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These brain scans show the weaker connections in those born preterm.

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·October 19, 2015·3 min read

Risk for Weaker Brain Connections in Preterm Babies

A new study reports preterm babies could be at increased risk of psychological and neurological problems due to weakened connections in certain brain networks linked to emotion, attention and communication.

Drawing of C. elegans.

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·October 16, 2015·5 min read

Extra Brain Cells Make Males Remember Sex

Researchers have discovered a pair of neurons inside the brains of male nematodes that allow them to remember and seek sex, even at the expense of food.

Illustration of a brain with balls inside all networked together.

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·October 13, 2015·5 min read

A Closer View of the Brain

Researchers have succeeded in comprehensively imaging a potion of a mouse brain at the nanoscale level.

Image of a child's face behind a computer screen with binary code displaying.

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·October 12, 2015·6 min read

Improving Attention and Memory in Childhood Cancer Survivors with Computerized Cognitive Training

A new study reports computerized cognitive training is beneficial in improving memory and other cognitive skills for children who have survived cancer.

Image of mushroom body output neurons.

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·October 6, 2015·5 min read

Revealing the Secrets of Individual Odor Preferences

A new study reveals why some people like odors others find repulsive.

Drawing of a head with the brain exposed. A person is erasing the area of the frontal cortex.

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·October 2, 2015·4 min read

Memory Sharpening Cancer Drug Could Help Alzheimer’s Patients

A drug currently used to treat cancer appears to sharpen memory. Researchers believe the drug could help people with Alzheimer's disease and other memory disorders.

Image shows a crystal structure of the mu-opioid receptor bound to a morphinan antagonists.

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·September 22, 2015·4 min read

Key Morphine Regulator That May Reduce Risk of Pain Killer Addiction Identified

According to a new study, researchers have found that a specific molecule controls morphine receptor signaling in a small group of brain cells.

Image shows Trevor Greene in his exoskeleton.

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·September 18, 2015·3 min read

Customized Exoskeleton Allows Former Soldier with TBI to Walk Again

Researchers create a customized exoskeleton that has enabled a former soldier with traumatic brain injury to walk again.

Graph shows different patterns of activity in the infant brain. The caption best describes the image.

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·September 8, 2015·5 min read

Studying Body Maps in Infant Brains

New research could provide crucial information about how babies develop a sense of their physical selves.

This is a cartoon of two surprised looking mice.

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·August 27, 2015·4 min read

Cholinergic Neurons Send Brain Wide Broadcasts, Enabling the Ability to Learn From the Unexpected

A new study reports cholinergic neurons in the basal forebrain respond to reward and punishment with unusual speed and precision.

This image shows a diagram of an ear.

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·August 27, 2015·3 min read

Molecular Mechanism Behind Resilience to Tinnitus Identified

A new study identifies a cause of resilience to tinnitus and hint at a possible drug that could reduce the chances of developing the disease.

This shows the outline of a child's head with a drawing of a brain inside. The occipital lobe is highlighted.

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·August 27, 2015·6 min read

The Plastic Brain: Visual Cortex of Blind Children Can be Remodeled to Process Language

A new study reports that in blind children, a region of the brain that normally involved in visual processing can be remodeled to process language.

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