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·January 10, 2017·3 min read

Scrapping Excessive Neural Connections Helps Build New Connections

Findings could help in the development of new prevention options and treatments for drug addiction, researchers report.

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·January 9, 2017·4 min read

Brain Impairments in Preterm Infants May Begin in the Womb

According to researchers, even before a preterm infant is born, they may have alterations in the brain's neural networks that could contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders.

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·January 9, 2017·8 min read

Model Sheds Light on Purpose of Inhibitory Neurons

Researchers have developed a new computational model that could help shed light on the role of inhibitory neurons.

Featured Psychology

·December 27, 2016·4 min read

How the Brain Processes Faces From Sight to Recognition

A new study explores the neural basis for facial recognition and identification.

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·December 26, 2016·5 min read

The Incorrigibles: How the Brain’s Circuitry is Hardwired For Political Beliefs

A new study reports the more we are provided with contradictory evidence, the more stubborn we become about our political beliefs.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·December 26, 2016·5 min read

New Mechanism of How Brain Networks Form Identified

Inhibitory neurons form neural networks that become broader as they mature, a new study reports.

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Featured Neuroscience

·December 19, 2016·4 min read

Baby Brain: Pregnancy Brain Changes Last 2 Years After Birth

Study reports significant reduction in gray matter volume in brain regions associated with social cognition for up to two years following birth.

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·December 14, 2016·6 min read

Runners’ Brains May Be More Connected

According to researchers, endurance runners appear to have greater functional connectivity in their brains that those who don't exercise as much.

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·December 13, 2016·5 min read

Researchers Identify New Epilepsy Gene Network

Researchers have identified a network of 320 genes they believe to be associated with epilepsy.

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·December 13, 2016·3 min read

Your Left Hand Knows What Your Right Hand is Doing

Findings using virtual reality could help to improve treatments for people with limited hand strength.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 12, 2016·3 min read

Discovery of New Verbal Working Memory Architecture Has Implications for Artificial Intelligence

New findings about how the brain processes information in verbal working memory could have implications for the development of new AI systems, researchers report.