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·June 30, 2022·4 min read

The Mere Sight of a Meal Triggers an Inflammatory Response in the Brain

The simple sight and smell of a meal prior to consumption triggers insulin release. This insulin release depends on a short-term inflammatory response. In those who are overweight, this inflammatory response is so excessive it can impair insulin secretion.

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·June 30, 2022·6 min read

Suffering From a Smell Disorder? Eat Chili, Menthol and Rapeseed Oil

Olfactory dysfunction can have both physical and social consequences, in addition to influencing food intake and weight. Researchers say foods that stimulate other chemical senses when consumed, such as chili or menthol, can improve life quality for those with olfactory dysfunction.

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·June 30, 2022·4 min read

Novel Gene for Alzheimer’s Disease in Women Identified

Researchers have identified a novel gene called MGMT that appears to increase Alzheimer's disease risk in women.

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·June 30, 2022·5 min read

Cosmological Thinking Meets Neuroscience in New Theory About Brain Connections

A new mathematical model that identifies essential connections between neurons reveals some neural networks in the brain are more essential than others.

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·June 30, 2022·4 min read

Sleep Triggered by Stress Can Help Mice Cope With Later Anxiety

Study reveals the how stress can induce sleep in mice, and how this stress-induced sleep can help reduce anxiety the following day.

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·June 29, 2022·5 min read

How Do We Explore Our Knowledge to Be Creative?

Researchers say creativity is linked to two different semantic memory processes.

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·June 29, 2022·7 min read

Helping Babies to Sleep More

Parenting skill training can help multiple babies in the same family sleep longer, providing much-needed extra rest for the parents.

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·June 29, 2022·5 min read

Research Sheds Light on Mechanism by Which Long-Term Anti-Anxiety Drug Use Affects the Brain

Study reveals a possible mechanism by which anxiolytic medications act on the brain, leading to cognitive impairment.

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·June 29, 2022·5 min read

Visual Mental Imagery: A Patient Case Suggests a New Key Brain Network

Researchers identified a novel brain network that includes the fronto-parietal networks and fusiform gyrus which helps with the encoding of visual mental imagery.

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·June 29, 2022·3 min read

Women Have More Brain Changes After Menopause

Women who have undergone menopause have more white matter intensities in the brain than pre-menopausal women and men of the same age.

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·June 28, 2022·5 min read

Gender Differences in Behaviors Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline

Behavioral changes in men later in life including apathy and having false beliefs was associated with a risk of faster cognitive decline.

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·June 28, 2022·4 min read

No More Binge Eating: Signal Pathway in the Brain That Controls Food Intake Discovered

AgRP neurons in the hypothalamus control the release of endogenous lysophospholipids, helping to control the excitability of cerebral cortex neurons and stimulating the desire for food intake.

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neurobiology

The Mere Sight of a Meal Triggers an Inflammatory Response in the Brain

Suffering From a Smell Disorder? Eat Chili, Menthol and Rapeseed Oil

Novel Gene for Alzheimer’s Disease in Women Identified

Cosmological Thinking Meets Neuroscience in New Theory About Brain Connections

Sleep Triggered by Stress Can Help Mice Cope With Later Anxiety

How Do We Explore Our Knowledge to Be Creative?

Helping Babies to Sleep More

Research Sheds Light on Mechanism by Which Long-Term Anti-Anxiety Drug Use Affects the Brain

Visual Mental Imagery: A Patient Case Suggests a New Key Brain Network

Women Have More Brain Changes After Menopause

Gender Differences in Behaviors Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline

No More Binge Eating: Signal Pathway in the Brain That Controls Food Intake Discovered

Brain’s Endurance Program: Hypothalamus Remembers Exercise

Parkinson’s Meds Accidentally Trigger Bacteria to “Eat” Levodopa

Your Eyes Are More Connected Than Textbooks Claim

How the Brain Maps What vs. Where When Reality Shifts

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