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·November 28, 2022·4 min read

Cell Organization in the Hippocampus Matters for Memory Formation

Fear memories are formed when cells in the hippocampus form discrete clusters and sleep is important to the stability of these clusters.

This shows oligodendrocyte precursor cells

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·November 28, 2022·6 min read

Scientists Capture Detailed Snapshots of Mouse Brain Cells Nibbling on Neurons

Oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) play a significant role in synaptic pruning, a new study reveals.

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·November 28, 2022·6 min read

New Study Maps the Development of the 20 Most Common Psychiatric Disorders

47% of patients with a mental health disorder receive a different diagnosis within the first ten years of receiving their initial diagnosis.

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·November 28, 2022·4 min read

The Green Mediterranean Diet Reduces Twice as Much Visceral Fat as the Mediterranean Diet and 10% More Than a Healthy Diet

A modified version of the Mediterranean diet called the green Mediterranean diet, which consists of enriched dietary polyphenols such as green tea, walnuts, and duckweed, and decreased red meats, reduces more visceral fat than the traditional Mediterranean diet or a traditional diet plan.

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·November 28, 2022·7 min read

Unique Features of Octopus Create an Entirely New Way of Designing a Nervous System

Researchers discovered a structure within the octopus nervous system by which the intramuscular nerve cords, which help the cephalopod to sense its arm movements, connect arms on the opposite side of the animal.

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·November 28, 2022·6 min read

Mom’s Dietary Fat Rewires Male and Female Brains Differently

Excess fat from a mother's high-fat diet triggers immune cells to over-consume serotonin in the brains of developing males, leading to depression-like behaviors in the offspring.

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·November 28, 2022·3 min read

Childhood Poverty Impacts Well-Being in Middle Age

The financial circumstances a child experiences impact their well-being between the ages of 41 and 65.

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·November 28, 2022·3 min read

Obesity Linked to Poor Brain Health in Children

Higher weight and body mass index in pre-adolescence was associated with poor brain health.

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·November 28, 2022·4 min read

How Working Memory Provides a Link Between Perception and Anticipated Action

Working memory stores different types of information in flexible codes which provide optimal outcomes for all possible courses of action.

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·November 28, 2022·4 min read

Caffeine Gets You to the Finish Line Faster

Caffeine supplementation reduces sprint time in a 100-meter dash, a new study reports.

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·November 28, 2022·5 min read

People With Depression Are Less Likely to Have Children

Men with depression are 33% less likely to have children, and depressed women are 15% less likely to have children than their peers who do not suffer from depression. Additionally, women are more likely to suffer symptoms of depression during their childbearing years.

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·November 28, 2022·5 min read

Ten Minutes of Aerobic Exercise With Exposure Therapy Found to Reduce PTSD Symptoms

Augmenting exposure therapy with ten minutes of aerobic exercise reduces PTSD symptom severity for up to six months after a nine-week course of treatment ends.

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neurobiology

Cell Organization in the Hippocampus Matters for Memory Formation

Scientists Capture Detailed Snapshots of Mouse Brain Cells Nibbling on Neurons

New Study Maps the Development of the 20 Most Common Psychiatric Disorders

The Green Mediterranean Diet Reduces Twice as Much Visceral Fat as the Mediterranean Diet and 10% More Than a Healthy Diet

Unique Features of Octopus Create an Entirely New Way of Designing a Nervous System

Mom’s Dietary Fat Rewires Male and Female Brains Differently

Childhood Poverty Impacts Well-Being in Middle Age

Obesity Linked to Poor Brain Health in Children

How Working Memory Provides a Link Between Perception and Anticipated Action

Caffeine Gets You to the Finish Line Faster

People With Depression Are Less Likely to Have Children

Ten Minutes of Aerobic Exercise With Exposure Therapy Found to Reduce PTSD Symptoms

LLMs and Math Combine to Map Human Decision-Making

Sleep Apnea’s Main Symptom Is Also its Cause

Zero-Computational Path to High-Resolution Robotic Touch

Zebrafish Brain Features Mammalian-Like Sensory Sorting

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