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What is neuroscience? Neuroscience is the scientific study of nervous systems. Neuroscience often involves research from numerous science genres including brain science, psychology, neurology, computer science, artificial intelligence, big data, statistics, engineering, medicine, physics, mathematics, linguistics, electrophysiology, biology, anatomy and neurobiology.

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·June 10, 2019·2 min read

Type 1 diabetes may have an impact on the developing brain in children

Children with type 1 diabetes have slower growth of total cortical and subcortical gray and white matter compared to their peers without diabetes.

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·June 10, 2019·2 min read

How electrical stimulation reorganizes the brain

Brain stimulation resulted in progressive alterations to brain plasticity.

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·June 10, 2019·5 min read

AI software reveals the inner workings of short-term memory

A recurrent neural network algorithm demonstrates short-term synaptic plasticity can support short term maintenance of information, providing the memory delay period is sufficiently short.

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·June 10, 2019·4 min read

Our brains appear uniquely tuned for musical pitch

Study of macaque monkeys reveals speech and music may have shaped the human brain's auditory networks. Researchers found specific areas of the human brain have a stronger preference for pitch than that of primates, raising the possibility certain sounds, which are embedded in music and speech, may have shaped the organization of our brains.

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·June 10, 2019·5 min read

Study finds macrophages’ pathway to nurture PTEN-deficient glioblastoma: Mouse study

PTEN deficiency drives an increased expression of LOX. LOX attracts macrophages which protect gliobastoma brain cancer cells and provide growth factor support for the tumor, a new mouse study reveals.

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·June 9, 2019·4 min read

Posture impacts how you perceive your food

Whether you stand up to eat or sit for dinner, your posture influences how much you enjoy your meal. Standing to eat mutes taste perception and reduces sensory sensitivity, resulting in a decreased enjoyment of food.

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·June 9, 2019·2 min read

Study links poor sleep with poor nutrition

A retrospective analysis finds a correlation between sleep disorders and a lack of essential vitamins and minerals.

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·June 9, 2019·5 min read

Neurons’ “antennae” are unexpectedly active in neural computation

When the soma of specific neurons is active, the dendrites of the same neuron are also active, even when animals are not engaged in a cognitively demanding task.

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·June 9, 2019·4 min read

The problem with mindfulness

While those who promote mindfulness claim the practice offers massive amounts of health and psychological benefits, very little scientific evidence backs up the claim.

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·June 8, 2019·4 min read

How mirror activity works

Long contractions of muscles in one hand increase involuntary reactions in the other. Findings shed new light on mirror activity and may help with better understanding the pathology of mirror movements in neurological disorders.

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·June 8, 2019·6 min read

Women who are experiencing domestic abuse are nearly three times as likely to develop mental illness

Women who experience interpersonal violence from their partners are three times as likely to develop a mental health problem, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Not only did researchers find a higher chance of developing a mental illness following domestic abuse, but also discovered those with a mental health problem were more likely to experience abuse in future relationships.

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·June 7, 2019·7 min read

AI tool helps radiologists detect brain aneurysms

The newly developed HeadXNet deep learning system can accurately detect clinically significant aneurysms from patients' brain scans. The tool could improve diagnostics and care for those experiencing aneurysms.