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·October 19, 2022·7 min read

Brain’s Sensitivity to Different Types of Regret May Impact Mood Disorders Like Depression

Study finds mice show sensitivity to two different types of regret, and the different thought processes stem from different parts of the brain. Researchers also identified a genetic marker that predisposes maladaptive stress response traits and vulnerability to depression was linked to sensitivity to one type of regret.

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·June 24, 2022·2 min read

Researchers Uncover Brain Waves Related to Social Behavior

Study reveals brain wave activity in the medial prefrontal cortex and amygdala associated with social behavior in mice.

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·May 23, 2022·5 min read

How Do You Know Not to Laugh at a Funeral? This Region of the Brain Is Key

Researchers reveal the role the prefrontal cortex plays in emotional processing and emotional suppression.

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·May 21, 2022·5 min read

Psychedelics: How They Act on the Brain to Relieve Depression

Researchers explore the effect psychedelics have on the brain and how they are effective at treating depression.

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·October 14, 2021·5 min read

Unique Brain Signature of Intimate Partner Aggression Identified

Study reveals blunted activity in the medial prefrontal cortex was associated with aggressive behaviors by abusive partners in relationships.

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·June 28, 2021·4 min read

Novel Drug Reduces Anxiety-Like Behavior in Mice

KNT-127 reduced anxiety-like behaviors in mice, researchers report.

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·April 26, 2021·3 min read

How the Brain Encodes Social Network Structure

Brain regions associated with spatial processing also appear to govern and encode information about social relationships.

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·March 15, 2021·5 min read

What Happens in Your Brain When You ‘Lose Yourself’ in Fiction

Using characters from "Game of Thrones", researchers investigated what happens in the brain when people immerse themselves in fiction. The study found the more people became immersed in a story, the more they "became" the fictional character while reading. This was reflected in activity changes in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with thinking about one's self.

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·February 24, 2021·5 min read

New Experiences Enhance Learning by Resetting Key Brain Circuit

Novel experiences dampen previous memory representations in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, facilitating flexible strategy encoding in mice.

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·November 27, 2020·6 min read

Regions of the Brain Where Serotonin Promotes Patience Revealed

A new study reveals specific brain regions that individually promote patience through the action of serotonin.

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·November 2, 2020·3 min read

How the Brain Allows Actions Based on Social Cues

Information flow between the ventromedial premotor cortex and medial prefrontal cortex makes it possible for monkeys to correctly identify social cues.

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·September 1, 2020·4 min read

Study Sheds Light on Brain Mechanism Activated by Uncertainty

Neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex respond more to loss than to gain. Avoidance of risk-taking is affected by an area of the hippocampus that is associated with memory and anxiety. The findings suggest a close relationship between memory processing and decision making when risk is present, especially in stressful situations. The fresh insights might help guide new psychiatric therapies for disorders marked by excessive avoidance, such as anxiety, and depression, and also mania and addiction, where excessive risk-taking is a common feature.

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