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The whisper of schizophrenia: Machine learning finds ‘sound’ words predict psychosis

Neuroscience NewsJune 13, 2019

A new deep learning algorithm can predict those at risk of psychosis with 93% accuracy by examining the latent semantic content of an individual's speech.... Read More...

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How chronic inflammation may drive down dopamine and motivation

Neuroscience NewsJune 4, 2019

Computational model sheds light on the impact chronic, low-grade inflammation has on the mesolimbic dopamine system and motivational impairments.... Read More...

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Laughter May Be the Best Medicine…For Brain Surgery

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 4, 2019

Stimulating the cingulum bundle during neurosurgery where people are awake results in immediate laughter, followed by a sense of calm and happiness in patients, a new study reports. ... Read More...

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Schadenfreude Sheds Light on Darker Side of Humanity

Neuroscience NewsOctober 23, 2018

Researchers say dehumanization seems to be at the core of schadenfreude, the sense of pleasure at other peoples' misfortune. ... Read More...

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Toddlers Care What Others Think: Sensitivity to How Others Evaluate You Emerges by 24 Months

Neuroscience NewsAugust 27, 2018

A new study reports children as young as two years old are able to evaluate the opinions of others and will modify their behavior accordingly when others are watching them.... Read More...

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How the Brain Decides to Make an Effort

Neuroscience NewsMay 15, 2018

A new study sheds light on the neural mechanisms behind how we make effortful decisions. ... Read More...

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Direct Amygdala Stimulation Can Enhance Memory in Humans

Neuroscience NewsDecember 19, 2017

Researchers report in a new PNAS study that direct stimulation of the amygdala can enhance memory of images a day later, if the stimulation is applied immediately after the images are viewed.... Read More...

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Helping the Brain Prune Bad Habits

Neuroscience NewsNovember 30, 2017

Emory researchers report a drug approved in Japan for stroke, can help to stimulate neural pruning and help reduce habit driven behaviors in mice.... Read More...

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New Wake Promoting Node Pinpointed in Brain

Neuroscience NewsNovember 10, 2017

A new study reports supamammillary glutamate neurons in the caudal hypothalamus play a critical role in wakefulness.... Read More...

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Granulins Are Brain Treasure, Not Trash

Neuroscience NewsAugust 15, 2017

A new tool allows researchers to observe granulins inside cells. ... Read More...

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Insight into Learning via ‘Friend of Fragile X’ Gene

Neuroscience NewsAugust 9, 2017

Researchers report FMR1 and ZC3H14 proteins both regulate mRNA, which may explain their importance in memory and learning.... Read More...

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How Children Look at Mom’s Face Is Guided by Genetics and Disrupted in Autism

Neuroscience NewsJuly 12, 2017

According to a new Nature paper, variation in how children seek social information is under genetic control. Such behaviors are decreases in children with autism, adding further evidence for the link between behavioral presentation in ASD and underlying genetics causes.... Read More...

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Pregnant women increase peripersonal space to ‘keep dangers at arm’s length’

Many choices seems promising until you actually have to choose

Artificial nose identifies malignant tissue in brain tumors during surgery

Neuroscience

Pregnant women increase peripersonal space to ‘keep dangers at arm’s length’

Many choices seems promising until you actually have to choose

Artificial nose identifies malignant tissue in brain tumors during surgery

Neurology

Artificial nose identifies malignant tissue in brain tumors during surgery

Modified protein can prevent Alzheimer’s disease in mice

Moral emotions, a diagnostic tool for frontotemporal dementia?

AI

The whisper of schizophrenia: Machine learning finds ‘sound’ words predict psychosis

AI used to detect brain’s response to multiple sclerosis treatment

Brain activation provides individual-level prediction of bipolar disorder risk

Robotics

Research moves closer to brain-machine interface autonomy

Six fingers per hand: Polydactyly equals extra motor ability

Dog-like robot made by students jumps, flips and trots

Psychology

Pregnant women increase peripersonal space to ‘keep dangers at arm’s length’

Many choices seems promising until you actually have to choose

Moral emotions, a diagnostic tool for frontotemporal dementia?

Emory Health Sciences

The whisper of schizophrenia: Machine learning finds ‘sound’ words predict psychosis

How chronic inflammation may drive down dopamine and motivation

Laughter May Be the Best Medicine…For Brain Surgery

How the Brain Decides to Make an Effort

Direct Amygdala Stimulation Can Enhance Memory in Humans

Helping the Brain Prune Bad Habits

New Wake Promoting Node Pinpointed in Brain

Granulins Are Brain Treasure, Not Trash

Insight into Learning via ‘Friend of Fragile X’ Gene