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Brain Wave Stimulation May Improve Alzheimer’s Symptoms

Neuroscience NewsMarch 14, 2019

Multisensory gamma wave stimulation improves recognition and spatial memory, in addition to reducing amyloid in the auditory cortex and hippocampal CA1 areas of mice. Findings suggest such sensory stimulation boosts hippocampal function and reduces Alzheimer's linked pathologies throughout the neocortex.... Read More...

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New MRI Sensor Can Image Activity Deep Within the Brain

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 22, 2019

Researchers at MIT have developed a new neuroimaging technique that can track signaling processes inside neurons. The MRI sensor will enable researchers to identify the roles neurons play in different types of behavior.... Read More...

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Link Between Happiness and Air Quality in China

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 21, 2019

A new study reports the moods expressed by people on social media tend to decline when air pollution gets worse.... Read More...

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Specific Gene Variants May Increase Bipolar Risk

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 20, 2019

According to researchers, CPG2 is significantly less abundant in the brains of those with bipolar disorder. The findings could help develop new diagnostics and treatment for bipolar disorder.... Read More...

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Mapping the Brain at High Resolution

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 17, 2019

Researchers report a newly developed 3D imaging technique can reveal, more quickly and in greater detail, how neurons connect throughout the brain.... Read More...

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The Circuits That Help You Keep Your Cool

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 14, 2019

Researchers reveal how connections from around the mammalian brain stimulate two key cell types in the locus coeruleus to moderate arousal in two different ways. ... Read More...

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Specific Gene Variants May Raise Bipolar Disorder Risk

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 9, 2019

Researchers report the CPG2 protein is significantly decreased in the brains of people with bipolar disorder and mutations in the SYNE1 gene undermines the expression of CPG2. The study shows how a set of genetic differences in those with bipolar disorder can lead to specific psychological dysfunction in synapses in the brain. The findings could help improve diagnosis of the disorder and help develop new treatments for BD.... Read More...

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Gut-Brain Connection Signals Behavioral Alterations While Eating: Worm Study

Neuroscience NewsDecember 20, 2018

Researchers have identified neurons in the guts of C. elegans that detect when bacteria are ingested and release a neurotransmitter that signals the brain to halt locomotion. ... Read More...

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How Returning to a Prior Context Briefly Heightens Memory Recall

Neuroscience NewsDecember 11, 2018

After creating a memory in a context, engram cells encoding the memory in the hippocampus become more excitable when the context is repeated a short time later, researchers report.... Read More...

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How the Brain Switches Between Different Sets of Rules

Neuroscience NewsNovember 19, 2018

Researchers have identified a region of the thalamus that helps us switch between appropriate behavior required for different contexts.... Read More...

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Dopamine Primes the Brain for Enhanced Vigilance

Neuroscience NewsNovember 8, 2018

Researchers have identified a brain network that may control the diversion of attention to focus on potential threats. Dopamine, they report, is key to the process.... Read More...

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Brain Activity Pattern May Be Early Sign of Schizophrenia

Neuroscience NewsNovember 8, 2018

Researchers have identified abnormalities in specific neural networks that may be a biomarker to predict the risk of developing schizophrenia.... Read More...

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Neuroscience

Deep brain stimulation provides sustained relief for severe depression

Bartonella Infection and Sudden Onset Adolescent Schizophrenia: Case Study

Most Teens Report Using Marijuana Less Often After Legalization

Neurology

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AI

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A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

Less-invasive procedure helps surgeons pinpoint epilepsy surgical candidates

Robotics

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Seeing through a robot’s eyes helps those with profound motor impairments

A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

Psychology

Deep brain stimulation provides sustained relief for severe depression

Bartonella Infection and Sudden Onset Adolescent Schizophrenia: Case Study

Fast-acting psychedelic associated with improvements in depression/anxiety

Brain Wave Stimulation May Improve Alzheimer’s Symptoms

New MRI Sensor Can Image Activity Deep Within the Brain

Specific Gene Variants May Increase Bipolar Risk

Mapping the Brain at High Resolution

The Circuits That Help You Keep Your Cool

Specific Gene Variants May Raise Bipolar Disorder Risk

Gut-Brain Connection Signals Behavioral Alterations While Eating: Worm Study

How Returning to a Prior Context Briefly Heightens Memory Recall

How the Brain Switches Between Different Sets of Rules

Dopamine Primes the Brain for Enhanced Vigilance

Brain Activity Pattern May Be Early Sign of Schizophrenia