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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Pain

·November 12, 2022·3 min read

Two Fifths of People Have Chronic Pain by Their 40s, With Consequences for Later Life

People who experience chronic pain during middle age report poorer mental and overall health problems later in life.

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·November 12, 2022·6 min read

Rats Bop to the Beat

New findings reveal rats can move their heads to the beat of music, demonstrating animals have innate beat synchronization.

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·November 12, 2022·4 min read

Breathing May Measurably Modulate Neural Responses Across Brain

Study reveals a potential link between respiration and neural activity changes in animal models.

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·November 12, 2022·3 min read

Ease Seasonal Affective Disorder With an Exercise Routine

Exercise can help improve mood and overall symptoms of those who suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

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·November 12, 2022·5 min read

Why Do We Feel Bad When Our Beliefs Don’t Match Our Actions? Blame ‘Cognitive Dissonance’

Researchers explore the phenomena of cognitive dissonance and explore ways in which individuals can reduce feelings of cognitive dissonance.

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·November 11, 2022·5 min read

Is Muscle Weakness the New Smoking? Grip Strength Tied to Accelerated Biological Age

Muscle weakness marked by grip strength was associated with accelerated biological aging, a new study reports.

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·November 11, 2022·4 min read

Alzheimer’s Disease Can Be Diagnosed Before Symptoms Emerge

A new study reveals it is not only possible to determine Alzheimer's risks before symptoms appear, but it is also possible to determine who will deteriorate within the next few years.

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·November 11, 2022·3 min read

What Happens to the Dopamine System When We Experience Aversive Events?

The dopamine system helps the brain anticipate the occurrence and duration of unpleasant events, but without taking errors into account.

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·November 11, 2022·5 min read

Popular Dietary Supplement Causes Cancer Risk and Brain Metastasis

The commercial dietary supplement nicotinamide riboside, touted to improve cardiovascular and neurological health, may actually increase the risk of developing breast cancer that metastasizes to the brain.

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·November 11, 2022·4 min read

Researchers Pinpoint ‘Depressing’ Gut Microbe With Potential for Psychobiotic Drugs

Examining the gut microbiome of those with major depressive disorder, researchers identify the presence of the bacteria Faecalibacterium prausnitzii as being responsible for the functional discrepancies between healthy individuals and those with MDD.

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·November 11, 2022·4 min read

A Previously Unknown Ability of the Autonomic Nervous System

The autonomic nervous system has the ability to spontaneously restore muscle function following nerve injury.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·November 11, 2022·7 min read

Your Favorite Songs Reveal Your Attachment Style

When it comes to musical tastes, people tend to favor songs with lyrics that correspond to their attachment style. This means most people tend to like songs that spell out what they are going through in a relationship, for better or worse.