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Brain Networks Responsible for Naming Objects Identified

Neuroscience NewsAugust 15, 2018

Researchers have identified specific brain networks that helps us associate objects with their names. The study sheds light on how the brain connects meaning to words and could help explain why people with neurodegenerative diseases often have problems naming every day objects.... Read More...

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Adult-Child Conversations Strengthen Language Regions of Developing Brain

Neuroscience NewsAugust 14, 2018

Researchers report the greater conversational turn taking between adults and children, the stronger the connections are between the Wernicke's area and Broca's area in the child's brain. ... Read More...

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Poor Sleep Triggers Viral Loneliness and Social Rejection

Neuroscience NewsAugust 14, 2018

A new study reveals a link between sleep deprivation and heightened feelings of social isolation. Researchers report sleep loss blunts activity in the brain that normally encourages social engagement.... Read More...

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Getting to the Roots of Pessimism

Neuroscience NewsAugust 9, 2018

Researchers shed light on the role the caudate nucleus plays in pessimism. The study reports stimulating this area of the brain generates a negative outlook that clouds decision making. ... Read More...

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Machine Learning Could Predict Medication Responses in Patients with Complex Mood Disorders

Neuroscience NewsAugust 8, 2018

Researchers have developed a new machine learning algorithm which is 94% accurate in predicting which patients with complex mood disorders will respond to medications.... Read More...

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Video Game May Improve Empathy in Middle Schoolers

Neuroscience NewsAugust 8, 2018

Researchers report a new video game aimed at middle school children can help boost empathy and prosocial behavior. The study reports children exposed to the game showed greater connectivity between brain networks linked to emotional regulation and perspective taking.... Read More...

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Learning While Sleeping? Our Capabilities May Be Limited

Neuroscience NewsAugust 7, 2018

A new study MEG study reveals our ability to learn during slow wave sleep is limited. ... Read More...

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Study of Retired NFL and NHL Players Doesn’t Find Evidence of Early Onset Dementia

Neuroscience NewsAugust 7, 2018

A new study, which involved a small sample of former professional athletes, found no evidence of early onset dementia.... Read More...

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Follow the Leader: What Sets Leaders Apart?

Neuroscience NewsAugust 3, 2018

A new study reveals the cognitive and neurobiological processes that influence whether a person is likely to be a leader or follower. ... Read More...

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Machine Learning Links Dimensions of Mental Illness to Brain Network Abnormalities

Neuroscience NewsAugust 2, 2018

Researchers use machine learning technology to identify brain based dimensions of mental health disorders. ... Read More...

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Long Term Study of a Boy’s Lobectomy Offers Rare Glimpse of Plasticity in Action

Neuroscience NewsJuly 31, 2018

Researchers report, following a lobectomy, the left hemisphere of the brain compensated for visual tasks in a young boy. The findings, researchers say, provide a detailed characterization of plasticity in the developing brain. ... Read More...

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New Facts Concerning Working Memory in Children Uncovered

Neuroscience NewsJuly 31, 2018

Researchers shed new light on the role the insula and frontoparietal brain regions play in a child's working memory.... Read More...

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Brain Networks Responsible for Naming Objects Identified

Adult-Child Conversations Strengthen Language Regions of Developing Brain

Getting to the Roots of Pessimism

Machine Learning Could Predict Medication Responses in Patients with Complex Mood Disorders

Learning While Sleeping? Our Capabilities May Be Limited

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Machine Learning Links Dimensions of Mental Illness to Brain Network Abnormalities

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