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·April 21, 2016·7 min read

Problems With Navigation May Be Earliest Sign of Alzheimer’s

Building cognitive maps of new environments could signal the clinical onset of Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.

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·April 18, 2016·3 min read

Trying, and Failing, to Forget Has Lasting Effects

Forgetting unimportant information is an active neurological process, a new study reports.

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·April 5, 2016·5 min read

Gene Linked to Down Syndrome Associated With Altered Oscillations in Cerebral Cortex

Researchers have identified alterations in neural circuitry that impact cerebral cortex pathology. These alterations could be key to cognitive deficits in Down syndrome.

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·April 4, 2016·4 min read

Increased Activity in Brain Regions Associated with Executive Function in Bilingual Babies

According to a new study, bilingualism related differences in brain activity can be seen in children as young as 11 months.

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·March 26, 2016·4 min read

Enhancing Sleep After Brain Injury Reduces Brain Damage and Cognitive Decline in Rats

Researchers report enhancing sleep following TBI may help to prevent some damage to brain cells.

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·March 18, 2016·5 min read

Are We Hard Wired for Altruism?

Findings could point to a possible way to making people behave in less selfish, more empathetic ways.

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·March 17, 2016·5 min read

A New Glimpse Into Working Memory

A new study overturns a long held model of working memory.

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·March 14, 2016·5 min read

New Chemical May Help Control Inflammation and Depression

A new study reports a recently discovered chemical may be an innovative new tool in the treatment of depression.

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·March 11, 2016·6 min read

How the Brain Makes Informed Decisions Based on Experience

In order to make informed choices, rats replay past experiences, a new study reports.

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·February 26, 2016·6 min read

How Drugs and Alcohol Can Hijack Your Brain

Findings could help explain why some addicts unintentionally relapse, researchers say.

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·February 20, 2016·4 min read

4Hz Oscillations Synchronize Prefrontal Amygdala Circuits During Fear Behavior

Researchers show freezing behavior associated with feat is associated with an internally generated brain state that manifests in sustained 4 Hz oscillatory dynamics in the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex-basolateral amygdala circuits.