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·March 6, 2017·6 min read

Not So Sweet? This Is What Happens to the Brain When You Give Up Sugar for Lent

Decided to cut back on sugary treats? A new article considers why it might not be such a sweet idea for all.

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·January 5, 2017·5 min read

Parkinson’s Protein Travels From Brain to Gut

Researchers report alpha-synuclein, a protein associated with Parkinson's disease, can travel from the brain to the gut by following a specific path.

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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 26, 2016·3 min read

How Neurons Have Meta Adapted to Cope With Our Rowdy World

A new study reports as auditory neurons become more familiar with a sound environment, they speed up their adaption to the noisiness of that environment.

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·October 26, 2016·5 min read

Brain Scans of Children with Tourette Offer Clues About Disorder

A new neuroimaging study identifies differences in brain areas in children with Tourette syndrome compared to peers without the disorder.

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·October 4, 2016·3 min read

Our Ability to Process Speech Declines With Age

According to researchers, our ability to track and understand speech in both noisy and quite environments deteriorates due to speech processing declines in the midbrain of older adults.

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·September 22, 2016·6 min read

Was it Better or Worse Than You Expected? Ask Your Basal Ganglia

Researchers have discovered a neural circuit that processes evaluations and have identified its sources.

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·September 21, 2016·3 min read

Ancient Brain Area Controls Eye Movements

Researchers report an ancient area of the midbrain in all vertebrates can independently control and re-orientate the eyes.

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·April 21, 2016·5 min read

Mapping Neurons Implicated in Parkinson’s Motor Impairment

Researchers have mapped out a circuit of neurons responsible for motor impairment in Parkinson's disease patients.

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·April 18, 2016·5 min read

Lost Your Train of Thought? Brain’s ‘Stopping’ System May Be to Blame

A new study reports the brain system involved in interrupting body movements also can put the breaks on our stream of thought.

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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·March 14, 2016·7 min read

How the Brain Detects Short Sounds

A new study reports on bow certain brain cells compute the length of sounds and are able to detect shorter noises.

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·February 23, 2016·3 min read

Bat Brain Behavior Offers Insights Into How Humans Focus Attention

Researchers discover how a bat's brain determines what's worth paying attention to.

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·December 18, 2015·3 min read

Development of Psychosis Linked to Heightened Blood Flow in the Brain

Researchers identify a key mechanism in the brain that appears to be associated with the development and onset of psychosis.

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