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·October 3, 2016·4 min read

Dopamine Connected to Facial Recognition

A new neuroimaging study has uncovered a link between dopamine and facial recognition.

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·September 30, 2016·5 min read

How a Fluctuating Brain Network May Make Us Better Thinkers

Researchers suggest understanding fluctuations in brain networks may reveal how some people are able to learn new tasks more quickly.

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·September 27, 2016·6 min read

Pinpointing a Brain Circuit That Keeps Fear at Bay

Researchers have discovered a method to prolong the benefits of extinction and identified a new way to improve exposure therapy in people suffering from phobias and PTSD.

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·September 22, 2016·5 min read

Brain to Robot: “Move, Please”

Researchers have developed a new robotic exoskeleton system that uses the power of thought control to help move a person's hand.

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·September 20, 2016·6 min read

Alcohol, Tobacco and Time Spent Outdoors Linked to Brain Connections

Researchers have released data from the world's largest brain and body scanning study.

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·September 20, 2016·7 min read

Hippocampus Helps Fill in Blanks of Language

According to researchers, memory and language are deeply linked via the hippocampus.

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·September 19, 2016·3 min read

Response to Anxiety Linked to Movement Control Areas in Brain

According to researchers, anxiety response is not only seen in areas associated with emotion, but also in brain areas associated with movement.

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·September 16, 2016·7 min read

Looking Into the Brains of Habitual Short Sleepers

Habitual short sleepers might be more efficient sleepers, but also more tired than they realize, a new study reports.

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·September 15, 2016·5 min read

MRI Scanner Sees Emotions Flicker Across an Idle Mind

A new study reports researchers used neuroimaging technology to map the patterns of brain activity that correspond to seven different emotional states.