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·August 5, 2021·6 min read

This Touchy-Feely Glove Senses and Maps Tactile Stimuli

A new touch-sensing glove can feel pressure and other tactile stimuli, researchers report. The glove has applications for those with motor function disorders and could be adapted from virtual reality gaming experiences.

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·July 29, 2021·7 min read

Sleep Study’s Eye-Opening Findings

Sleeping longer at night had little impact on work productivity or cardiovascular health. However, taking a short daytime nap helped improve productivity and well-being overall.

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·July 5, 2021·6 min read

Common Mechanism Underlies Some Behavioral Traits Seen in Autism and Schizophrenia

Certain genes that are mutated or missing in those with schizophrenia and autism cause similar dysfunction in neural networks within the thalamus.

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·March 27, 2021·7 min read

Gene Changes Linked to Severe Repetitive Behaviors

Study identifies genes that become activated in the brain prior to the initiation of severe repetitive behaviors associated with addiction, ASD, and schizophrenia.

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·March 27, 2021·4 min read

Algorithm Designs Soft Robots That Sense

A new algorithm is allowing researchers to develop soft robots that are better able to collect useful information about their surroundings.

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·March 3, 2021·5 min read

Why the APOE4 Gene Enhances Alzheimer’s Risk

APOE4 affects lipid metabolism, but taking choline supplements may help protect carriers from developing Alzheimer's disease and slow cognitive decline.

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·February 15, 2021·6 min read

New Surgery May Enable Better Control of Prosthetic Limbs

Reconnecting muscle pairs during surgery following amputation provides patients more sensory feedback from the limb, researchers report.

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·January 29, 2021·6 min read

Our Gut-Brain Connection

A new "organ on a chip" system helps researchers uncover how bacteria in the human digestive tract can impact neurological diseases.

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·January 11, 2021·6 min read

Brain Circuit That Encodes Timing of Events Identified

Pyramidal cells in the CA2 region of the hippocampus are responsible for storing critical timing information.

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·December 15, 2020·5 min read

To the Brain, Reading Computer Code Is Not the Same as Reading Language

Interpreting computer code activates general-purpose brain networks, but not language processing areas.

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·November 29, 2020·4 min read

How Humans Use Objects in Novel Ways to Solve Problems

Study provides a new framework for investigating and formalizing the cognitive processes behind how humans use tools.

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·November 23, 2020·6 min read

Social Isolation Provokes Brain Activity Similar to That Seen During Hunger Cravings

Activity in the substantia nigra is similar following a day of social isolation as it is following a day of starvation.

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