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·October 8, 2022·5 min read

The Effect of the Color Red on Brain Waves

The color red is not particularly strong in terms of the strength of gamma oscillations it generates in the brain.

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·October 8, 2022·4 min read

Being Absent While Awake: How Mind Blanking Helps Us Understand Ongoing Thinking

When our minds go blank, the brain enters into a similar mode as it does during deep sleep.

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·October 8, 2022·6 min read

Dogs Can Smell People’s Stress

The ability of dogs to "sniff out" certain diseases including COVID-19 infection and cancer has been well documented over recent years. Now, a new study reveals dogs can detect a person's stress level by odor alone.

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·October 8, 2022·4 min read

Human Cocaine and Heroin Addiction Is Found Tied to Impairments in Specific Brain Circuit Initially Implicated in Animals

Greater impairment of the prefrontal cortex-habenula pathway was correlated with earlier age of first drug use.

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·October 8, 2022·6 min read

A Class of Meditative Practices That Produces Different Effects From Mindfulness-Related Meditation

Study identifies a different class of meditative practices that seek to employ and regulate the state of stress an individual experiences, rather than reduce it, to achieve a more heightened state of focus and attention.

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·October 7, 2022·6 min read

Age vs. Genetics: Which Is More Important for Determining How We Age?

Age itself plays a bigger role than genetics in gene expression and susceptibility to specific diseases as we age.

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·October 7, 2022·3 min read

Daylight Hours Impact Opioid Receptor Levels in Brown Fat

Shorter daylight hours increase opioid receptor signaling in the brown fat of animals.

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·October 7, 2022·6 min read

Vegetarians More Likely to Be Depressed Than Meat-Eaters

A new study reveals vegetarians are two times more likely to suffer from depression than those who eat meat. While nutrition plays a role in depressive symptoms, researchers say social factors and upset over the treatment of animals contribute to symptoms of depression.

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·October 7, 2022·6 min read

Borderline Personality Disorder-Related Stigma Undermines Patient Care and Efforts to Reduce Suicide

Study reveals those with borderline personality disorder and their carers face stigma and discrimination by mental health service providers following suicide attempts and episodes of self-harm.

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·October 7, 2022·6 min read

Mapping Human Brain Development

Brain organoids are helping researchers map the molecular, genetic, and structural changes that occur during brain development.

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·October 7, 2022·5 min read

How the Mother’s Mood Influences Her Baby’s Ability to Speak

Children of mothers who experience more negative moods as a result of postpartum depression during the first two months of their child's life have less mature processing of speech sounds at the age of six months.