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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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·April 26, 2018·5 min read

No Future for Egotists – That’s What Their Brain Says

A new neuroimaging study reveals people who consider themselves to be egotistical have no increased activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex when they think about the distant future. By contrast, altruistic people have increased activity in this region when asked to consider the consequences of the distant future.

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·April 26, 2018·5 min read

Study to Explore Whether Cannabis Compound Eases Severe Autism Symptoms

A new study aims to determine if the cannabis compound CBD can help to alleviate adverse symptoms associated with ASD.

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·April 26, 2018·4 min read

Loss of Brain Synchrony May Explain Working Memory Limits

Trying to retain too much information in our working memory can lead to a breakdown in communication between areas of the brain responsible for maintaining it, researchers say.

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·April 26, 2018·7 min read

Noninvasive Spinal Stimulation Enables Paralyzed People to Regain Use of Hands

A new, non invasive spinal stimulation method has helped restore movement to hands of paralyzed patients, researchers report.

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·April 26, 2018·4 min read

How Brain Computer Interaction is Changing Movies

The use of brain computer interaction in movies can help enhance audience perception and engagement, a new study reveals.

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·April 26, 2018·5 min read

Common Class of Drugs Linked to Dementia, Even When Taken 20 Years Before Diagnosis

Researchers have identified a link between anticholinergic medications, including antidepressants and incontinence drugs, and an increased risk of developing dementia later in life.

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·April 25, 2018·4 min read

Brain Cell’s Achilles’ Heel May Prompt Hydrocephalus

A new study reveals viruses can disable the production of Foxj1, causing ependymal cells to lose their structure, sparking hydrocephalus.

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·April 25, 2018·4 min read

Synaptic Communication Controls Neuronal Migration

Researchers have identified a new mechanism controlling the migration of neurons during brain development.

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·April 25, 2018·4 min read

Transparent Eel-Like Soft Robot Can Swim Silently Underwater

Roboticists have developed an eel-like robot that uses artificial muscles to help propel itself through water.

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·April 25, 2018·4 min read

Engaging in Physical Activity Decreases People’s Chances of Developing Depression

Researchers provide further evidence that physical activity can help to protect people from developing depressive symptoms.

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·April 25, 2018·5 min read

Children of Youngest and Oldest Mothers at Increased Risk of Developmental Disorders

A new study reports children born to teenage mothers are at increased risk of being diagnosed with developmental problems by age 5 than their peers born to older mothers. Researchers also report children born to mothers over 35 may also have a slightly elevated risk of developmental issues.

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·April 25, 2018·4 min read

Indications of Psychosis Appear in Cortical Folding

Using neuroimaging and mathematical graph theory, researchers discover it is possible to detect those at risk of developing psychosis by examining cortical folding.