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·February 5, 2018·4 min read

Dim Light May Make Us Dumber

A new study reveals exposure to dim light might impact memory and learning. Researchers report rodents exposed to dim lighting lost 30 percent of hippocampal capacity and performed poorly on spatial tasks they had previously experienced.

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·February 1, 2018·4 min read

Slow But Steady: Shedding Light on Evolution of Turtle Brains

A new study published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution reveals turtle brains have evolved slowly, but constantly, over the last 210 million years. The study also reveals the first turtles with fully formed shells were more likely to have lived on land, not in the water.

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·February 1, 2018·5 min read

Zeroing in on Dopamine

Researchers have identified the molecular machinery responsible for the release of dopamine. The findings could help develop new treatments for disorders such as Parkinson's disease and addiction.

Image shows a mouse and the chemical structure of dopamine.

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·February 1, 2018·5 min read

Body Movements Just Need a Puff of Dopamine to Get Started

Researchers say findings about how dopamine affects the initiation of movement could pave the way for the development of new treatments for Parkinson's and other movement related disorders.

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·January 31, 2018·4 min read

‘Anxiety Cells’ Identified in the Hippocampus

Researchers reveal in mice, certain cells within the hippocampus fire when the animal is anxious and this triggers anxiety related behaviors to occur.

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·January 31, 2018·5 min read

BA or DA? Decoding Syllables to Show the Limits of Artificial Intelligence

A new study reveals current machine learning algorithms may not be reliable in identifying brain regions associated with processing specific syllables. Researchers report machine learning may be effective at decoding mental activity from neuroimaging data, but is not quite so effective at decoding specific information processing mechanisms in the brain.

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·January 31, 2018·3 min read

Adults with Autism Show a Diminished Brain Response to Hearing Their Own Name

Researchers report adults with ASD have diminished neural response to hearing their own names. The study reports those diagnosed with autism display diminished activity in the right temporoparietal junction, an area of the brain associated with the processing self-other distinction.

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·January 29, 2018·5 min read

Language is Learned in Brain Circuits that Predate Humans

A new study reveals language is learned in brain systems that predate humans.

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·January 28, 2018·4 min read

Modern Human Brain Organization Emerged Only Recently

Max Planck researchers reveal Homo sapiens fossils show a gradual evolution of the human brain towards its current shape.

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·January 26, 2018·4 min read

What Are Memories Made Of?

A new study evaluates the roles AKT proteins play in synaptic plasticity, brain development and neuropsychiatric disorders.

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·January 25, 2018·4 min read

How Our Skin Communicates with the Brain

Inhibition of the P2X4 protein receptor in sensory neurons decreases sensitivity to touch, a new study reports. The findings could have implications for the development of new topical treatments for psoriasis and dermatitis.