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·August 13, 2015·3 min read

Aerobic Fitness and Thinner Gray Matter Linked to Better Math Skills in Children

A new study links better math skills in children with cardiorespiratory fitness and associated gray matter thinning.

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·August 12, 2015·3 min read

Multiple Sclerosis May be Less Active in Children Who Exercise

According to a new study, exercise may reduce disease activity in children with multiple sclerosis.

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·August 12, 2015·5 min read

Novel Memory Pathway Helps Us Recognize What’s New and What’s Familiar

Researchers have identified a novel neural network which processes incoming information based on whether it’s something we’ve experienced previously or not.

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·August 12, 2015·3 min read

Shedding Light on Why We Trust

Researchers shed new light on the neurobiology of why people trust one another.

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·August 11, 2015·4 min read

Human Emotion Could be Predicted by Brain Signatures

Researchers have discovered a way to predict human emotions based on neural activity.

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·August 11, 2015·6 min read

Brain Scans Can Predict Success of Treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder

According to a new study, brain scans may be able to predict how well a person with social anxiety disorder will respond to specific treatments.

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·August 10, 2015·5 min read

Brain Structure Differences in Some Former NFL Players Who Started Playing Football Early

Former NFL players who started playing tackle football before the age of 12 have greater risk for altered brain development than those players who started later, a new study reports.

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·August 8, 2015·4 min read

Childhood Brain Cancer Can be Classified Noninvasively

Three subgroups of medulloblastoma brain cancer can be identified non-invasively using MRS neuroimaging technology.

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·August 6, 2015·4 min read

Resilience to Schizophrenia in Siblings of Those With the Disease

According to a new study, people who have siblings with childhood onset schizophrenia showed resilience to the risk of developing the disease as they entered adolescence.

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·August 5, 2015·5 min read

Could Your Sleep Position Help Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk?

According to a new study, sleeping on your side helps the clear the brain of some neurotoxins, like amyloid beta, and could potentially reduce risk for developing some neurodegenerative disorders.

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·August 4, 2015·4 min read

Temporal Cortex Region Allows Dogs to Process Faces

A new study provides evidence for a face selective region in the temporal cortex of dogs.

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·July 31, 2015·4 min read

Taking a Trip Through the Brain

Researchers have developed a new imaging tool that is able to generate images of the brain of an adult mouse at a scale previously thought unachievable.