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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·July 6, 2020·3 min read

          Dopamine Neurons Mull Over Your Options

          Dopamine neurons in the brain regulate internal processes of economic decision making, evaluating available options, and identifying the most preferable outcome.
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          ·April 21, 2020·3 min read

          How a genetic change increases the risk of schizophrenia

          Chromosome 16p11.2 duplication impacts several different inhibitory neuron types that use GABA in brain areas that are dysfunctional in schizophrenia, including the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, and amygdala. The chromosome 16p11.2 duplication also resulted in cognitive and social deficits that are symptomatic of schizophrenia.
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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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          ·March 5, 2020·5 min read

          Previously unappreciated neurotransmitter system in the brain discovered

          Researchers have identified a novel neurotransmitter system in the brain. The system signals transmission of innate olfactory information to areas of the brain associated with emotional processing via the TAAR5 receptor. The findings could help in the development of new treatments for depression and schizophrenia.
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          ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience
          ·February 27, 2020·6 min read

          How does the brain put decisions in context?

          The anterior lateral motor cortex appears to play a significant role in context-based decision making.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·February 11, 2020·7 min read

          Mice ‘detectives’ hint at how humans read between the lines

          Humans and mice use inference skills to solve problems in a remarkably similar manner.
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          ·February 4, 2020·3 min read

          Children’s mental health affected by sleep duration

          Shorter sleep duration can increase the risk of children developing depression, anxiety, and cognitive problems. Children who routinely suffered sleep disruptions or shorter sleep durations had reduced brain volume in the orbitofrontal cortex, prefrontal cortex, precuneus, supramarginal gyrus, and temporal cortex.
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          AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·November 1, 2019·3 min read

          People with autism have a more symmetrical brain

          The left and right brain areas are more similar in those with ASD. Reduced asymmetry was identified in cortical thickness across various brain regions in those on the autism spectrum.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·October 29, 2019·3 min read

          Distinct brain region alterations in youth with psychosis spectrum disorders

          Teens with psychosis spectrum disorders have significantly reduced surface areas in the orbitofrontal cortex, cingulate, precentral, and postcentral brain regions. MRI scans also revealed decreased thalamic volume.
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          ·June 27, 2019·5 min read

          Brain structure determines individual differences regarding music sensitivity

          White matter connectivity between the auditory processing areas and brain areas associated with reward may explain why we like, or dislike music.
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          ·June 25, 2019·3 min read

          How the brain helps us make good decisions, and bad ones

          The orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) appears to play a significant role in our ability to make decisions. A network connecting the OFC and nucleus accumbens translates negative outcomes into values, while the OFC-amygdala circuit helps stabilize action values.
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          This brain scan highlights the thalamus and OFC
          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·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.
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