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·December 28, 2019·5 min read

Here’s what happens in the brain when we disagree

When people disagree, their brains become less sensitive to the strength of other peoples' opinions.

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·December 27, 2019·3 min read

Can MRI predict intelligence levels in children?

Combining deep learning technology with MRI brain scans, researchers were able to predict fluid intelligence in children.

This shows the location of the PITd in the brain

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·December 20, 2019·5 min read

A surprising new source of attention in the brain

The posterior inferotemporal cortex plays a critical role in attention. Researchers say the discovery may require rethinking old concepts of attentional control.

This shows the researcher and a dog next to an fMRI machine

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·December 18, 2019·4 min read

Dogs process numerical quantities in similar brain region as humans

fMRI neuroimaging reveals the parietotemporal cortex of dogs responds to numeric concepts. The study provides evidence that numerosity is a shared evolutionary neural mechanism.

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·December 13, 2019·6 min read

Deepening our understanding of selfish behavior

Study identifies distinct neural processes that occur when we make decisions for the benefit of ourselves and of others.

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·December 12, 2019·4 min read

Experts review evidence yoga is good for the brain

Yoga has a positive effect on the structure and function of key brain areas associated with memory. Findings provide evidence that yoga may hold promise in mitigating age-related and neurodegenerative decline.

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·December 9, 2019·3 min read

How playing the drums changes the brain

Drummers have higher microstructural diffusion in the corpus callosum, an area of the brain that connects the two hemispheres and which plays a critical role in motor planning.

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·December 5, 2019·4 min read

Brain differences detected in children with depressed parents

The right putamen, a brain area linked to reward, motivation, and feelings of pleasure, is smaller in children with a genetic risk factor for depression. Previous studies implicated reduced putamen volume with anhedonia, which is often associated with depression, suicidal behaviors, and psychosis.

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·December 4, 2019·3 min read

Respiration key to increase oxygen in the brain

Blood can bring more oxygen into the brains of mice following exercise as increased respiration increases oxygen levels in hemoglobin.

This shows the brain scans of the hypothalamus

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·December 4, 2019·2 min read

Key brain region smaller in birth control pill users

A new neuroimaging study reveals women who take oral contraception have reduced hypothalamic volume compared to women who do not take the pill. Smaller hypothalamic volume was associated with increased negative emotions and depression risk.