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·October 16, 2017·4 min read

How Dopamine Tells Us Something Isn’t Worth the Wait

A new study reports on the role dopamine plays in decision making.

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·October 12, 2017·4 min read

Brain Waves Reflect Different Types of Learning

MIT researchers reveal the neural signatures for explicit and implicit learning.

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·October 11, 2017·3 min read

Research Identifies Brain Chemical Abnormalities in Earliest Stage of Psychosis

Elevated glycine levels are associated with the onset of psychosis, a new study reports.

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·October 10, 2017·5 min read

Being Unaware of Memory Loss Predicts Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer's risk is increased for those with anosognosia, a condition in which sufferers are unaware they are experiencing memory loss.

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·October 9, 2017·4 min read

Brain Development and Plasticity Share Similar Signalling Pathways

Researchers have identified three molecules they believe could be key for memory and learning.

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·October 9, 2017·3 min read

Human Minibrains Reveal Effects of Psychedelic Substance

A new study reveals psychedelic substances may have a neuroprotective role when it comes to inflammation. Researchers also report psychedelics can alter signaling pathways associated with neuroplasticity.

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·October 6, 2017·2 min read

Researchers Studying Drug’s Potential to Prevent Alzheimer’s

Researchers are testing whether low doses of Rapamycin, a drug most commonly used as an immunosuppressant following an organ transplant, can help to prevent Alzheimer's disease.

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·October 2, 2017·2 min read

How Sleep Helps the Brain to Reorganize Itself

A Nature Communications study reveals the activity of dendrites increase as we sleep. This increased activity could be key to how we are able to form memories.

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·September 30, 2017·6 min read

New Clues From Brain Structures of Mantis Shrimp

An eLife study reveals mantis shrimps have mushroom bodies in the brains. A key player in memory and learning in insects, mushroom bodies have not previously been identified in crustaceans. Researchers believe their finding could shed light on how brain structures evolved in arthropods.

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·September 30, 2017·4 min read

Gamers Have an Advantage in Learning

People who play video games for more than 15 hours per week performed better in learning tasks and showed increased activity in brain areas associated with memory than non-gamers, a new study reports.

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·September 29, 2017·6 min read

New Functions of the Hippocampus Unveiled

A new PNAS study reveals the hippocampus can promote brain wide functional connectivity in the cerebral cortex, and enhance sensory response. Researchers say the hippocampus should be considered to the the 'heart of the brain'.