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·September 20, 2012·2 min read

‘Psychopaths’ Have An Impaired Sense of Smell

People with psychopathic tendencies have an impaired sense of smell, which points to inefficient processing in the front part of the brain (orbitofrontal cortex) according to a new study.

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·June 22, 2016·3 min read

“Hey! You Stole My Food!” Abnormal Eating Behaviors in Frontotemporal Dementia

A new study investigates the link between frontotemporal dementia and abnormal eating behaviors.

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·April 9, 2020·5 min read

Aha! + Aaaah: Creative insight triggers a neural reward signal

Neuroimaging study sheds light on what drove the evolutionary development of human creativity.

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·August 21, 2018·3 min read

Beauty is Simpler, and Less Special, Than We Realize

Analyzing the work of great philosophers and recent neuroscience research, researchers conclude certain simple features, such as symmetry and roundness, make things more attractive to us.

This brain scan highlights the thalamus and OFC

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·May 16, 2019·5 min read

Brain activity of Spanish Popular Party voters triggered by rivals

Neuroimaging study of Spanish voters reveals negative political messages illicit stronger neural responses. Messages about corruption activate brain areas associated with risk and disappointment.

This shows three brain scans, one from an Alzheimer's patient, one from a person with TBI, and one of a healthy aging brain

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·April 26, 2021·5 min read

Brain Changes Following TBI Share Similarities With Alzheimer’s Disease

Combining brain scan images with machine learning, researchers identified a number of brain changes following TBI that share similarities with Alzheimer's disease. The findings add to the growing body of evidence that the two conditions follow the same trajectories.

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·February 2, 2017·4 min read

Brain Circuits May Reveal Which Young People Are Likely to Commit Suicide

Researchers find significant differences in the brains of teens with bipolar disorder that attempt to take their lives over those with the disorder who have never attempted suicide.