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·May 4, 2018·4 min read

Even Brief Maternal Deprivation Early in Life Alters Adult Brain Function and Cognition

Babies removed from their mothers for 24 hours when they were 9 days old exhibited significant behavioral and brain structural abnormalities in adulthood, a new study reports. Researchers noted memory impairment and less communication between specific brain regions in those removed from maternal care.

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·February 13, 2018·2 min read

Brain Circuits that Trigger Fear Relapse Identified

Researchers report connections between the hippocampus and a specific type of neuron in the prefrontal cortex are involved in fear relapse. The findings could help in the development of new treatments for PTSD.

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·February 5, 2018·6 min read

How Brain’s Reward System Lessened Distress Over 2016 Election Results

People who tended to be more depressed as a result of the 2016 election have less family support and decreased activity in two key regions of the brain's reward system, researchers report.

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·January 8, 2018·1 min read

Amphetamine Abuse Disrupts Development of the Prefrontal Cortex: Mouse Study

According to a new study to be published in eNeuro, amphetamine use may disrupt the development of the orbital prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with decision making.

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·December 15, 2017·4 min read

Offbeat Brain Rhythms During Sleep Make Older Adults Forget

As we age, slow brain waves during non-REM sleep fail to time contact with sleep spindles efficiently, leading to a lessened ability to form new memories correctly, a new study reports.

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·October 27, 2017·4 min read

How the Brain Reacts to Difficult Moral Issues

According to researchers, familial relationships in movies affect the reactions in the viewer's brain to moral dilemma addressed between characters.

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·October 5, 2017·4 min read

Found in Translation: Universal Brain Activity When People Find Meaning in Stories, Regardless of Language

Regardless of our origin or native language, researchers discover universal patterns of brain activity when people find meaning in a story.

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·October 3, 2017·5 min read

‘Ideal Biomarker’ Detects Alzheimer’s Before Symptom Onset

Researchers have revealed a new, non-invasive, pre-clinical biomarker for Alzheimer's disease.

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·September 27, 2017·2 min read

Researchers Uncover Brain’s Filing System for Storing Experiences

A new study from NYU reveals how our brains organize experiences based on their similarities.

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·September 18, 2017·4 min read

Learning and Unlearning Fear: The Two Faces of Noradrenaline

RIKEN researchers report neurons in the locus coeruleus play a key role in emotional and flexible learning.

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·August 14, 2017·4 min read

Why Expensive Wine Appears to Taste Better

Researchers reveal how our brain's reward system tricks us into thinking a more expensive bottle of wine tastes better.

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·August 3, 2017·6 min read

Autism May Reflect Excitation-Inhibition Imbalance in Brain

Reducing the excitation-inhibition ratio by diminishing excitability of pyramidal neurons or increasing excitability of PV neurons led mice to spend more time engaged in social encounters. Researchers believe the excitation-inhibition balance may play a key role in autism and normal social behavior.