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Brain Structure Linked with Sex Based Differences in Anxiety Behavior: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2018

A new mouse study reveals females have a three fold higher abundance of EP3, in addition to elevated levels of genes associated with major depressive disorder in the locus coeruleus. ... Read More...

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Schizophrenia Affects Your Body, Not Just Your Brain

Neuroscience NewsMay 12, 2018

Researchers say schizophrenia should not be considered to be just a disorder of the mind, as schizophrenia can also impact other organs. A new study reveals people with schizophrenia often have an over active immune system and other physical disorders.... Read More...

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Brains of Young People with Severe Behavioral Problems ‘Wired’ Differently

Neuroscience NewsMay 1, 2018

Young people with conduct disorder have abnormal connectivity between the prefrontal cortex and amygdala, researchers report.... Read More...

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Chimp Study Reveals How Brain’s Structure Shaped Our Evolution

Neuroscience NewsNovember 15, 2017

A new neuroimaging study reveals patterns of asymmetry in the human brain may be unique to our species and could help explain how we developed language skills. ... Read More...

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Teens’ Ability to Consider the Intentions of Others Linked to Structural Changes in the Brain

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 13, 2017

A new Scientific Reports study links structural changes in the teenage brain to behavioral changes when it comes to understanding the intention of others.... Read More...

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Researchers Discover Devastating Disease Which Alters Brain Size

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 7, 2017

University of Manchester researchers have identified a genetic disease that appears to affect the size of the brain, leading to developmental problems. The disease is linked to mutations in the RAC1 gene.... Read More...

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Brain Region Mediates Pleasure of Eating

Neuroscience NewsAugust 22, 2017

Researchers have identified neurons in the amygdala that make food consumption rewarding. Activating NTR2a neurons caused mice to eat for longer periods of time.... Read More...

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Research Reveals ‘Exquisite Selectivity’ of Neuronal Wiring in the Cerebral Cortex

Neuroscience NewsAugust 21, 2017

Researchers track the connectivity patterns of chandelier cells.... Read More...

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Heavy Drinking During Adolescence Has Dire Effects on the Brain

Neuroscience NewsJuly 18, 2017

According to a Frontiers in Psychology study, binge drinking in teens is associated with a reduction in brain areas that play key roles in memory, learning, language and attention. ... Read More...

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Learning With Music Can Change Brain Structure

Neuroscience NewsJuly 6, 2017

Listening to music while learning a new physical skill can help increase connectivity in the white matter tract linking auditory and motor regions of the brain, a new study reports.... Read More...

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How Video Games Change the Brain

Neuroscience NewsJune 22, 2017

A new study reveals how playing video games not only changes how our brain functions, but also the structure of the brain.... Read More...

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Predicting Autism: Study Links Infant Brain Connections to Diagnoses at Age 2

Neuroscience NewsJune 7, 2017

Researchers use MRI data from six month old babies to show how brain regions connect and synchronize. By using neuroimaging, they were able to predict which infants were at higher risk of developing autism and would be diagnosed with ASD by 2 years of age.... Read More...

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Brain Structure Linked with Sex Based Differences in Anxiety Behavior: Mouse Study

Schizophrenia Affects Your Body, Not Just Your Brain

Brains of Young People with Severe Behavioral Problems ‘Wired’ Differently

Chimp Study Reveals How Brain’s Structure Shaped Our Evolution

Researchers Discover Devastating Disease Which Alters Brain Size

Brain Region Mediates Pleasure of Eating

Research Reveals ‘Exquisite Selectivity’ of Neuronal Wiring in the Cerebral Cortex

Heavy Drinking During Adolescence Has Dire Effects on the Brain

Learning With Music Can Change Brain Structure

How Video Games Change the Brain