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·March 18, 2022·3 min read

How Coronavirus Triggers Immune Response in Brain

Study reveals how COVID-19's spike protein has a similar effect on the brain's immune cells as it does throughout the rest of the body.

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·March 18, 2022·3 min read

Switching off Specific Brain Cells Protects Against Stress

Using chemogenetic technology to deactivate a small group of neurons in the claustrum made mice more resilient against chronic stress and reduced anxiety behaviors.

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·March 17, 2022·8 min read

How Do Social Interactions Conjure Up Memories and Emotional Responses in the Brain?

Researchers reveal how memories and fear responses can be transmitted through social interactions.

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·March 17, 2022·6 min read

Long-Suspected Turbocharger for Memory Found in Brain Cells of Mice

Floods of calcium that originate from hippocampal neurons can also boost learning, a new study reports.

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·March 17, 2022·6 min read

Lithium May Decrease Risk of Developing Dementia

A small study found people who received lithium, a drug commonly associated with the treatment of bipolar disorder, are less likely to develop dementia.

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·March 16, 2022·2 min read

What Regulates the ‘Glue’ Needed for Nerve Repair?

Researchers identified the enzyme ADM-4 as an essential fusogen required for nerve repair.

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·March 16, 2022·6 min read

‘Dark Empaths’: How Dangerous Are Psychopaths and Narcissists With Empathy?

Despite common thought, not all people with dark triad disorders are void of empathy. Some people with dark triad disorders experience above-average empathetic capabilities. Researchers shed light on "dark empaths" and empathy deficits in those with dark triad disorders.

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·March 16, 2022·5 min read

Spending More Time at Home Is Linked to More Severe Symptoms in People With Depression

People with major depressive disorder who spent more time at home during a two-week period reported more severe symptoms of depression.

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·March 16, 2022·3 min read

Largest Ever Psychedelics Study Maps Changes of Conscious Awareness to Neurotransmitter Systems

Study reveals how psychedelic drug-induced changes in subjective awareness are rooted in specific neurotransmitter systems.

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·March 16, 2022·4 min read

Neurons That Drive Competition and Social Behavior Within Groups Identified

Neurons in the anterior cingulate store social rank information to inform upcoming decisions. The findings could shed new light on social deficits associated with ASD and schizophrenia.

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·March 15, 2022·5 min read

When It Comes to AI, Can We Ditch the Datasets?

Training a machine learning algorithm with synthetic data for image classification can rival one trained on traditional datasets.

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·March 15, 2022·6 min read

Brain Network That Makes Mice Mingle Found

Researchers have identified a social brain network in mice which, if tweaked, prompts mice to become more sociable. The findings shed new light on social communication problems in disorders like ASD.