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Brain stimulation reverses age-related memory loss

Neuroscience NewsApril 17, 2019

Transcranial magnetic stimulation applied to the parietal lobe improves the function of brain areas important for memory which are disrupted by aging. The study reports TMS helps improve memory in older adults experiencing memory loss to the level of younger adults.... Read More...

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Listeners immerse themselves in audiobooks in very different ways

Neuroscience NewsApril 12, 2019

While listening to audiobooks with a captivating narrative, the inferior parietal lobe and visual cortex elicit individual meaning and flow of mental imagery.... Read More...

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Want to learn a new skill? Take some short breaks

Neuroscience NewsApril 12, 2019

Taking a short rest following a learning activity to help strengthen memory consolidation. ... Read More...

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Study Reveals Roots of OCD

Neuroscience NewsNovember 29, 2018

A new study combines hundreds of brain scans of patients with OCD and pinpoints problems with error processing in the brain that leads to repetitive behaviors.... Read More...

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SPECT Imaging Predicts Outcomes For Those with Depression

Neuroscience NewsMarch 20, 2018

A new SPECT imaging study reveals those with treatment resistant depression have lower cerebral blood flow within the frontal, parietal and temporal lobes.... Read More...

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Modern Human Brain Organization Emerged Only Recently

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 28, 2018

Max Planck researchers reveal Homo sapiens fossils show a gradual evolution of the human brain towards its current shape.... Read More...

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The Neurological Disorders in Alice in Wonderland

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 12, 2018

A new paper reviews some of the possible psychological and neurological disorders experienced by characters in Alice in Wonderland.... Read More...

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Watch Out! Brain Network Calculates Impact of Approaching Object

Neuroscience NewsOctober 9, 2017

A new study investigates how the a specific brain network tracks the location and speed of an object, helping animals to prepare for imminent impact.... Read More...

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Important Aspect of the Brain’s Navigational System Identified

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 24, 2017

Researchers have identified a neurobiological basis for the processing and reactivation of spatial information in rodents.... Read More...

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Brain Rewires Itself to Enhance Other Senses in Blind People

Neuroscience NewsMarch 22, 2017

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.... Read More...

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How Kids’ Brains Respond To A Late Night Up

Neuroscience NewsNovember 28, 2016

A new study reports the parieto-occipital areas of the brain appear to be more susceptible to a lack of sleep in children.... Read More...

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Developing Brain Regions in Children Hardest Hit by Sleep Deprivation

Neuroscience NewsOctober 4, 2016

Researchers report sleep deprivation affects the parietal and occipital lobes in children, along with myelin levels in the visual system.... Read More...

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When does clean eating become an unhealthy obsession? New findings on who is at risk

Brain network activity can improve in epilepsy patients after surgery

Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

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When does clean eating become an unhealthy obsession? New findings on who is at risk

Brain network activity can improve in epilepsy patients after surgery

Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

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Brain network activity can improve in epilepsy patients after surgery

Patients with both schizophrenia and epilepsy die alarmingly early

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Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

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Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

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When does clean eating become an unhealthy obsession? New findings on who is at risk

Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

Patients with both schizophrenia and epilepsy die alarmingly early

parietal lobe

Listeners immerse themselves in audiobooks in very different ways

Want to learn a new skill? Take some short breaks

Study Reveals Roots of OCD

SPECT Imaging Predicts Outcomes For Those with Depression

Modern Human Brain Organization Emerged Only Recently

The Neurological Disorders in Alice in Wonderland

Watch Out! Brain Network Calculates Impact of Approaching Object

Important Aspect of the Brain’s Navigational System Identified

Brain Rewires Itself to Enhance Other Senses in Blind People

How Kids’ Brains Respond To A Late Night Up

Developing Brain Regions in Children Hardest Hit by Sleep Deprivation