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    Theta Waves: A Marker of Emotional Regulation

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FeaturedPsychology
·September 22, 2015·4 min read

Less Anxiety and More Optimistic Outlook for People With Larger Orbitofrontal Cortex

According to a new study, optimistic people tend to be less anxious and have a larger orbitofrontal cortex.
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·September 24, 2015·4 min read

How The Brain Makes Decisions

Researchers discover a brain region located in the thalamus plays a crucial role in decision making.
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·November 11, 2015·3 min read

Mindful Meditation Reduces Pain More Effectively than Placebo Treatments

Researchers report people who participated in mindful meditation received more pain relief than those who used placebo meditation techniques and creams.
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·January 12, 2016·3 min read

People Who Experience Rage Attacks Have Smaller ‘Emotional Brains’

A new study reports people with intermittent explosive disorder have significantly lower gray matter volume in the frontolimbic region of the brain.
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·March 25, 2016·5 min read

Brain’s Response to Social Exclusion Different in Young Marijuana Users

According to a new study, activation of the insula is reduced in young marijuana users when they face social exclusion.
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·April 4, 2016·4 min read

Increased Activity in Brain Regions Associated with Executive Function in Bilingual Babies

According to a new study, bilingualism related differences in brain activity can be seen in children as young as 11 months.
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·May 26, 2016·4 min read

How the Brain Makes and Breaks Habits

Researchers report they have identified a neural pathway involved in switching between habitual behavior and deliberate decision making.
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·June 6, 2016·3 min read

How Long Term Marijuana Use Alters the Brain’s Reward Circuit

Researchers report chronic marijuana users show more brain activity in the mesocorticolimbic reward system when presented with cannabis cues than with natural reward cues.
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·June 9, 2016·4 min read

Can We Nudge Our Brain Activity to Make Healthier Choices?

New research suggests our brain activity could be influenced to make healthier choices.
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FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
·June 15, 2016·4 min read

Map of Teenage Brain Provides Evidence of Link Between Antisocial Behavior and Brain Development

A new neuroimaging study reports teens with serious antisocial behavioral problems have significant differences in brain structure than their peers.
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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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·August 29, 2016·7 min read

To Make Sense of the World, the Brain Performs Feats of Math

Study reports the brain calculates a distribution of probabilities for each of many distinct possibilities.
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