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·June 20, 2014·3 min read

PET Scans Peer into Minimally Conscious Mind

Researchers suggest PET scans are better able to identify patients in a minimally conscious state than other imaging technologies.

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·June 13, 2014·3 min read

Reward Response May Demonstrate Why Quitting Smoking Is Harder for Some

Researchers identify an aspect of brain activity that helps to predict the effectiveness of a reward-based strategy as motivation to quit smoking.

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·June 12, 2014·5 min read

When Good People Do Bad Things

New research finds being in a group makes some people lose touch with their personal morality.

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·June 12, 2014·7 min read

New Insight into How the Brain Regulates Its Blood Flow

Researchers report they have identified a new component of the biological mechanism which controls blood flow in the brain.

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·June 10, 2014·4 min read

Inside the Adult ADHD Brain

Researchers find key differences in a brain communication network between adults who had recovered from childhood ADHD, and adults that had not.

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·June 6, 2014·3 min read

That Sounds Familiar, But Why?

Mathematical theories called global similarity models appear to correctly explain processing in the medial temporal lobe, an area of the brain associated with long term memory.

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·May 7, 2014·3 min read

Psilocybin Inhibits the Processing of Negative Emotions in the Brain

A new study reports psilocybin influences the amygdala, weakening the processing of negative stimuli. Researchers hope the finding could pave the way for new treatment approaches for some psychiatric disorders.