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·February 13, 2014·4 min read

Mathematics as Art: Brain’s Beauty Response Unveiled in Formulas

Using neuroimaging technology, researchers investigate whether there is a neurological basis to what we perceive to be beautiful.

This is a brain scan with areas associated with bipolar disorder highlighted.

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·February 13, 2014·5 min read

Understanding the Basic Biology of Bipolar Disorder

Researchers use new approach to identify genetic components of bipolar disorder.

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·February 13, 2014·2 min read

Protein Switch Dictates Cellular Fate, Stem Cell or Neuron

Researchers discover UPF1 helps determine whether an immature neural cell remains as a stem cell or develops into a functional neuron.

This is an fMRI scan which shows the location of the cerebellum in a schizophrenic patient.

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·February 13, 2014·2 min read

How Memory and Schizophrenia Are Connected

Researchers identify a network of genes that controls fundamental properties of neurons and is important for brain activity, memory and the development of schizophrenia.

The image shows astrocytes grown on a soft substrate.

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·February 12, 2014·3 min read

Filling Me Softly

Implant stiffness is a major cause of foreign body reaction, neuroscience researchers claim.

This is an illustration of a fruit fly with neurons above its head.

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·February 12, 2014·4 min read

What Makes Memories Last

Researchers identify a protein which initiates the formation of stable long term memories.

The image shows myelin, stained in blue, in a rat's hippocampus.

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·February 12, 2014·4 min read

New Evidence That Chronic Stress Predisposes Brain to Mental Illness

Researchers show chronic stress generates long term changes in the brain. The finding could explain why people suffering from chronic stress are prone to developing additional mental health problems.