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·July 12, 2019·5 min read

The brain’s pathways to imagination may hold the key to altruistic behavior

Imagination helps us act altruistically, a new study reports. When we see others in trouble, we imagine how we can help before acting. Researchers implicate the medial temporal lobe subsystem in guiding our prosocial behaviors.

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·July 12, 2019·5 min read

Brain-computer interfacing technology uses music to make people happy

A new brain-machine interface technology can enhance emotional interaction with music.

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·July 11, 2019·3 min read

REM sleep silences the siren of the brain

Restless REM sleep disrupts the adjustment of memory traces during sleep. This may increase negative emotions associated with mental health disorders.

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·July 8, 2019·6 min read

How can you tell if another person, animal or thing is conscious? Try these 3 tests

From artificial intelligence to animals and people in comas, researchers evaluate different methods to test the presence of consciousness.

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·July 8, 2019·3 min read

Human brains reorganize experiences while resting to find new solutions

Human replay spontaneously reorganizes experience based on learned structure.

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·July 8, 2019·4 min read

Structure of brain networks is not fixed

Brain networks are spatially and functionally fluid, and not static, as previously believed.

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·July 2, 2019·5 min read

Genetic variation linked to response to anxiety could inform personalized therapies

A study of marmoset monkeys reveals a genetic variation of the SLC6A4 repeat region may contribute to anxiety via neurochemical changes in brain areas associated with emotional processing.

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·July 2, 2019·3 min read

Brain imaging may help identify teens at risk of increasing alcohol use

Neuroimaging study reveals teens with more gray matter in the caudate nucleus and left cerebellum were at increased risk of problem alcohol use over time. The findings reinforce the idea that brain structure differences may contribute to both psychiatric and substance use disorders.

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·July 1, 2019·5 min read

New imaging molecule captures brain changes tied to progressive multiple sclerosis

A novel PET neuroimaging tracer detects abnormal inflammation in the cerebral gray matter of patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.

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·July 1, 2019·3 min read

Brain network evaluates robot likeability

Neuroimaging reveals brain area activity in the amygdala and prefrontal cortex helps people determine the likability of robots and suitability for social partnership.

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·July 1, 2019·2 min read

Biological toll on brain function of Holocaust survivors revealed

Neuroimaging reveals Holocaust survivors have decreased gray matter in brain structures associated with emotional processing, memory, and social cognition. Early results show similar neuroanatomical changes in the children of survivors, suggesting an epigenetic link.

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·June 29, 2019·5 min read

New blood test for detecting Alzheimer’s disease to undergo trial

A new blood test to detect biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease is set to undergo trials in the Fall. The test will be able to identify traces of amyloid beta in blood samples with a high degree of accuracy.