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·May 5, 2015·4 min read

Nighttime Snacker? Blame your Brain

A new study reports images of high calorie food can generate a spike in brain activity, but the responses are lower at night.

This shows brain scans taken from the study.

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·May 4, 2015·3 min read

Premature Birth Can Alter Neural Connectivity

According to a new study, researchers find less brain connectivity between the thalamus and areas of the brain involved in higher cognitive functions in preterm babies.

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·May 1, 2015·5 min read

Reward Response Increased by Oxytocin in Women Viewing Crying Babies

Researchers suggest oxytocin could motivate women to help a crying baby.

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·April 30, 2015·6 min read

Monitoring Neural Stem Cells After Transplantation

A new study reports researchers have created a new way to monitor neural stem cells after they have been transplanted into the brain.

This shows a cut away head model with the brain revealed. Highlighted are the areas where the neural activity is present.

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·April 30, 2015·5 min read

Out of Body Illusion Perceptually Teleports People to Different Locations

Researcher map brain activity associated with out of body illusions.

This shows brain scans taken from the study. One of the scans is broken down into jigsaw pieces.

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·April 28, 2015·6 min read

Researchers Discover Brain Regions Responsible for Jumping to Conclusions

Researchers identify ventrolateral prefrontal cortex as a critical brain region for one shot learning.

This image shows the male and female brain scans.

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·April 28, 2015·3 min read

Persistent Memory Impairment Following Concussion More Prominent in Women

According to a new study, women have more persistent memory problems following a MTBI than men.

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·April 15, 2015·5 min read

Complex Cognition Shaped the Stone Age Hand Axe

According to a new study, higher executive function was required to create a Lower Paleolithic hand axe.

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·April 9, 2015·5 min read

Future Language Development Outcomes in Children with Autism Could be Predicted by fMRI

A new study reports fMRI neuroimaging technology could be used to predict future language outcomes in toddlers with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

This image is a brain scan with the location of the OFC highlighted in green.

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·April 8, 2015·3 min read

Brain Scans Reveal How People ‘Justify’ Killing

Neural mechanisms implicated in harming others is less active when violence is considered justified, a new study reports.

This image shows the fMRI scans which demonstrate the over and underconnectivity in the brain of children with autism.

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·April 8, 2015·4 min read

Sensorimotor Regions of the Brain Become Overconnected in Children with Autism

A new study reports the connections between the cerebellum and cerebral cortex appear to be overdeveloped in the sensorimotor regions of the brain in children with autism.