identified

Decreased Brain Network Connectivity Responsible for Cognitive Changes in Multiple Sclerosis

Different Areas of Cingulate Cortex Encode Defensive and Offensive Strategies

Neuroscientists Identify New Way Several Brain Areas Communicate

Brain Activity after Smokers Quit Predicts Chances of Relapsing

Indulging in Junk Food Linked to Lapses in Brain Function

Scientists Find Possible Neurobiological Basis for Tradeoff Between Honesty and Self Interest

People More Influenced by Self Interest

Brain Can Be Trained in Compassion

Discovery of Two Opposite Ways Humans Voluntarily Forget Unwanted Memories

The Seat of Meta-Consciousness in the Brain