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·April 27, 2021·4 min read

Breastfeeding Linked to Higher Neurocognitive Testing Scores

All mothers are aware that breastfeeding provides certain advantages over bottle feeding for babies. A new study reveals children who were breastfed as infants, even for a short period of time, performed better at cognitive tests at age ten than their bottle-fed peers.

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·February 12, 2021·5 min read

The Neurocognitive Basis of Bias Against People Who Look Different

Neuroimaging revealed when people saw an anomalous face, the fusiform gyri and amygdala showed significant neural responses. Activity in a region of the left amygdala, which correlated with less pro-social responses to the anomalous face, appeared to relate to the participant's belief about justice in the world and their degree of empathetic concern.

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·July 31, 2019·3 min read

Neurocognitive basis for free will set out for the first time

A new theory bridges the gap between philosophical arguments for free will and neurocognitive reality.

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·January 3, 2019·3 min read

Disrupted Networks Link Overlapping Cognitive Deficits in Psychiatric Disorder

A new meta analysis study identifies dysfunction of neurocognitive networks across multiple psychiatric disorders.

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·April 24, 2018·5 min read

Napping and Teenage Learning

Teens who take a daytime nap have better attention, nonverbal reasoning and spatial memory skills than their peers who do not nap, researchers report.

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·December 8, 2017·4 min read

Unique Pattern of Brain Inflammation May Explain Neurocognitive Impairment in HIV Patients on Antiretroviral Drugs

Persistent inflammation may underlie HIV associated neurocognitive disorders in patients taking specific antiretroviral drugs, a new study reports.

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·October 11, 2017·4 min read

New Neurocognitive Theory of Dreaming Links Dreams to Mind Wandering

Researchers present a new theory about dreaming, suggesting dreams may be an accidental byproduct of our waking cognitive abilities.

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·December 16, 2016·7 min read

A Link Between HIV Treatment and Neurodegeneration

Researchers discovered some protease inhibitors used to treat HIV can lead to the production of the peptide amyloid beta.

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·November 2, 2016·5 min read

Neurocognitive Deficits May Be A Red Flag For Psychosis

Neurocognitive impairments may serve as early warning signs for schizophrenia, a new study reports.

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·September 23, 2016·3 min read

Older Adults With Long Term Alcohol Dependence Lose Neurocognitive Function

A new study reports continued heavy drinking in older people is associated with poor global cognitive and motor functions.

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·August 1, 2016·5 min read

Breastfeeding Associated With Better Brain Development and Neurocognitive Outcomes

According to a new study, preterm babies who were fed more breast milk for the first 28 days of life had larger gray matter volume and better cognitive skills by the age of 7.

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·November 12, 2015·3 min read

Lead Exposure Impacts Children’s Sleep

According to a new study, early life exposure to lead can increase risk of insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness and other sleep problems in later childhood.

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