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·September 25, 2013·3 min read

Getting an Expected Award is Music to the Brain’s Ears

A new study adds to the mounting evidence that the auditory cortex does more than just process sound.

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·September 24, 2013·3 min read

Scientists Discover Environmental Enrichment for TBI Patients Could Counter Shrinkage in the Brain

For those with moderate-to-severe TBI, atrophy may be countered by participating in environmental enrichment, a new study suggests.

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·September 24, 2013·3 min read

A Neurological Basis for the Lack of Empathy in Psychopaths

Atypical activation and negative functional connectivity between the insula and ventromedial prefrontal cortex could explain why psychopaths lack empathy.

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·September 23, 2013·3 min read

Brain May Rely on Computer Like Mechanism to Make Sense of Novel Situations

Our brains could process new situations by relying on a method similar to a "pointer" system used by computers, new research suggests.

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·September 23, 2013·3 min read

Researchers Identify Risk Factors for Addictive Video-Game Use Among Adults

Social interaction, reward and escapism fuel video game addiction in adults, a new study finds.

This fMRI scan shows the location of the amygdala in the brain.

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·September 22, 2013·3 min read

Calming Fear During Sleep

Researchers reduce fear by exposing people to the memory over and over while they slept. The finding could provide a new treatment option for those who suffer from phobias.

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·September 19, 2013·4 min read

Financial Boom and Bust Drivers, All in the Mind?

Biological mechanisms in the brains of traders lead them to predict how others will behave, resulting in stock marketing bubbles crashing; a new study suggests.

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·September 17, 2013·4 min read

Emotional Attachment to Robots Could Affect Outcome on Battlefield

When an explosive ordnance robot is destroyed, soldiers feel loss, sadness and anger, a researcher discovers.

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·August 21, 2013·2 min read

Playing Video Games Can Boost Brain Power

Fast-paced, real time strategy video games can help train the brain to become more agile and improve strategic thinking, a new study finds.

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·August 21, 2013·3 min read

Brain Circuit Can Tune Anxiety

Researchers have discovered a communication pathway between the amygdala and ventral hippocampus which appears to control anxiety. The findings could help pinpoint better targets for anti-anxiety treatments.