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·June 13, 2018·3 min read

Neural Circuit Mechanisms of Emotion Identified

Researchers shed light on the mechanisms behind the anxiolytic CRH circuit in the ventral tegmental area of the brain.

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·April 23, 2018·4 min read

Culture Shapes the Brain: How Reading Changes the Way We Think

A new study sheds light on how reading shapes our brain and can improve our memory. Those who are not practiced readers, researchers discovered, find it more difficult to distinguish how an object is oriented in space.

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·March 13, 2018·5 min read

How the Brain Processes Music

Researchers reveal the right homologue of the Broca's area plays a major role in the processing of music.

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·March 6, 2018·3 min read

Seeing Sound: Molecular Clues for Synesthesia Discovered

Researchers have identified six genes that appear to modify sensory experiences and may alter brain connectivity in those with synesthesia.

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·February 23, 2018·5 min read

Decoding the Structure of Huntintin

Researchers have decoded the 3D structure of the Huntingtin protein. The discovery may help develop new treatments for Huntington's disease.

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·February 20, 2018·4 min read

Jymmin: How a Combination of Exercise and Music Help Us Feel Less Pain

Jymmin, a system that mixes working out on exercise equipment and free musical improvisation, may make us less sensitive to pain, researchers report.

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·January 28, 2018·4 min read

Modern Human Brain Organization Emerged Only Recently

Max Planck researchers reveal Homo sapiens fossils show a gradual evolution of the human brain towards its current shape.

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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.

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·January 16, 2018·5 min read

Miles Davis is Not Mozart: Brains of Jazz and Classical Pianists Work Differently

Different processes occur in the brains of jazz and classical pianists while playing the same piece of music, researchers report.

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·January 7, 2018·4 min read

Vengeance is Sweet

Chimpanzees and children as young as six years of age feel the need to reprimand antisocial behavior, a new study reports.

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·December 27, 2017·4 min read

Where Voice Recognition Occurs in the Brain

A new study reveals the superior temporal gyrus appears to be critical for voice recognition.

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·December 13, 2017·3 min read

Anti-Stress Compound Reduces Obesity and Diabetes Risk

A protein associated with anxiety and depression has been found to act as a link between the stress regulatory system and metabolic processes, research report.