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·July 27, 2019·6 min read

Unmasking Dissociative Disorders: Growing Mental Health Problem Often Overlooked

Dissociative disorders, contrary to popular belief, might affect up to 10-11% of the global population, rivaling the prevalence of mood disorders. These conditions manifest when individuals feel a profound detachment from themselves, their memories, and their emotions, often as a coping mechanism to compartmentalize traumatic events.

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·September 11, 2018·4 min read

Neural Link Between Altruism and Empathy Toward Strangers

Researchers report those who enter into an altruistic act, such as donating a kidney to an anonymous recipient, are more sensitive to a stranger's fear and pain.

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·October 6, 2017·6 min read

Machine Learning Used to Automatically Identify Brain Tumors

Researchers from UT Austin utilize deep learning and supercomputing to help identify brain tumors.

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·October 4, 2017·3 min read

Flashing Neurons in Worms Reveal How the Brain Generates Behavior

Researchers use new brain imaging technology to investigate how the nervous system of C. elegans works to generate specific behaviors.

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·September 9, 2017·3 min read

Brain Area Responsible for ‘Hearing Voices’ in Schizophrenia Discovered

Researchers have identified a specific area of the brain responsible for auditory verbal hallucinations in people with schizophrenia. The researchers were able to control the hallucinations with the help of transcranial magnetic stimulation.

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·May 31, 2017·2 min read

Think You Know How to Improve Your Memory? Think Again!

Researches report memory isn't a single entity and memory formation can be enhanced by different brain states.

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·November 23, 2016·4 min read

Bright Red Fluorescent Protein Created

Researchers have succeeded in creating a new, bright red fluorescent protein which can be used to track essential cellular processes.

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·November 15, 2016·4 min read

A Way to Fingerprint the Brain

Researchers use a new imaging technique to confirm structural connections in the brain are unique to each person.

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·July 26, 2016·4 min read

Smell Test May Predict Early Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

According to researchers, odor identification tests could prove useful in predicting cognitive decline and detecting early stage Alzheimer's disease.

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·March 24, 2015·3 min read

Brain Sees New Words as Pictures After Learning Them

New research could help explain how the brain processes words.

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·June 6, 2014·3 min read

That Sounds Familiar, But Why?

Mathematical theories called global similarity models appear to correctly explain processing in the medial temporal lobe, an area of the brain associated with long term memory.