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Neuroscience research articles and press releases that cover research published in Open Access journals are listed below. We use Open Access (OA) to mean that the general public has free, open access to research journal articles published online.

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·January 17, 2018·4 min read

Oxytocin Helps the Brain Modulate Social Signals

A new study reports oxytocin plays a crucial role in processing numerous social signals.

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·January 17, 2018·3 min read

Neuron Loss Very Limited in Alzheimer’s

A new study challenges conventional belief about Alzheimer's, finding very minor neuronal and synaptic loss in patients at various stages of the disease.

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·January 16, 2018·5 min read

No Evidence to Support Link Between Violent Video Games and Behavior

A new study from University of York researchers backs up previous findings that there is no evidence to support the theory that violent video games increase real life aggressive behavior in gamers.

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·January 16, 2018·3 min read

Cannabis Abuse Alters Activity of Brain Regions Linked to Negative Emotion

Researchers report brain alterations associated with heightened feelings of negative emotion and alienation in people who have a dependence on cannabis.

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·January 15, 2018·8 min read

Can Psychedelic Drugs ‘Reconnect’ Depressed Patients with Their Emotions?

Two new studies consider the potential of using psychedelics to help treat depression. Imperial College London researchers report psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, can help to relieve symptoms of depression without the dulling of emotions associated with SSRIs. The researchers note the psychedelic experience could help to maintain long term mental health for those with treatment resistant depression.

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·January 14, 2018·4 min read

Researchers Make Cells That Enable to Sense of Touch

UCLA researchers have successfully transformed human stem cells into sensory interneurons.

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·January 13, 2018·5 min read

Immune System Activation in Newborns May Affect Developing Brain

Immune system activation that occurs as result of infection shortly after birth can cause persistent sleep pattern changes and neurodevelopmental disorders, a new study reveals.

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·January 12, 2018·4 min read

What Happens When Your Brain’s Support Cells Aren’t So Supportive?

Astrocytes may be good targets to prevent, or even reverse, the effects of normal aging, researchers suggest.

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·January 12, 2018·4 min read

Commonalities in the Brains of People With Huntington’s and Parkinson’s Discovered

A new study reveals a commonality in gene activity related to the same immune response and inflammatory pathways in the brains of patients with Parkinson's and Huntington's disease.

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·January 12, 2018·4 min read

Does an Exploding Brain Network Cause Chronic Pain?

University of Michigan researchers report hyperreactive brain networks may play a role in hypersensitivity associated with fibromyalgia.

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·January 10, 2018·3 min read

Our Brains Can Trick Us Into Thinking We Are Thinner Than We Are

University of Western Australia discover why some people believe they may be thinner than they actually are. Researchers report body perception could be a distortion created by our past observations of ourselves and other people.