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·February 19, 2021·3 min read

Stereotypes Can Harm Performance Of Older Adults On Cognitive And Physical Tasks

When older people feel personally stigmatized as being physically or cognitively deficient, they fail to live up to their actual abilities when tested, a new study reports.

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·January 22, 2021·4 min read

COVID-19 Attack On Brain, Not Lungs, Triggers Severe Disease In Mice

Mice exposed to COVID-19 through the nasal passage, researchers noted a rapid and escalated attack on the brain by the virus that triggered a more severe outcome of the infection, even after the lungs were cleared of the disease. Researchers also found virus levels were over 1,000 times higher in the brain than other parts of the body.

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·December 9, 2020·4 min read

Brains Work Harder While Processing Descriptions of Motion in Other Languages

Our brains work harder to process information when we read about movement in a way that is not typical of our native languages.

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·January 23, 2020·3 min read

New insight into brain connectivity

Researchers have developed a new framework that sheds new light on changes in the brain's activity and connections.

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·July 8, 2019·4 min read

Structure of brain networks is not fixed

Brain networks are spatially and functionally fluid, and not static, as previously believed.

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·April 17, 2019·4 min read

Gender identity leaves imprint on human brains

Gender identity, rather than sex, may cause the epigenome of the brain to differ in males and females.

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·January 18, 2019·4 min read

Common Food Additives May Promote Anxiety and Reduce Social Behavior: Mouse Study

A new mouse study reveals common food additives, such as the dietary emulsifiers CMC and P80, may increase the risk of anxiety related disorders and adversely affect social behaviors.

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·July 6, 2018·3 min read

Chimpanzee Personality Traits Linked to Their Brain Structure

Researchers report personality traits in chimpanzees are correlated to the size of their hippocampus. The study reports greater hippocampal volume is linked to an increase in alpha behavior and decreased self regulatory function.

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·February 8, 2018·3 min read

Chimpanzee Self Control is Related to Intelligence

According to researchers, a chimpanzees' general intelligence is correlated with their ability to delay gratification and exert self control.

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·June 2, 2017·5 min read

Researchers Rewire Brain of One Species to Have Connectivity of Another

Researchers have rewired the neural circuits of one species and given its connections to a new species. The study answers a number of questions about evolution of neural circuits and behavior.