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·August 12, 2020·3 min read

Adaptation in Single Neurons Provides Memory for Language Processing

Working memory for language processing can be provided by the down-regulation of neural excitability in response to external input.

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·August 10, 2020·4 min read

Individual Differences in the Brain

Distinct personality traits emerge and manifest via both behavior and neural activity.

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·July 24, 2020·5 min read

Why the Brain Never Processes the Same Input in the Same Way

Depending on the network state, certain neurons in the primary somatosensory cortex can be more or less excitable, which shapes stimulus processing in the brain.

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·July 23, 2020·2 min read

Neanderthals May Have Had a Lower Threshold for Pain

Genomic research finds those who inherited a special ion channel from Neanderthals experience more pain.

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·July 13, 2020·3 min read

Changes in the Immune System Can Promote Healthy Aging

Findings suggest increased inflammation causes the aging process to accelerate, and there is a fine balance between maintaining immune system function and longevity.

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·July 6, 2020·4 min read

Owner Behavior Affects Effort and Accuracy in Dogs’ Communications

Owners who are encouraging increased their dog's showing effort for finding a toy, but decreased their showing accuracy.

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·June 16, 2020·5 min read

The “Love Hormone” Oxytocin can also give rise to aggressive behavior

Using optogenetics, researchers were able to manipulate oxytocin producing cells in a highly precise manner. They discovered oxytocin can amplify aggression as well as social friendliness.

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·June 15, 2020·3 min read

Brothers in arms: The brain and its blood vessels

Blood vessels can sense the metabolic state of nearby neurons. An imbalance of fatty acids is sensed by neural blood vessels, stimulating them to mount a stress response by loosening the blood-brain barrier. If the imbalance remains, the leaky blood-brain barrier can induce a disease state.

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·June 12, 2020·2 min read

Research links personality traits to toilet paper stockpiling

Those who score high on the personality traits of conscientiousness and emotionality are more likely to panic buy and stockpile under the threat of a natural disaster.

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·May 19, 2020·3 min read

Observing the freely behaving brain in action

A newly developed head-mounted miniature microscope can capture images of all cortical layers of a freely moving rat.

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·May 19, 2020·4 min read

Brain structure that controls our behavior discovered

Researchers implicate the inferior frontal junction area in controlling behavior and executive function.

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·April 28, 2020·3 min read

How the heart affects our perception

Brain activity alters over the heartbeat cycle, helping us make sure certain information is kept out of our conscious experience. The findings provide a conceptual framework to explain how internal signals integrate into our conscious perception of the world.