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·February 16, 2018·5 min read

Mental Rehearsal Prepares Our Brains For Real World Actions

A Neuron study reports brain machine interface technology may shed light on how mentally running through a routine improves performance.

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·February 15, 2018·3 min read

Running Helps Brain Stave off Effects of Chronic Stress

Researchers report running can help mitigate the impact chronic stress has on the hippocampus.

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·February 15, 2018·5 min read

Alzheimer’s Drug Repairs Brain Damage After Alcohol Binges: Rat Study

Researchers report a drug used to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease may help to reverse memory and learning problems in teens who binge drink.

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·February 9, 2018·4 min read

How Your Brain Helps You Learn New Skills

A new study reveals how fast spiking interneurons improve the efficiency of learning a new skill.

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·February 9, 2018·2 min read

Stem Cell Division Seen For First Time in Adult Brain

Researchers have observed how neural stem cells divide and new neurons are integrated into the hippocampus.

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·February 6, 2018·3 min read

Worm Uploaded to a Computer and Trained to Balance a Pole

Researchers have translated the neural system of a nematode worm into computer code. The study reports the researchers have trained the virtual worm to perform an array of amazing balancing acts.

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·February 6, 2018·3 min read

Brain Chemical Blamed For Old Age Mental Decline Could Hold Key to Its Reversal

Researchers report keeping levels of KYNA low throughout a worm's life can help prevent the onsite of age-related cognitive decline.

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·February 5, 2018·4 min read

Dim Light May Make Us Dumber

A new study reveals exposure to dim light might impact memory and learning. Researchers report rodents exposed to dim lighting lost 30 percent of hippocampal capacity and performed poorly on spatial tasks they had previously experienced.

Featured Psychology

·January 30, 2018·3 min read

Why Do We Trust, or Distrust Strangers? The Answer is Pavlovian

A new study reveals we trust, or distrust, strangers based on their resemblance to people we have experienced in the past.

Featured Neuroscience

·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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·January 26, 2018·4 min read

If You Swat Mosquitoes, They May Learn to Avoid Your Scent

A new study reveals mosquitoes can learn to associate a particular odor to an unpleasant shock, much like being swatted. Researchers report the insects tend to avoid the scent following the experience.

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·January 23, 2018·4 min read

Deaf Children Learn Words Faster Than Hearing Children

Max Planck Institute researchers report deaf children who receive cochlear implants are better at learning words when introduced to spoken word than children with normal hearing.