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·January 22, 2019·4 min read

Inability to Integrate Reward Information Contributes to Undervalued Rewards in Schizophrenia

A new computational model reveals the impaired ability to integrate size and probability of reward in those with schizophrenia may be the result of a lack of consideration of the magnitude of the reward.

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·January 21, 2019·3 min read

Neurons in the Visual Cortex that Respond to Faces Identified

Researchers have identified neurons in the visual cortex that respond to different faces.

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·January 21, 2019·3 min read

How Our Brains Distinguish Between Self Touch and the Touch of Others

A new neuroimaging study reveals brain activity is reduced when we experience self touch, as opposed to the touch of another person. The findings shed light on how the brain is able to distinguish between tactile sensations generated by the touch of another and personal touch.

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·January 16, 2019·4 min read

Difficulties with Audiovisual Processing Contributes to Childhood Dyslexia

A new neuroimaging study reveals tasks that require audiovisual processing are extremely difficult for children with dyslexia. The findings could lead to new tests that help identify the disorder before children fall behind their peers.

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·January 15, 2019·3 min read

New Way By Which the Brain Marks Time Identified

A new neuroimaging study helped researchers capture the processes by which the brain stores information related to when events happen. The findings could help further the understanding of age related dementia.

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·January 10, 2019·6 min read

Social Exclusion Spurs Extremism in Those Vulnerable to Radicalization

A neuroimaging study reveals the effects of social exclusion in the left inferior frontal gyrus. The study found social exclusion can spur extremist behaviors in people who are most vulnerable to radicalization.

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·January 10, 2019·4 min read

Harnessing Machine Learning to Uncover New Insights Into the Brain

A new study combined neuroimaging with machine learning to reveal cellular properties in different brain regions. The approach and findings, researchers report, could potentially be used to asses the treatment of neurological disorders and develop new therapies.

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·January 9, 2019·3 min read

Excessive Body Fat Around Middle Linked to Smaller Brain Size

Researchers report obesity and excessive body fat around the middle is associated with lower grey matter volume in the brain. The study also found a link between obesity and shrinkage in specific brain areas.

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·January 8, 2019·3 min read

Neural Fingerprints ID Those Likely to Abstain from Cocaine

Using deep learning technology in combination with neuroimaging data, researchers were able to accurately predict who would abstain from cocaine during treatment for addiction.

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·January 8, 2019·3 min read

The Brain Hungers for Dopamine

A new study reveals the role dopamine plays in controlling eating behaviors. Researchers found when people crave specific foods, the brain releases more dopamine when they finally consume the item. The study reports the gastrointestinal tract is in constant contact with the brain and uses reward stimuli to control our desire for food.

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·January 7, 2019·3 min read

Brain Imaging Predicts Response to Public Health Campaign

A new neuroimaging study helps researchers predict the response people will have to public health campaigns. The study may help epidemiologists design campaigns to help change people's attitudes and behaviors.

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·January 5, 2019·4 min read

Hallucinations May Be Caused By a Fold in the Brain

Researchers implicate a brain region called the paracingulate sulcus in the experience of hallucinations. The findings shed light into why some people are more likely to hallucinate than others, and provides a new target for treatment aimed at reducing the experience.