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Brain Rewires Itself to Enhance Other Senses in Blind People

Neuroscience NewsMarch 22, 2017

Researchers report on the combined structural, functional and anatomical changes that occur in those born blind that are not present in the brains of people born with sight.... Read More...

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Wired For Sound: Enraging Noises Caused By Brain Connection Overdrive

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 3, 2017

While many of us find the sound of a person chewing or breathing heavily annoying, for those with misophonia, such noises are unbearable. Researchers have identified the neural networks and brain changes associated with the disorder.... Read More...

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Talk Therapy Helps Strengthen Brain Connections

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 17, 2017

Study reveals cognitive behavioral therapy can strengthen specific connections in the brains of people with psychosis, and the stronger neural network connections are associated with long term reduction in symptoms.... Read More...

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Bilingualism May Save Brain Resources As You Age

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 9, 2017

Aging bilingual brains are more efficient and economical with their resources, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Stuttering Linked to Reduced Blood Flow in Brain Area Associated With Language

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 4, 2017

Cerebral blood flow is reduced in the Broca's area of people who stutter, researchers report. Additionally, the more severely a person stutters, the less blood flows to this area of the brain.... Read More...

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Wild Cat Brains: An Evolutionary Curveball

Neuroscience NewsNovember 1, 2016

According to researchers, wild cat brains don't necessarily respond to the same evolutionary pressures as primates.... Read More...

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Neurons Continue to Migrate After Birth

Neuroscience NewsOctober 6, 2016

Researchers have identified a previously unknown stage of human brain development.... Read More...

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Math Difficulties May Reflect Problems in a Critical Learning System in the Brain

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 15, 2016

Researchers have developed a new theory of how developmental math disability occurs.... Read More...

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Alcohol Dependent People May Lack Important Enzyme

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 4, 2016

Researchers identify a role for the enzyme PRDM2 in alcoholism.... Read More...

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Part of Brain That Compensates for Hearing Loss in Elderly Identified

Neuroscience NewsAugust 4, 2016

Researchers have identified a specific part of the brain that older adults use to differentiate speech sounds in background noises.... Read More...

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Methotrexate Exposure Impacts Cognitive Processes Cancer Survivors Need to Multitask

Neuroscience NewsJune 6, 2016

According to researchers, pediatric leukemia patients exposed to high levels of methotrexate are more likely to have problems with mental flexibility and other cognitive skills as long term survivors.... Read More...

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Physical Activity Linked to Reduced Alzheimer’s Risk and Greater Gray Matter Volume

Neuroscience NewsMarch 11, 2016

Older adults who are physically active have greater gray matter volume and a decreased risk of Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Persistent headache or back pain ‘twice as likely’ in the presence of the other

Researchers hone in on the elusive receptor for sour taste

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Persistent headache or back pain ‘twice as likely’ in the presence of the other

Researchers hone in on the elusive receptor for sour taste

Neurology

Persistent headache or back pain ‘twice as likely’ in the presence of the other

Migraine sufferers needlessly enduring agonizing pain

Autoantibodies in pregnancy: A cause of behavioral disorders in the child?

AI

Wearable brain-machine interface could control a wheelchair, vehicle or computer

Can AI spot liars?

Robotics

Electronic glove offers ‘humanlike’ features for prosthetic hand users

Robotic thread is designed to slip through the brain’s blood vessels

Understanding the animal brain could help robots wash your dishes

Psychology

Do narcissistic traits wane as people age?

frontal lobe

Brain Rewires Itself to Enhance Other Senses in Blind People

Wired For Sound: Enraging Noises Caused By Brain Connection Overdrive

Talk Therapy Helps Strengthen Brain Connections

Bilingualism May Save Brain Resources As You Age

Stuttering Linked to Reduced Blood Flow in Brain Area Associated With Language

Wild Cat Brains: An Evolutionary Curveball

Neurons Continue to Migrate After Birth

Math Difficulties May Reflect Problems in a Critical Learning System in the Brain

Alcohol Dependent People May Lack Important Enzyme

Part of Brain That Compensates for Hearing Loss in Elderly Identified

Methotrexate Exposure Impacts Cognitive Processes Cancer Survivors Need to Multitask

Physical Activity Linked to Reduced Alzheimer’s Risk and Greater Gray Matter Volume