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·January 13, 2016·4 min read

Could Autism Be Hiding in a Fold of the Brain?

Researchers have detected a cerebral marker specific to autism in a less deep fold of the Broca's area. The marker can be identified by MRI scans in children from the age of two.

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·January 12, 2016·3 min read

People Who Experience Rage Attacks Have Smaller ‘Emotional Brains’

A new study reports people with intermittent explosive disorder have significantly lower gray matter volume in the frontolimbic region of the brain.

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·January 11, 2016·6 min read

Meeting of Minds: Will Computers Ever Truly Understand What We’re Saying?

A new study reports our current computer systems will never truly understand what we're saying because they are unable to take into account the context of a conversation.

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·January 7, 2016·5 min read

What Are The Odds of That? Risky Gambling Choices Influenced by Single Brain Connection

Findings could help in understanding and developing treatments for gambling addiction, researchers suggest.

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·January 7, 2016·4 min read

Questioning Our Morality: Zoning Out or Deep Thinking?

According to researchers, stories that force us to think about our deepest moral values activate a brain region once thought to be on autopilot.

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·January 7, 2016·4 min read

Eat Less and Be Happy

Small, uncertain incentives stimulate the same reward center of the brain as food, researchers report.

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·January 5, 2016·3 min read

Brain Connectivity Changes Can Protect Against Bipolar Disorder

A new study reports naturally occurring changes in brain connectivity can help people with a high genetic risk for bipolar disorder to avert the onset of the disease.

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·January 5, 2016·3 min read

Regulate Negative Emotions by Training Your Brain

Researchers regulate negative emotions with help of a simple computer training task.

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·January 4, 2016·4 min read

Happy and Sad Music Evoke Different Neural Patterns

According to a new study, the workings of neural circuits associated with creativity are significantly altered when artists are actively attempting to express emotion.

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·December 31, 2015·6 min read

3D Footage Links Neurons With Motion and Behavior

Researchers have successfully captured neural activity in nearly the entire brain of a free-moving animal.

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·December 28, 2015·4 min read

Two Alzheimer’s Risk Genes Linked to Brain Atrophy

According to a new study, two genetic variants associated with Alzheimer's disease have been more specifically linked to brain atrophy that is characteristic of the disease.