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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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·March 10, 2020·3 min read

Junk food orders up trouble for young brains

Everyone knows consuming junk food is bad for your health, but a new study reveals it could also be bad for developing brain health. Excessive consumption of calorie-dense foods can lead to changes in the structure and function of the prefrontal cortex, including altering dopamine signaling and inhibition.

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·March 10, 2020·4 min read

Toxic masculinity is unsafe…for men

Men who endorse hegemonic ideals of masculinity can become socially isolated as they age, impacting their health, well-being, and happiness.

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·March 10, 2020·5 min read

How the brain encodes landmarks that help us navigate

The retrosplenial cortex combines visual and spatial information to help us navigate our way around.

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·March 10, 2020·5 min read

Scientists categorize neurons by the way the brain jiggles during a heartbeat

By analyzing alterations in waveform recorded from neurons during a heartbeat, researchers can more accurately classify different types of neurons in the human brain.

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·March 10, 2020·4 min read

Robots that admit mistakes foster better conversation in humans

Robots that express vulnerability influences conversational dynamics between humans.

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·March 9, 2020·5 min read

Our brains can predict the virality of online videos, without us even knowing it

Scanning people's brains when watching videos, researchers found both neural and behavioral responses to the content could predict how long others would watch the same video on the internet.

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·March 9, 2020·5 min read

5.1 days incubation period for COVID-19

Researchers report the median time from exposure to symptoms for the COVID-19 virus is 5.1 days. 97.5% of people who develop symptoms of coronavirus will do so within 11.5 days of exposure. For every 10,000 people quarantined for 14 days, an estimated 101 would develop symptoms after release.

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·March 9, 2020·4 min read

Brain-doping produced by your own body

Cognitive challenges trigger a slight oxygen deficit in hippocampal pyramidal neurons. This increases the production of erythropoietin (Epo) and its receptors in the active neurons, stimulating neighboring precursor cells to form new neurons and enhancing connectivity.

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·March 9, 2020·3 min read

Spending on experiences versus possessions advances more immediate happiness

Investing in an experience, such as attending a sports event or eating at a restaurant, generates more personal happiness than splashing out on material good, a new study reports.

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·March 9, 2020·7 min read

The largest genetic map of psychiatric disorders so far

The largest genetic map of mental health disorders to date reveals there are three groups of highly genetically related disorders among eight psychiatric disorders. A gene related to nervous system development is a risk factor for all eight disorders studied. The RBFOX1 gene is implicated in seven of the eight disorders. ADHD and depression share 44% of genetic risk factors common in the general population. 109 pleiotropic loci affect more than one disorder. These pleiotropic loci are within genes that show heightened expression in the brain through the lifespan, beginning during the second trimester of pregnancy.

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·March 9, 2020·2 min read

Sensory information underpins abstract knowledge

Neuroimaging reveals our brains combine information from different categories of sensory information to drive abstract knowledge.

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·March 9, 2020·3 min read

The brain has two systems for thinking about others’ thoughts

Study reveals two different brain structures are implicated in implicit and explicit theory of mind, and both regions mature at different ages to fulfill their function. The supramarginal gyrus matures earlier, enabling theory of mind to occur slightly earlier than believed. Full ability for theory of mind occurs at age four when the temporoparietal junction matures.