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·October 19, 2020·6 min read

Fear and Anxiety Share Same Bases in Brain

Fear and anxiety share overlapping neural circuits. The findings contradict the popular belief that anxiety and fear are distinct emotions with different triggers and segregated brain circuits.

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·October 14, 2020·3 min read

Brain Imaging Can Predict Childhood Weight Gain

Neuroimaging reveals the higher density of cells in the nucleus accumbens is associated with a larger waist circumference in children.

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·October 12, 2020·3 min read

Brain Regions With Impaired Blood Flow Have Higher Tau Levels

Impaired blood flow to specific areas of the brain coincides with Tau buildup in Alzheimer's patients. As cognition declines, the relationship between vascular dysfunction and Tau accumulation strengthens.

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·October 5, 2020·4 min read

How the Brain Helps Us Navigate Social Differences

When we talk to someone from a different socioeconomic background our brain reacts differently than when we address someone with a similar status to our own. Researchers found higher activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with language and attentional control when people speak with those of different socioeconomic status.

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·October 5, 2020·3 min read

Dog Brains Do Not Prefer Faces

fMRI study reveals dogs do not have a specific face area similar to that of primates. Dogs' brain activity showed little response to faces but increased in response to seeing another dog over a human.

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·September 29, 2020·5 min read

Repeated Pregnancy Loss May Be Tied to the Olfactory System

Women who experience unexplained repeated pregnancy loss (uRPL) process olfactory signals related to male body odor differently to other women. Those who experience uRPL are better able to identify the smell of their spouse.

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·September 24, 2020·5 min read

How Changes in Healthy Brain Structure Affect Cognition

Neuroimaging study ties the degradation of circuitry in one area of the brain to reduced efficiency of executive function in older adults.

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·September 22, 2020·6 min read

Parkinson’s Disease Is Not One, but Two Diseases

Parkinson's disease can be divided into two variants that start in different places in the body. For some, the neurodegenerative disease starts in the intestines and spreads to the brain. In others, the disease begins in the brain and spreads to the intestines and other organs.

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·September 21, 2020·4 min read

The Overlap Between Fear and Anxiety Brain Circuits

Study provides contrary evidence to existing theory, finding anxiety and fear reflect overlapping neural circuits.

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·September 15, 2020·5 min read

Risk Gene for Alzheimer’s Has Early Effects on the Brain

Young adults with the Alzheimer's associated ApoE gene had differences in brain activity when presented with memory tasks.

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·September 14, 2020·4 min read

Turmeric Supplement More Effective Than Placebo for Osteoarthritis Knee Pain

An extract of turmeric is more effective than a placebo at reducing pain in those with knee osteoarthritis. Following 12 weeks of exposure to the extract, people reported less pain than those taking a placebo.

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·September 14, 2020·3 min read

Smartphones Can Predict Brain Function Associated With Anxiety and Depression

Data collected from smartphones can accurately predict connectivity between brain regions associated with emotional processing. Analyzing cellphone data, such as social activity, screen time, and location, alongside fMRI brain scans, researchers found smartphone data activity mirrors brain activity associated with depression and anxiety.