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·May 29, 2022·2 min read

Why Are Male Mice Afraid of Bananas?

N-pentyl acetate, an odorant responsible for the unique smell of bananas, is released in the urine of pregnant and lactating female mice. The chemical produces a stress response in male mice. The findings reveal how chemical signaling in female mice protects their offspring.

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·May 17, 2022·4 min read

Concussion Symptoms in Children May Have Multiple Underlying Causes

Researchers report different types of brain injuries caused by concussions in children may lead to similar symptoms.

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·May 11, 2022·4 min read

Blocking Inflammation May Lead To Chronic Pain

Anti-inflammatories may relieve pain in the short term, but blocking inflammation can lead to longer-term chronic pain, a new study reports.

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·April 7, 2022·3 min read

What Shaking a Container Can Teach Us About Touch

Study sheds light on the human ability to understand how an object moves inside a container, revealing how different kinds of information can be conveyed via the sense of touch.

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·March 16, 2022·3 min read

Largest Ever Psychedelics Study Maps Changes of Conscious Awareness to Neurotransmitter Systems

Study reveals how psychedelic drug-induced changes in subjective awareness are rooted in specific neurotransmitter systems.

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·December 3, 2021·3 min read

Pandemic Worriers Shown to Have Impaired General Cognitive Abilities

Researchers say the COVID pandemic has had an impact on people's cognitive abilities and risk perception.

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·August 31, 2021·3 min read

Fighting Brain Cancer at Its Root

Researchers have identified specific proteins that drive the development of cancer stem cells. They report targeting and suppressing galectin1, in addition to radiation therapy, could be an effective treatment for glioblastoma brain cancer.

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·August 9, 2021·3 min read

Brain Connectivity Can Build Better AI

Artificial neural networks modeled on human brain connectivity can effectively perform complex cognitive tasks.

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·July 21, 2021·3 min read

Those Who Are More Creative Can Think Of Ideas With Greater “Distances” Between Them

A simple exercise of naming unrelated words and measuring the semantic distance between the words could serve as an objective measure of personal creativity, a new study reports.

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·July 10, 2021·4 min read

Cell Structure Previously Associated With Disease Actually Improves Brain Function

Axonal swelling in the Purkinje cells of mice had no detrimental impact on firing rate or the speed at which axons transmit signals. At peak firing rate, axons with swellings were less likely to fail than those without.

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·July 9, 2021·5 min read

Understanding Our Perception of Rhythm

When perceiving rhythm, the brain makes two separate decisions based on grouping and prominence. The groupings mutually inform each other to generate an overall rhythmic perception.