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·December 3, 2016·4 min read

Electronically Picking Your Brain – For Market Research

Researchers look to neuroimaging and EEG technology to improve market research.

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·November 20, 2015·2 min read

Searching For Happiness: Finding Where Happiness Happens in the Brain

Researchers find the neurobiological root of happiness in the precuneus.

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·September 17, 2021·3 min read

How Scents Take On Meaning

The olfactory system works in combination with the brain's reward and aversion systems in both learning and memory formation.

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·February 22, 2019·9 min read

Finding the Elusive Drinking ‘Brake’

Researchers have uncovered a mechanism in the BNST that senses the negative effects of alcohol and modulates the urge to drink. The study reports that when this mechanism doesn't function correctly, we lose the ability to recognize that we have had enough to drink.

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·March 18, 2016·3 min read

Larger Globus Pallidus Volume in Those With Schizophrenia

Researchers discover people with schizophrenia have greater volume in globus pallidus than in healthy subjects.

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·April 5, 2018·5 min read

Researchers Identify Area of the Amygdala Involved in Taste Aversion

A new study implicates the basolateral amygdala in conditioned taste aversion. The study could pave the way for treatments to curb taste aversions associated with chemotherapy and eating disorders.

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·November 8, 2018·5 min read

Brain Activity Pattern May Be Early Sign of Schizophrenia

Researchers have identified abnormalities in specific neural networks that may be a biomarker to predict the risk of developing schizophrenia.

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·October 10, 2019·6 min read

Brain mechanisms have potential to block arthritis pain

Researchers discover the amygdala is a critical site of action for pain modulation. An existing compound, LY379268, provides pain-relieving effects and helps to reduce anxiety.

This image shows MRI scans of both the brains of women who abused substances and those who did not.

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·July 14, 2015·4 min read

Brain Volume Reduced in Women, But Not Men, Who Abuse Stimulant Drugs

According to a new study, women who abuse stimulant drugs have significantly less gray matter volume in brain areas vital for decision making and emotion.

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·December 19, 2016·4 min read

Early Life Social Stress Has Long Term Impact on Brain Networks: Rat Study

Findings about how early life social stress affect brain connections in mice may have implications for treating human psychiatric illnesses.

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·April 9, 2015·3 min read

Delicate Magnolia Scent Activates Human Pheromone Receptor

According to a new study, the scent of Hedione triggers different brain activities in males and females that do not occur with traditional fragrances.