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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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Green Tea Steeped in Bottled Water Increases Antioxidants

Potential Therapeutic Target for ALS Revealed

New Way By Which the Brain Marks Time Identified

Neuroscience

Green Tea Steeped in Bottled Water Increases Antioxidants

New Way By Which the Brain Marks Time Identified

The Sleeping Brain Remains Attentive to Its Environment

Neurology

Potential Therapeutic Target for ALS Revealed

Muscle Stem Cells Can Drive Cancer that Arises in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Stoke Drug May Also Prevent Alzheimer’s

AI

Using AI and Data Streams to Predict Local Flu Activity

Harnessing Machine Learning to Uncover New Insights Into the Brain

Neural Fingerprints ID Those Likely to Abstain from Cocaine

Robotics

How Game Theory Can Bring Humans and Robots Closer Together

3D Printed Robot Hand Plays the Piano

Robots to Perform Spinal Surgery with Pinpoint Accuracy

Psychology

Early Child Deprivation May Impair Memory and Executive Function at Age 16

B-Group Vitamins Can Improve Concentration In People With First Episode Psychosis

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