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·May 24, 2018·5 min read

New Parts of the Brain Become Active After Students Learn Physics

A neuroimaging study reveals brain areas not commonly associated with science learning become active when people complete physics problems.

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·May 21, 2018·4 min read

Reading the Minds of Pilots

Study shows pilots in real flight conditions made more errors and had higher anterior prefrontal cortex activation than those who were placed in a simulator, when completing cognitively demanding tasks.

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·May 14, 2018·4 min read

Epigenetic Balance Reinstates Memory in Fly Model of Alzheimer’s

A new study reports researchers have successfully reversed memory loss in fly models of Alzheimer's disease by restoring the balance between to enzymes that regulate gene expression.

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·January 3, 2018·5 min read

Little Wasp Bodies Means Little Wasp Brain Regions

Drexel University researchers reveal that while evolution may have allowed for bigger brains, some regions may not have kept up with the growth.

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·December 20, 2017·5 min read

Can’t Switch Focus? Your Brain May Not Be Wired For It

A new study reveals why some people find it more difficult than others to meet switching demands and change focus as efficiently.

Autism Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·October 5, 2017·5 min read

Multivitamin Use During Pregnancy Linked to Lower Autism With Intellectual Disability Risk

According to Drexel University researchers, mothers who took multivitamins during pregnancy were 30% less likely to have children who develop autism with intellectual disability. However, researchers note the occurrence of autism without intellectual disability was not affected by the use of prenatal multivitamins.

Autism Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·July 24, 2017·5 min read

Antidepressant Use in Pregnancy Linked to Slightly Increased Autism Risk

A new study in the BMJ links antidepressant use in pregnant women to a very small increased risk of autism in their offspring. Researchers discovered 4.1% of children exposed to antidepressants while in the womb were diagnosed with ASD, where as only 2.9% of children whose mothers had a history of mental health problems but did not take take medications were diagnosed with autism.