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Image shows the location of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex in the brain.

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·September 11, 2017·6 min read

Cocaine Users’ Brains Unable to Extinguish Drug Associations

A new study reveals chronic cocaine users have a global impairment of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex.

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·September 4, 2017·5 min read

Love Your Beauty Rest? You Can Thank These Brain Cells

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified specific neurons in the zona incerta that appear to help promote sleep. The discovery could help develop new treatments for insomnia and other sleep disorders.

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·September 3, 2017·3 min read

New Source For Brain’s Development Discovered

A new study published in Science reveals glia are vital for nerve cell development in the brain.

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·August 24, 2017·5 min read

Panic Disorder Symptoms May Be Tied to Acid-Sensing Receptor

Researchers reveal the TDAG8 receptor may play a significant role in the physiological responses of panic disorder.

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·August 24, 2017·3 min read

How the Emotions of Others Influence Our Olfactory Sense

A new study reveals the emotional expression on other people's faces can influence whether we perceive an odor in a positive or negative light.

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·August 24, 2017·6 min read

How the Human Brain Detects the ‘Music’ of Speech

Researchers at UCSF discover neurons in the superior temporal gyrus change activity depending on where emphasis falls in a sentence.

Image shows endorphin release in a brain scan.

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·August 24, 2017·3 min read

High Intensity Interval Training Releases Endorphins in the Brain

A PET neuroimaging study reveals high intensity impact training significantly increases endorphin release in brain areas associated with controlling emotion and pain.

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·August 23, 2017·4 min read

Children With Fragile X Syndrome Have a Bias Toward Threatening Emotion

A new study reports children with Fragile X syndrome show bias toward threatening rather than positive emotion.

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·August 22, 2017·4 min read

Firing of Neurons Changes the Cells That Insulate Them

High frequency stimulation of neural fibers leads to greater OPCs proliferation, a new study reports.

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·August 22, 2017·2 min read

Serotonin May Worsen Tinnitus

Researchers report fusiform cells in the dorsal cochlear nucleus become hyperstimulated when exposed to serotonin. Findings could have implications for those taking SSRIs as they may make tinnitus worse in some people.

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·August 22, 2017·5 min read

Brain Region Mediates Pleasure of Eating

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