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·May 10, 2022·5 min read

The Brain Searches for the Best Way to Move the Body

When learning how to coordinate a new movement, the nervous system first explores and evaluates many different coordinated patterns. With experience, the nervous system then adapts specific aspects of movements and simultaneously decreases pattern variability.

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·May 3, 2022·8 min read

B12 Deficiency Harms Young Children’s Development, and the Food Relief We Provide Isn’t Good Enough

Study reveals vitamin B12 deficiency doesn't just lead to anemia in children, it also hinders brain development and motor function.

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·September 27, 2021·5 min read

Virtual Reality Affects Children Differently Than Adults

Immersive virtual reality could disrupt a child's default coordination strategy, researchers report.

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·September 3, 2021·5 min read

Gut and Heart Signals Affect How We See Ourselves

Study reveals the strength of the connection between the brain and internal organs is associated with how a person feels about their appearance. Weaker brain responses to the gut and heart were linked to greater levels of body shame and weight preoccupation.

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·April 15, 2021·4 min read

Brain Damage Linked to Common Compound In Everyday Plastic Items

BPA and BPS, two common plasticizers found in everyday items such as water bottles and food packaging, impair communication between neurons in the brain.

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·December 17, 2020·5 min read

Cellular Connections Found Between Nervous and Immune Systems

Researchers have identified a direct cellular interaction between the nervous system and the immune system. Pain sensing neurons around the lymph nodes can modulate lymph node activity.

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·October 15, 2020·5 min read

How the Nervous System Mutes or Boosts Sensory Information to Make Behavioral Decisions

Researchers have identified a novel neural network in fruit flies that converts external stimuli of varying intensity into decisions about whether to act.

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·September 12, 2020·4 min read

Glial Cells Play an Active Role in the Nervous System

Glial cells not only control the speed of nerve conduction, but they also influence the precision of signal transduction.

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·June 11, 2020·2 min read

COVID-19 threatens the entire nervous system

Roughly 50% of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 experience neurological symptoms including headaches, dizziness, smell and taste disorders, and stroke, a new study reports. Coronavirus may affect the entire nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and muscles. Neurological symptoms of COVID-19 may appear before the fever and cough commonly associated with infection.

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·November 2, 2019·2 min read

Emotional trauma and fear most likely cause of ‘Havana Syndrome’

Study reports the mysterious symptoms suffered by diplomats in Havana during 2016 and 2017 may have been caused by emotional trauma and fear. The authors claim Havana Syndrome is akin to "shell shock" symptoms, associated with war trauma.