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Connection of Children to Nature Brings Less Distress, Hyperactivity and Behavioral Problems

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 11, 2019

A new study reveals spending time connecting with nature helps to reduce behavioral problems and anxiety in children, as well as improving overall health.... Read More...

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How Nature and Nurture Shape the Sleeping Brain

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 24, 2018

Using EEG to study twin teenagers, researchers tease apart the influence of genetic and environmental factors on brain activity during sleep.... Read More...

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Watching Nature Shows Could Be Good For Your Body Image

Neuroscience NewsJune 18, 2018

Researchers report watching videos of nature and natural scenes can help to improve your body image.... Read More...

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Nature, Meet Nurture

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 8, 2018

A new study reveals a diverse array of genetic changes that occur in the brain following sensory experiences.... Read More...

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Magic Mushrooms May Alter How You Feel About Nature (and Politics)

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 26, 2018

Months after receiving psilocybin treatments for depression, patients report feeling more connected with nature and experience a shift away from authoritarian political views, researchers report.... Read More...

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A Walk in the Mall or Park? For Moms and Daughters, a Stroll in the Park is Best

Neuroscience NewsNovember 18, 2017

Spending time walking in nature can help facilitate more positive relationships and family cohesion, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Living Near a Forest Keeps Your Amygdala Healthier

Neuroscience NewsOctober 13, 2017

A neuroimaging study reveals city dwellers who live closer to forests were more likely to have healthier amygdala structure and were better able to deal with stressful situations.... Read More...

Got a Picky Eater? How ‘Nature and Nurture’ May Be Influencing Eating Behavior in Young Children

Neuroscience NewsOctober 3, 2017

Picky eating in children may not be a result of tricky behavior, it could actually be down to genetics. Researchers identify two genes associated with picky eating.... Read More...

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How The Sounds of Nature Help Us to Relax

Neuroscience NewsMarch 30, 2017

Listening to the sounds of nature creates an outward directed focus of attention, helping us to relax, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Nurture Can Override Nature When it Comes to Depression

Neuroscience NewsMarch 29, 2016

According to researchers, putting genetically depressed rats in engaging environments can make them happier.... Read More...

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Environmental Intervention Can Temporarily Raise General Intelligence

Neuroscience NewsMarch 14, 2016

A new study reports environmental intervention can help to raise general intelligence in low birth weight children, but only in the short term.... Read More...

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Spending Time in Nature May Enhance Immune System and Benefit Health

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 16, 2015

A new study links spending time in nature with better health and enhanced functioning of the immune system.... Read More...

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Bartonella Infection and Sudden Onset Adolescent Schizophrenia: Case Study

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Research into aphasia reveals new interactions between language and thought

Neuroscience

Bartonella Infection and Sudden Onset Adolescent Schizophrenia: Case Study

Most Teens Report Using Marijuana Less Often After Legalization

Research into aphasia reveals new interactions between language and thought

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Periodontitis may raise the risk for developing dementia

New proof that narcolepsy is an autoimmune disease

AI

AI and MRIs at birth can predict cognitive development at age 2

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

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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

Bartonella Infection and Sudden Onset Adolescent Schizophrenia: Case Study

Fast-acting psychedelic associated with improvements in depression/anxiety

NIH-funded rodent study finds molecular link between adolescent alcohol use and adult anxiety

Connection of Children to Nature Brings Less Distress, Hyperactivity and Behavioral Problems

How Nature and Nurture Shape the Sleeping Brain

Watching Nature Shows Could Be Good For Your Body Image

Nature, Meet Nurture

Magic Mushrooms May Alter How You Feel About Nature (and Politics)

A Walk in the Mall or Park? For Moms and Daughters, a Stroll in the Park is Best

Living Near a Forest Keeps Your Amygdala Healthier

Got a Picky Eater? How ‘Nature and Nurture’ May Be Influencing Eating Behavior in Young Children

How The Sounds of Nature Help Us to Relax

Nurture Can Override Nature When it Comes to Depression

Environmental Intervention Can Temporarily Raise General Intelligence

Spending Time in Nature May Enhance Immune System and Benefit Health