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·September 19, 2017·4 min read

Behavioral Therapy Increases Connectivity in Brains of People with OCD

A neuroimaging study reveals people with OCD who receive daily cognitive behavioral therapy to help curb their compulsive behaviors show stronger connections between specific brain regions.

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·September 14, 2017·4 min read

The Bilingual Brain Calculates Differently Depending on the Language Used

A new study reports mathematical processes in the brain are influenced by language. Studying bilingual people, researchers discovered cognitive 'extra effort' is required for solving math problems when presented in the second language.

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·September 13, 2017·4 min read

Predicting Atypical Development in Infants at High Risk for Autism

Researchers have identified biomarkers for atypical development in children as young as one month old who are at high risk of familial ASD.

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·September 12, 2017·3 min read

Explaining Bursts of Activity in Brains of Preterm Babies

Researchers have identified a source of spontaneous bursts of neural activity in the brains of preterm babies.

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·September 11, 2017·6 min read

Cocaine Users’ Brains Unable to Extinguish Drug Associations

A new study reveals chronic cocaine users have a global impairment of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex.

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·August 30, 2017·9 min read

Patient Plays Saxophone While Surgeons Remove Brain Tumor

A musician who played his saxophone during surgery to remove a brain tumor helped researchers shed light on how music is processed in the brain.

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·August 24, 2017·3 min read

How the Emotions of Others Influence Our Olfactory Sense

A new study reveals the emotional expression on other people's faces can influence whether we perceive an odor in a positive or negative light.

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·August 22, 2017·5 min read

Brain’s Self-Regulation in Teens at Risk for Obesity

Teens at risk for obesity as they age have less active self regulatory systems in the brain, a new study reports.

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·August 22, 2017·6 min read

High Moral Reasoning Associated With Increased Reward System Activity

University of Pennsylvania researchers report people who report higher levels of moral reasoning show increased activity in brain areas associated with reward. The study may improve understanding as to why some people are more likely to engage in prosocial behaviors.

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·August 21, 2017·3 min read

Afternoon Slump in Reward Response

A new Journal of Neuroscience study reveals the activation of a brain area associated with reward response early in the afternoon.

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·August 15, 2017·4 min read

New Machine Learning Program Shows Promise For Early Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

Researchers have developed a new algorithm that integrates Alzheimer's indicators from MRI measurements to predict patients with the neurodegenerative disease.