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Image shows how the brain patches activated by the sight of a face.

·October 28, 2015·5 min read

Study Explores How a Face Comes to Represent a Whole Person in the Brain

A new study reports researchers have identified certain spots dedicated to processing faces in the primate brain prefer faces with bodies.

Image shows brain scans from the study. The caption best describes the image.

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·October 28, 2015·2 min read

Brain Mechanism for Creating Durable Memories

Researchers report the posterior cingulate plays a critical role in creating permanent, durable memories.

Image of a brain with the hippocampus and parietal lobe highlighted.

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·October 27, 2015·4 min read

Creating Mental Maps: Learning Routes Alters Brain Tissue

Learning detailed navigational information causes hippocampal changes, a new study reports.

Diagram shows how the vOICe system works.

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·October 27, 2015·6 min read

Seeing in Sound

Researchers have discovered that crossmodal mappings can be used by assistive devices to help the blind detect their environment without requiring intensive training.

Image shows music notes made out of brains.

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·October 26, 2015·4 min read

Neurological Notes: How We Process Music

Researchers have identified how brain rhythms are used to process music.

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·October 26, 2015·4 min read

Pain Threshold Can Be Raised by Altering Brain Chemistry

According to a new study, the number of opiate receptors in the brain increases in order to combat severe pain in arthritis sufferers.

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·October 26, 2015·5 min read

Secret to Younger Brain May Lie in Exercising The Body

According to a new study, researchers have found a direct relationship between brain function, brain activity and physical fitness in a group of older Japanese men.

Drawing of a person with the brain exposed. They are standing in a field and DNA strands are sprouting like beanstalks.

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·October 22, 2015·2 min read

Problems with Spatial Navigation Could Indicate Alzheimer’s Years Before Onset

A new study reports problems with spatial navigation could predict those at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms appear.

Brain scans of people at risk of developing schizophrenia.

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·October 16, 2015·4 min read

Inflammation in the Brain Linked to Schizophrenia Risk

A new study reports immune cells are more active in the brains of people at risk of developing schizophrenia, as well as those already diagnosed with the disease.