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·September 9, 2020·4 min read

Unconscious Learning Underlies Belief in a God

People whose brains are more predisposed to implicit pattern learning are more likely to believe in a deity, researchers report.

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·January 27, 2017·4 min read

Mindful Meditation Training Lowers Biomarkers of Stress Response in Anxiety Disorder

According to researchers, mindful meditation can reduce stress hormones and inflammatory responses to stressful situations in people with GAD.

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·October 23, 2019·3 min read

Why, Sometimes, We Don’t See What We Actually Saw

Crashes in visual processing occur when neurons processing one image are tasked with processing another too quickly. This results in either one or both images being unable to reach our conscious awareness.

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·January 29, 2018·5 min read

Language is Learned in Brain Circuits that Predate Humans

A new study reveals language is learned in brain systems that predate humans.

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·June 5, 2020·2 min read

Early-life education improves memory in old age, especially for women

Females who attend school for longer have better memory ability in old age, a new study reports. For each year of education, memory gains were, on average, five times greater for women than the losses experienced due to each year of aging.

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·October 10, 2022·5 min read

After Stroke in an Infant’s Brain, Right Side of Brain Compensates for Loss of Language in Left Side

In children who experienced a left-hemisphere stroke within days of birth, brain plasticity allows the right hemisphere to acquire language abilities normally handled by the left hemisphere while maintaining its own language ability as well.

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·July 5, 2023·4 min read

Rethinking Speech Recognition: An Unexpected Discovery in Brain’s Lexicon

Researchers identified the brain's verbal language catalog, or auditory lexicon, in an unexpected location: the front of the primary auditory cortex, not its back. This discovery defies a century-long assumption about brain organization and could significantly influence strategies for recovery and rehabilitation post-brain injury.

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·February 19, 2018·4 min read

Newborn Babies Who Suffered Stroke Regain Language Function in Opposite Side of Brain

According to researchers, following a perinatal stroke that damages the language area in the left hemisphere, the brain remaps to use the right hemisphere for language.

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·November 9, 2022·7 min read

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Is as Effective as an Antidepressant Drug for Treating Anxiety Disorders

Study reveals mindfulness-based stress reduction methods proved to be as effective as antidepressants for relieving symptoms for those with anxiety disorders.

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·September 19, 2018·6 min read

Using Electrical Brain Stimulation to Foster Creativity

Researchers debate the growing use of tES to enhance creativity, concluding there is a potential value in brain stimulation. However, researchers say, the use of tES raises a number of neuroethical, legal and social issues that must be addressed.

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·June 27, 2017·6 min read

Parkinson’s Associated Protein Linked to Human Upper GI Tract Infections

A new study reports chronic infections of the upper gastrointestinal tract could be linked to Parkinson's disease. Researchers say alpha synuclein, a Parkinson's linked protein, is released during upper GI infections, inducing an immune response. Findings suggest frequent chronic infections could overwhelm the body's ability to remove the protein, leading to the onset of Parkinson's.

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·August 19, 2021·4 min read

Key Mental Abilities Can Actually Improve During Aging

Orienting and executive inhibition, two key brain functions associated with attending to new information and focusing on important aspects of a situation, can improve in older individuals. These functions underlie aspects of cognition, including memory and decision making, and even navigation, math, and language.

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Unconscious Learning Underlies Belief in a God

Why, Sometimes, We Don’t See What We Actually Saw

Language is Learned in Brain Circuits that Predate Humans

Early-life education improves memory in old age, especially for women

After Stroke in an Infant’s Brain, Right Side of Brain Compensates for Loss of Language in Left Side

Rethinking Speech Recognition: An Unexpected Discovery in Brain’s Lexicon

Newborn Babies Who Suffered Stroke Regain Language Function in Opposite Side of Brain

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Is as Effective as an Antidepressant Drug for Treating Anxiety Disorders

Using Electrical Brain Stimulation to Foster Creativity

Parkinson’s Associated Protein Linked to Human Upper GI Tract Infections

Key Mental Abilities Can Actually Improve During Aging

Wasabi Compound Enhances Memory

Genes Associated with Earlier and Higher Reproduction Linked to Accelerated Aging

Novel Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Shows Promise

Brain’s Response to Crucial Language Hub Removal: New Insights

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