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·August 5, 2017·4 min read

If a Brain Can Be Caught Lying, Should We Admit That Evidence to Court?

As technology is improving and becoming more accurate at deciphering whether a person is lying or telling the truth, researchers debate whether such technology should be used in legal cases.

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·August 4, 2017·4 min read

Neural Link Between Generosity and Happiness Discovered

A new study reveals a neurobiological reason behind why we feel happy when we are being generous. Researchers discovered the connectivity between the temporal parietal junction and ventral striatum, an area of the brain associated with happiness, was enhanced in people who committed to generosity.

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·August 4, 2017·5 min read

Cultural Activities May Influence the Way We Think

A new PNAS study reports cultural activities directly influence learning processes, affecting how we collect different kinds of data. Researchers developed a new learning model that explains how culture helped shaped our cognition. Understanding these principles may someday be useful in AI development, researchers say.

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·August 4, 2017·4 min read

Blood Test May Detect Brain Metastases While Still Treatable

Researchers have identified a specific group of circulating tumor cells in the blood stream of patients with breast cancer brain metastases. The finding is helping researchers to develop a new blood test to identify breast cancer patients at risk of developing brain metastasis.

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·August 2, 2017·5 min read

‘Sherlock’ and the Case of Narrative Perception

Researchers use the TV show 'Sherlock' to investigate how the brain segments experiences during perception and long-term memory formation.

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·August 1, 2017·4 min read

Resistance Training May Slow Multiple Sclerosis Progression

Researchers report resistance training may slow down the progression of multiple sclerosis by protecting the nervous system against the disease.

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·August 1, 2017·5 min read

Magic Helps Unlock How the Brain Works

Researchers have developed a new version of the classic Mirror Box Illusion to help better understand how the brain processes multiple sensory inputs to perceive our bodies and environment.

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·July 31, 2017·5 min read

New Insights Into Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Patients

New studies in Journal of Parkinson's disease look at the relationship between Parkinson's and gastrointestinal dysfunction.

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·July 27, 2017·8 min read

Scientists Become Research Subjects in After-Hours Brain-Scanning Project

Researchers join their own experiments as test subjects to evaluate different brain networks. Using neuroimaging to scan their brains, researchers created individual detailed maps of neural connections.

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·July 27, 2017·6 min read

In Witnessing the Brain’s ‘Aha!’ Moment, Scientists Shed Light on Biology of Consciousness

Researchers report becoming consciously aware of a decision conforms to the same mechanism the brain goes through to complete a simple decision.

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·July 27, 2017·5 min read

Substance Addiction Changes Mother’s Response to Infant

Substance addiction modifies they way a mother's brain responds to her own child, a new study reports. Researchers found key reward regions of the brain appear to shut down in response to their own infant's smiles in mothers with addictions.

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·July 26, 2017·4 min read

‘Residual Echo’ of Ancient Humans in Scans May Hold Clues to Mental Disorders

A new study in Scientific Reports finds evidence from MRI scans suggests Neanderthal derived genetic variations affect how the brains of modern humans work. Findings may shed light on specific deficits seen in ASD and schizophrenia, researchers believe.