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          ·November 15, 2022·4 min read

          How Hormonal Birth Control May Affect the Adolescent Brain

          Hormonal contraception disrupts signal transmission between cells in the prefrontal cortex of adolescents. Hormonal birth control also elevates levels of stress hormones in the brain.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·October 30, 2022·5 min read

          Teenage Brains: What Is Happening and Why It Leads to More Risky Behaviors

          Decision-making requires two different brain areas that mature at different times during the teenage years. This may help parents understand why their teens are more prone to making risky decisions.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·October 26, 2022·5 min read

          What’s in a Name? Actors Suppress Their Sense of Self When Playing New Character

          When actors hear their own names during a performance, their response is suppressed by activity in the left anterior prefrontal cortex, a brain area associated with self-awareness.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·October 8, 2022·4 min read

          Human Cocaine and Heroin Addiction Is Found Tied to Impairments in Specific Brain Circuit Initially Implicated in Animals

          Greater impairment of the prefrontal cortex-habenula pathway was correlated with earlier age of first drug use.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·October 5, 2022·2 min read

          Petting Dogs Engages the Social Brain, According to Neuroimaging

          Interacting with dogs leads to greater activation in the prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with emotional and social processing.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·September 28, 2022·4 min read

          Omega-3 Fatty Acids, and in Particular DHA, Are Associated With Increased Attention Scores in Adolescents

          DHA consumption was associated with improved capacity for selective and sustained attention in adolescents, while ALA lowered impulsive behaviors.
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          ·September 22, 2022·4 min read

          A New Understanding of the Neurobiology of Impulsivity

          A new genetically based scoring model can accurately detect children most at risk of developing impulsive behaviors.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·September 21, 2022·4 min read

          How Fear Memories Get Stuck in Some Brains

          Down-regulation of the PRDM2 protein increases the consolidation of fear-related memories in the brain.
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          ·September 6, 2022·6 min read

          How the Brain Focuses on What’s in Mind

          Rhythmic bursts of activity in the prefrontal cortex reduce variability as an animal focuses on a task.
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          FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience
          ·August 25, 2022·3 min read

          What Makes the Human Brain Different?

          Researchers have identified human-specific cell types in the prefrontal cortex. These unique cells may explain why humans are more susceptible to neuropsychiatric diseases than other primate species.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·August 11, 2022·4 min read

          Why Thinking Hard Makes You Tired

          Extended intense cognitive work causes potentially toxic byproducts to build up in the prefrontal cortex. This alters control over decision-making, causing a shift toward low-cost actions that require less effort as cognitive fatigue sets in.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·July 31, 2022·5 min read

          Cells That Control Hunger Affect Brain Structure and Function

          AgRP neurons in the hypothalamus play a critical role in shaping the structure and function of the prefrontal cortex in mice. The findings shed light on how the prefrontal cortex is altered in disorders such as schizophrenia.
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