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·June 9, 2016·5 min read

Predicting Concussion Outcome Using Advanced Imaging

Once a word is knows, sounding it out is unnecessary, a new study reports.

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·June 9, 2016·4 min read

One Area of Brain Sees Familiar Words as Pictures, Another Sounds Out Words

Once a word is knows, sounding it out is unnecessary, a new study reports.

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·June 6, 2016·3 min read

How Long Term Marijuana Use Alters the Brain’s Reward Circuit

Researchers report chronic marijuana users show more brain activity in the mesocorticolimbic reward system when presented with cannabis cues than with natural reward cues.

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·June 5, 2016·2 min read

Are EEG Neurofeedback Benefits Due to Placebo Effects?

A new study argues that clinical improvements reported as being the result of neurofeedback are more likely due to a placebo effect.

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·June 4, 2016·5 min read

New Insights Into Brain’s Signaling Network

A new study reports researchers have taken an important step toward deciphering the brain's complex neuroelectric communication system that could underlie sleep disorders and conditions such as Alzheimer's, epilepsy and schizophrenia.

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·May 31, 2016·6 min read

This is the Teenage Brain on Social Media

A new study sheds light on the influence of peers and social networking on the teenage brain.

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·May 31, 2016·2 min read

Brain Structure That Tracks Negative Events Backfires in Depression

In depressed people, the habenula functions abnormally, a new study reports.

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·May 26, 2016·4 min read

Memories Can Resist Interference During New Learning

Researchers report acquiring new memories can interfere with old ones, making them more likely to be forgotten.

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·May 25, 2016·4 min read

Mismatch of Vascular and Neural Responses Suggests Limits of FMRI

According to a new study, during sensory stimulation, increases of blood flow are not precisely tuned to local neural activity, and this can have implications for fMRI neuroimaging.

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·May 16, 2016·4 min read

First Peek Into the Brain of a Freely Walking Fruit Fly

According to a new study, researchers have developed a technique for imaging brain activity in a freely walking fruit fly.

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·May 16, 2016·3 min read

Regular Exercise at Any Age Could Stave Off Alzheimer’s

According to researchers, regular exercise at any age can help to reduce aterial stiffness and could help to provide some protection against Alzheimer's disease.