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·April 6, 2022·4 min read

Reconstruction of Largest Single-Neuron Projectome in Mouse Brain

Researchers have released a whole-brain projectome consisting of over 6,000 single neurons in the mouse prefrontal cortex.
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·March 24, 2022·4 min read

Brain Waves During Sleep Can Determine Risk Taking Behaviors

The fewer slow brain waves that occur in the right prefrontal cortex during sleep, the more likely a person is to indulge in risk-taking behaviors.
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·February 18, 2022·4 min read

Do We Really ‘Lose Our Filter’ as We Age?

From age-related brain shrinkage that may affect our social cognition, to feeling more confident in our own skin, researchers investigate why older people appear to lose their "filter" when it comes to some social interactions.
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·February 18, 2022·4 min read

Understanding the Molecules and Brain Circuits Recruited by Stressful Experience

Specific inhibitory neurons in the prefrontal cortex appear to become persistently activated following acute stress. The findings may pave the way for the creation of more targeted therapeutics for stress.
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·February 15, 2022·5 min read

Study Addresses Major Outstanding Question in Theoretical Models of Memory

Communication between the medial temporal lobe and prefrontal cortex determines how our experiences become memories. As the brain areas mature, the precise way they interact allows for the better formation of long-term memory.
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·February 10, 2022·4 min read

Insight Into the Genetics of Autism Offers Hope for New Drug Treatments

Neurexin1 deletion impacts insulin signaling and glucose metabolism in the prefrontal cortex. Researchers say increasing insulin signaling may be an effective therapeutic strategy for the treatment of ASD.
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·January 31, 2022·5 min read

‘Traveling’ Nature of Brain Waves May Help Working Memory Work

Researchers measured how brain waves travel in the prefrontal cortex during working memory tasks.
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FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology
·January 14, 2022·4 min read

Symptoms and Traits of Borderline Personality Disorder May Run In Families

Family members of people with borderline personality disorder share similarities in brain structure and personality traits as those diagnosed with the personality disorder. Findings may point toward a hereditary component to personality disorders.
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·January 11, 2022·3 min read

Why Severe Depression Affects Women and Men Differently

Researchers found alterations in different parts of the brain in males and females with severe depression. The findings also reveal a specific biomarker for depression in blood samples of women.
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·December 22, 2021·4 min read

Key Neural Mechanism Believed to Support Advanced Cognitive Abilities Identified

Researchers have identified a neural mechanism that supports advanced cognitive functions such as planning and problem-solving. The mechanism distributes information from a single neuron to larger neural populations in the prefrontal cortex.
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·December 6, 2021·4 min read

A Ten-Minute Run Can Boost Brain Processing

A ten-minute run increases activation of the bilateral prefrontal cortex, improving mood and cognitive function.
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·November 16, 2021·6 min read

Ever Been Lost in the Grocery Store? Researchers Are Closer to Knowing Why It Happens

Findings shed light on repulsion, or why the brain treats similar environments as though they are more different than a pair of environments that have nothing in common.
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