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·June 27, 2019·5 min read

Brain structure determines individual differences regarding music sensitivity

White matter connectivity between the auditory processing areas and brain areas associated with reward may explain why we like, or dislike music.

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·June 19, 2019·5 min read

Information addiction: How information is like snacks, money, and drugs to your brain

Obtaining new information may be addictive. Study finds information acquisition shares the same dopamine producing reward system pathway as food, financial rewards and drugs.

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·January 14, 2019·5 min read

The Circuits That Help You Keep Your Cool

Researchers reveal how connections from around the mammalian brain stimulate two key cell types in the locus coeruleus to moderate arousal in two different ways.

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·May 16, 2018·4 min read

Our Brains Are Obsessed with Being Social

Researchers report the temporoparietal junction and medial prefrontal cortex experience increased connectivity during rest following encoding new social information.

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·May 14, 2018·4 min read

Study Shows Details of Brain Networks in Autism

Study confirms the spatial layout of brain networks is more pronounced in those with autism. Additionally, most of the variations in network location was identified in attention networks.

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·December 8, 2017·4 min read

Brain Network That Helps Babies Learn to Walk Identified

Researchers have identified a brain network that is involved in helping an infant learn to walk. Additionally, disruptions in the network may predict future risk of a child being diagnosed with ASD.

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·November 3, 2017·7 min read

Electron Microscopy Uncovers Unexpected Connections in Fruit Fly Brain

Microscopy technology allows researchers to discover new connections in brain areas associated with memory and learning in fruit flies.

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·November 1, 2017·3 min read

People with Psychotic-Like Experiences Spend Less Time in Healthy Brain States

According to researchers, healthy people who experience subtle symptoms of psychotic disorders, such as hallucinations, have altered brain dynamics.

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·October 9, 2017·3 min read

Watch Out! Brain Network Calculates Impact of Approaching Object

A new study investigates how the a specific brain network tracks the location and speed of an object, helping animals to prepare for imminent impact.

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·September 7, 2017·2 min read

A New Learning Rule for Memory Formation and Storage Revealed

A new study questions traditional views of how memories are formed and stored in the brain. Additionally, researchers propose a new mechanism for learning.

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·August 25, 2017·5 min read

Ringing in Ears Keeps Brain More at Attention and Less at Rest

Researchers reveal the precuneus is more connected to the dorsal attention network and less connected to the default mode network in people with chronic tinnitus.