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          FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeurosciencePain
          ·December 16, 2021·2 min read

          Differences in Brain Structure and Genetics Linked to Chronic Pain

          Genetic differences contribute to both an increased risk of certain types of chronic pain and a reduction in the size of specific brain regions.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·November 18, 2021·5 min read

          The Brain Uses Bodily Signals to Regulate Fear

          Study reveals how the brain relies on feedback from the body to regulate fear response. When a mouse's body freezes in response to fear, its heart rate slows, and this leads to attenuated insular cortex activity.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·November 19, 2020·7 min read

          Financially Exploited Seniors Show Brain Differences and Are More Frail

          Older adults who experienced financial exploitation showed differences in brain activity in areas associated with social judgment and decision making. Additionally, those who are exploited financially tend to be physically frailer than their peers, with particular deficits in vision and hearing.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·November 25, 2019·2 min read

          Approaching the perception of touch in the brain

          Parts of the prefrontal cortex and posterior parietal lobe, in addition to the somatosensory cortex, play critical roles in touch perception.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·October 9, 2019·4 min read

          Craving junk food after a sleepless night?

          Sleep deprivation causes the olfactory system to go into overdrive, sharpening food odors, and breaking down communication within other brain areas that receive food signals.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·February 1, 2018·4 min read

          Insular Cortex Mediates Approach and Avoidance Responses to Others in Distress

          Summary: Social affective behaviors are linked to changes in insular cortex excitability caused by oxytocin, researchers report. Source: Boston College....
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·September 13, 2016·4 min read

          Belief About Nicotine Level Influences Cigarette Cravings and Brain Activity

          A new study reports believing a cigarette contains nicotine satisfied a smoker's cravings.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·July 13, 2016·4 min read

          New Evidence That Male and Female Brains Are Wired Differently

          Researchers discover structural and functional differences in the insula between men and women.
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          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·August 18, 2015·4 min read

          Brain Imaging Study Finds Unequal Healthcare Funding Provokes Moral Disgust

          A new study reports brain areas associated with moral and social disgust are triggered in people when they believe healthcare funding is split unequally.
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