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Enjoyment of pop music classics linked to combination of uncertainty and surprise

Neuroscience NewsNovember 7, 2019

Combining neuroimaging data with machine learning, researchers report musical pleasure depends on a dynamic interplay between prospective and retrospective states of expectation.... Read More...

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Gene linked to autism undergoes changes in men’s sperm after cannabis use

Neuroscience NewsAugust 27, 2019

Marijuana use alters a gene associated with autism in sperm. Hypomethylation was identified in the DLGAP2 gene in the sperm of male rats exposed to THC. The hypomethylated state was also detected in the forebrains of their offspring. Further research is needed to establish if there is a definitive link between paternal cannabis use and ASD in humans.... Read More...

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Gut Microbes May Contribute to Depression and Anxiety in Obesity

Neuroscience NewsJune 18, 2018

Researchers report a link between gut bacteria and psychological distress associated with obesity. Switching mice to high fat diets, researchers reported the animals experienced more depressive and anxiety symptoms. These were improved when antibiotics that alter the gut bacteria were administered.... Read More...

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How ‘Love Hormone’ Oxytocin Spurs Sociability

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 29, 2017

Researchers pinpoint the brain circuitry involved in social reward and shed new light on oxytocin's role in social behavior.... Read More...

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Oxytocin Enhances Pleasure of Social Interactions by Stimulating Production of “Bliss Molecule”

Neuroscience NewsOctober 26, 2015

Researchers report the 'love hormone', oxytocin, could enhance the pleasure of social interactions be stimulating the production of anandamide.... Read More...

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Cannabis Prevents the Negative Behavioral and Physiological Effects PTSD

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 5, 2014

Researchers report administering cannabinoids soon after a traumatic event can prevent PTSD-like symptoms in rats.... Read More...

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Newborn baby hiccups could be key to brain development

High-fat maternal diet can cause life-long changes in the fetal brain

Adolescent drinking increases anxiety and alcohol abuse risk later in life

Neuroscience

Newborn baby hiccups could be key to brain development

High-fat maternal diet can cause life-long changes in the fetal brain

Adolescent drinking increases anxiety and alcohol abuse risk later in life

Neurology

Research reveals no link between statins and memory loss

New cell therapy improves memory and stops seizures following TBI

Fecal transplantation to treat patients with Parkinson’s disease: Hope or hype?

AI

How artificial intelligence can transform psychiatry

Enjoyment of pop music classics linked to combination of uncertainty and surprise

Learning is optimized when we fail 15% of the time

Robotics

Deep3DFly: the deep-learning way to design fly-like robots

Electronic glove offers ‘humanlike’ features for prosthetic hand users

Robotic thread is designed to slip through the brain’s blood vessels

Psychology

Adolescent drinking increases anxiety and alcohol abuse risk later in life

Side effects mild and brief with single antidepressant dose of intravenous ketamine

At what point does click-bait susceptibility become a mental health disorder?

nucleus accumbense

Enjoyment of pop music classics linked to combination of uncertainty and surprise

Gene linked to autism undergoes changes in men’s sperm after cannabis use

Gut Microbes May Contribute to Depression and Anxiety in Obesity

Oxytocin Enhances Pleasure of Social Interactions by Stimulating Production of “Bliss Molecule”

Cannabis Prevents the Negative Behavioral and Physiological Effects PTSD