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·April 28, 2022·5 min read

Nerd Cells, ‘Super-Calculating’ Network in the Human Brain Discovered

Newly identified "nerd cells" code for speed, direction, and position all at once.

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·July 23, 2020·6 min read

Age Differences in How the Brain Perceives and Remembers

Scene selective cortical regions are more sensitive to age than face-selective regions when it comes to memory and perception.

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·October 30, 2019·4 min read

Patients with mood, anxiety disorders share abnormalities in brain’s control circuit

Patients with mood and anxiety disorders have abnormally low activation in brain areas associated with cognitive and emotional control. Brain scans also revealed hyperactivity in brain areas linked to the processing of emotional thoughts.

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·February 7, 2019·3 min read

How the Brain Prepares For Action

Researchers have identified the neural processes that occur milliseconds before we execute a series of skilled movements.

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·August 28, 2018·4 min read

The Link Between Obesity, Genetics and the Brain

A new study sheds light on the roles both genetics and neuroanatomy play in obesity. Researchers report those with higher BMI had reduced cognitive flexibility, reduced ability to delay gratification and worse verbal memory. Additionally, those with increased BMI have increased amygdala and left prefrontal cortex volume.

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·May 7, 2018·6 min read

Why People Become More Prone to Distraction With Age

A new study reports the locus coerleus, a brain network that controls our ability to focus while under stress, appears to weaken as we age. This may explain why we find it more difficult to focus as we get older.

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·March 22, 2017·5 min read

Brain Rewires Itself to Enhance Other Senses in Blind People

Researchers report on the combined structural, functional and anatomical changes that occur in those born blind that are not present in the brains of people born with sight.