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·December 29, 2021·5 min read

Keeping the Aging Brain Connected With Words and Music

Learning a new language or playing a musical instrument has a positive impact on cognitive function in the aging brain, researchers report.

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·December 19, 2021·5 min read

An Element of Surprise Is the Recipe for Creating False Memories

Memory editing occurs on the fly, leaving the brain susceptible to creating memories that may not be accurate.

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·November 6, 2021·4 min read

The Role of Personality in Sharing of Fake News

Study reveals those who score low in the personality trait of conscientiousness are more likely to share misinformation or fake news.

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·October 21, 2021·6 min read

Practice Really Does Make Perfect

The old adage that practice makes perfect may very well be true, according to neuroscientists. Researchers found when a male zebra finch is in the presence of an attractive female and delivers its rehearsed mating call, a noradrenaline release in the basal ganglia shuts down variability in song and makes the call as perfect as it can be.

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·October 14, 2021·5 min read

Hormone Widely Used as an Autism Treatment Shows No Benefit

Oxytocin therapy is ineffective at improving social skills in children on the autism spectrum.

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·September 28, 2021·5 min read

Living Retina Achieves Sensitivity and Efficiency Engineers Can Only Dream About

Study reveals how evolution and natural selection have optimized the mammalian retina.

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·July 12, 2021·6 min read

You Can Snuggle Wolf Pups All You Want, They Still Won’t ‘Get’ You Quite Like Your Dog

After 14,000 years of domestication, dogs have an edge in both cognition and people-reading skills over wolves.

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·July 7, 2021·4 min read

When Taste and Healthfulness Compete, Taste Has a Hidden Advantage

It takes slightly longer to include information about healthy foods in the process of choosing between the taste and healthiness of a snack.

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·June 26, 2021·4 min read

Researchers Find the Adhesions That Build the Brain’s Networks

The hepaCAM protein plays a critical role in the communication and coordination of astrocytes as they build synapses. The findings shed new light on potential biological mechanisms behind ASD and epilepsy.

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·May 30, 2021·4 min read

Sometimes, Even 3-Year-Olds Just Want to Fit In With the Group

By the age of three, children are more likely to go along with what peers say in order to follow the crowd, rather than acting out of a desire to follow authority.

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·May 25, 2021·5 min read

AI Spots Neurons Better Than Human Experts

A new deep learning algorithm is superior to human experts in distinguishing between retinal ganglion cells in healthy patients and in those with glaucoma. The AI system could potentially help improve the diagnosis of both eye and brain diseases.