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·July 11, 2017·4 min read

Depression Affects Male and Female Brains Differently

Exposing depressed adolescents to positive and negative words elicited different effects in specific brain regions depending on the sex of the subject, a new Frontiers in Psychiatry study reports.

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·June 28, 2017·5 min read

Why Some With Autism Avoid Eye Contact

A new study sheds light on why some people on the autism spectrum have problems maintaining eye contact. Researchers say that eye avoidance behavior may be triggered by excessive arousal stemming from an over-activation in a specific region of the brain.

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·June 26, 2017·3 min read

‘Mind Reading’ Technology Decodes Complex Thoughts

Researchers report they can use brain activation patterns to identify complex thoughts. Their findings suggest the building blocks for complex human thoughts are not word based, but formed by the brain's sub systems. The study provides evidence that the neural dimensions of concept representation are universal across people and languages.

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·June 16, 2017·5 min read

Researchers Explore Why Those With Autism Avoid Eye Contact

A new study sheds light on the neural mechanism behind why some people with autism are unable to make eye contact with others.

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·June 12, 2017·8 min read

AI That Can Shoot Down Fighter Planes Helps Treat Bipolar Disorder

A new study reports artificial intelligence used by the military to help shoot down fighter planes can accurately predict treatment outcomes for people with bipolar disorder.

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·June 9, 2017·4 min read

Sweet or Savory? How the Brain Makes Preference Based Decisions

Researchers have identified a neural system involved in making decisions based on preference.

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·June 8, 2017·5 min read

Brain Imaging Reveals Neural Roots of Caring

Researchers use neuroimaging to identify brain patters associated with feelings of empathy that are predictable and consistent across individuals.

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·June 6, 2017·5 min read

New Insights Into How the Brain Processes Scents

Theta oscillations may play an important role in olfactory processing, a new study reports.

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·June 5, 2017·4 min read

Brain Development and Aging

According to researchers, brain signals in specific brain areas change during a lifespan in ways that could be vital for maintaining flexibility.

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·June 2, 2017·5 min read

Deciphering the Enigma of How Faces are Encoded in the Brain

Researchers believe they may have cracked the code for facial recognition in the primate brain.

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·June 1, 2017·3 min read

Take A Look and You’ll See Into Your Imagination

Researchers have developed a neural network based AI system that can decode and predict what a person is seeing or imagining.

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·May 31, 2017·2 min read

Think You Know How to Improve Your Memory? Think Again!

Researches report memory isn't a single entity and memory formation can be enhanced by different brain states.

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