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·April 5, 2019·4 min read

Robots to autocomplete soldier tasks

Study uncovers how the brain coordinates between different regions while executing cognitive tasks. The findings may help advance artificial intelligence algorithms.

This brain image is made up of words associated with PTSD

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·April 3, 2019·8 min read

Biology may make certain PTSD patients unresponsive to behavioral therapy

A neuroimaging and behavioral signature associated with connectivity in the ventral attention network has been identified in a subgroup of PTSD patients who fail to respond to treatment.

This shows a brain with the frontal lobes highlighted

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·April 3, 2019·4 min read

Study illuminates the brain’s inner workings

Study explores how large scale patterns of brain activity can vary between cognitive systems, and across people.

This image shows brain scans of the continued damage alcohol does to the brain

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·April 3, 2019·5 min read

Alcohol-induced brain damage continues after alcohol is stopped

Contrary to popular belief that brain changes begin to normalize immediately after ceasing alcohol consumption, a new study reveals damage to the brain continues during the first weeks of abstinence.

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·March 20, 2019·7 min read

Brain-inspired AI inspires insights about the brain (and vice versa)

A new deep learning system is able to predict, with great accuracy, how different brain areas respond to specific words. The model also found concepts localized to the auditory cortex are less dependent on context.

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·February 18, 2019·3 min read

Modulating Stress Circuits

A new study reveals a unique population of corticotropin releasing factor neurons in female mice that may mediate differences in stress response.

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·February 17, 2019·5 min read

Identifying Brain Patterns of Consciousness

Researchers shed light on the neural networks that appear to govern human consciousness.

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·February 16, 2019·5 min read

Brain Connections That Disadvantage Night Owls Revealed

A new MRI study reveals those who get to sleep and wake up late have lower resting brain connectivity in regions associated with the maintenance of consciousness. Researchers report the reduced brain connectivity is linked to poorer attention, slower reactions and increased daytime sleepiness.

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·February 2, 2019·5 min read

Link Between Psychiatric Disorders and Events During Prenatal Development Identified

A new study reports genetic variants that are critical for the development of the brain during fetal development are also frequently found in psychiatric disorders.

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·January 30, 2019·5 min read

Two Windows Into the Brain

A new study reveals a direct link between altered brain activity and social deficits in ASD.

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·January 25, 2019·3 min read

When It Comes to Brain Connectivity, Cell Location Matters Most

A new study reports brain connectivity appears to be dictated by the spatial architecture of neurons, rather than the cell type-specific cues.

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·January 18, 2019·6 min read

Synaptic Logic for Connections Between Two Brain Hemispheres Discovered

Researchers have developed a new technique that helps identify the functional properties of individual synapses that link the two hemispheres of the brain.