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Experimental PET scan detects abnormal tau protein in brains of living former NFL players

Neuroscience NewsApril 10, 2019

PET imaging of former NFL players who exhibited cognitive decline and psychiatric symptoms linked to CTE showed higher levels of tau in areas of the brain associated with the neurodegenerative disease.... Read More...

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A sleep-deprived brain interprets impressions negatively

Neuroscience NewsApril 8, 2019

Sleep loss leads to negativity bias, negative mood and impaired emotional regulation.... Read More...

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Alzheimer’s diagnosis and management improved by brain scans

Neuroscience NewsApril 2, 2019

PET imaging that helps detect dementia-related amyloid plaques significantly influences the clinical management of patients, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Blunting pain’s emotional component

Neuroscience NewsMarch 13, 2019

Blocking the release of dynorphin, researchers restore motivation in animals experiencing pain. The findings may help in the development of new, less addictive, pain medications.... Read More...

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NIH Study of Brain Energy Patterns Provides New Insights into Alcohol Effects

Neuroscience NewsMarch 5, 2019

Neuroimaging research from NIH/NIAAA provides a new method to characterize how brain activity relates to glucose consumption, which could help us understand how alcohol and other substances and activities affect our brains.... Read More...

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Neuromelanin-Sensitive MRI Identified As a Potential Biomarker for Psychosis

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 18, 2019

A new study reports neuromelanin sensitive MRI is able to measure dopamine function associated with psychosis.... Read More...

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New Scan Technique Reveals Neuroinflammation Associated with Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 5, 2019

A new neuroimaging study reveals 12 people with documented post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome have an elevation of a chemical marker associated with neuroinflammation. The findings could help develop new treatments for the pain, fatigue and brain fog associated with PTLDS.... Read More...

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Women’s Brains Appear Three Years Younger Than Men’s

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 4, 2019

A new study reveals women's brain tend to appear three years younger than males of the same age. Researchers report this could be a reason why women tend to remain mentally sharp longer than men.... Read More...

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The Brain Hungers for Dopamine

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 8, 2019

A new study reveals the role dopamine plays in controlling eating behaviors. Researchers found when people crave specific foods, the brain releases more dopamine when they finally consume the item. The study reports the gastrointestinal tract is in constant contact with the brain and uses reward stimuli to control our desire for food. ... Read More...

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Racial Differences in Alzheimer’s Unveiled

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 7, 2019

A new study has identified racial disparities between African Americans and Caucasians in the level of a key biomarker used to identify Alzheimer's disease. ... Read More...

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Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Alzheimer’s in Brain Scans Six Years Before Diagnosis

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 4, 2019

A new machine learning algorithm was able to predict, with 98% accuracy, which patients would develop Alzheimer's disease, six years prior to diagnosis by analyzing PET brain scans.... Read More...

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Your Brain Rewards You Twice Per Meal

Neuroscience NewsDecember 27, 2018

Upon eating, dopamine is released in the brain at two different times, during ingestion and when the food reaches our stomach, researchers report.... Read More...

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Cannabis addiction influenced by genetic make-up

Sleep frees the hippocampus for new memory contents

Off with her head! Did Anne Boleyn really try to speak after being beheaded?

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Cannabis addiction influenced by genetic make-up

Sleep frees the hippocampus for new memory contents

Off with her head! Did Anne Boleyn really try to speak after being beheaded?

Neurology

Off with her head! Did Anne Boleyn really try to speak after being beheaded?

Stem cells from hair follicles have potential to repair myelin sheath in mice

Exercise activates memory neural networks in older adults

AI

Scientists translate brain signals into speech sounds

Artificial intelligence can diagnose PTSD by analyzing voices

Robotics

Heads in the cloud: Scientists predict internet of thoughts ‘within decades’

Robots created with 3D printers could be caring for those in golden years

Robots to autocomplete soldier tasks

Psychology

Cannabis addiction influenced by genetic make-up

Haunted by the past: Insomniacs unable to get emotional distress off their mind

PET

Experimental PET scan detects abnormal tau protein in brains of living former NFL players

A sleep-deprived brain interprets impressions negatively

Alzheimer’s diagnosis and management improved by brain scans

Blunting pain’s emotional component

NIH Study of Brain Energy Patterns Provides New Insights into Alcohol Effects

Neuromelanin-Sensitive MRI Identified As a Potential Biomarker for Psychosis

New Scan Technique Reveals Neuroinflammation Associated with Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome

Women’s Brains Appear Three Years Younger Than Men’s

The Brain Hungers for Dopamine

Racial Differences in Alzheimer’s Unveiled

Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Alzheimer’s in Brain Scans Six Years Before Diagnosis

Your Brain Rewards You Twice Per Meal