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·July 20, 2016·3 min read

How Our Brain Puts the World in Order

A new study identifies different brain regions that become active when a strategy of categorization is applied.

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·July 19, 2016·3 min read

Pinpointing the Neural Center of Resilience

A new study reports flexible brain activity in a particular area of the brain may predict resilience.

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·July 14, 2016·4 min read

Unexpected Arrangement of Plaques in Alzheimer’s Afflicted Brains

Researchers use a newly developed imaging technique that makes tissue transparent to visualize brain tissue from deceased patients with Alzheimer's disease.

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·July 13, 2016·5 min read

What “Free Will” Looks Like in the Brain

A new study pinpoints he areas of the brain involved in decision-making and action.

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·July 12, 2016·2 min read

MRI Technique Shows What Drinking Water Does to Your Appetite, Stomach and Brain

A new study reveals how drinking water can alter messages from the stomach to the brain and give that full feeling.

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·July 12, 2016·4 min read

Middle Age Memory Decline a Matter of Changing Focus

Memory decline that starts during middle age may be the result of changes in what information the brain focuses on when forming and retrieving memories.

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·July 11, 2016·6 min read

Measuring Damage to Brain Networks May Aid Stroke Treatment and Predict Recovery

Researchers report functional brain scans that measure damage to the brain's communication network could predict stroke recovery.

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·June 29, 2016·4 min read

Watching the Brain During Language Learning

A new study shows how new linguistic information is integrated into the same brain areas used for your native language.

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·June 28, 2016·4 min read

Methylene Blue Shows Promise for Improving Short Term Memory

According to researchers, a single dose of methylene blue could enhance short-term memory and attention.

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·June 22, 2016·8 min read

Scientists Uncover Striking Differences Between the Adult and Newborn Mouse Brain

Study reveals a mismatch between neural activity and blood flow in the brains of newborn mice, shedding light on how the developing brain feeds itself.