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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·October 30, 2013·2 min read

          How Video Games Like Super Mario Can Benefit the Brain

          Playing video games causes increases in brain regions responsible for memory formation and strategic planning, researchers have discovered. The findings could prove relevant in developing new therapeutic interventions for psychiatric illnesses.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·October 16, 2013·3 min read

          Schizophrenia Linked to Abnormal Brain Waves

          Researchers have observed the neural activity which appears to produce the disordered thinking associated with schizophrenia.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·October 8, 2013·3 min read

          Primate Brain Development Follows a Predictable Pattern

          Researchers find the differences in primate brains can be explained as a consequence of the same genetic program.
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          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·September 25, 2013·3 min read

          Maths Experts are “Made, Not Born”

          A new neuroimaging study supports Darwin's belief that intellectual excellence is down to practice rather than inherent ability.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·September 23, 2013·3 min read

          Brain May Rely on Computer Like Mechanism to Make Sense of Novel Situations

          Our brains could process new situations by relying on a method similar to a "pointer" system used by computers, new research suggests.
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          FeaturedGenetics
          ·August 1, 2013·4 min read

          Stray Prenatal Gene Network Suspected in Schizophrenia

          Researchers trace spontaneous genetic mutations and reverse-engineer the outlines of disrupted prenatal gene networks in schizophrenia.
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          FeaturedNeurology
          ·July 9, 2013·3 min read

          Study Identifies Brain Circuits Involved in Learning and Decision Making

          A new study has identified neural circuits in mice which are involved in the learning and altering of behaviors. The findings could have implications for alcoholism and other addictive behaviors.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·June 27, 2013·5 min read

          Breaking Habits Before They Start

          Using optogenetics to control cells in the IL cortex, researchers were able to 'block' habits from forming.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·May 28, 2013·5 min read

          Changing Gut Bacteria Through Diet Affects Brain Function

          Women who regularly consumed probiotic bacteria through yogurt showed altered brain function, both while in resting start and in response to emotion recognition tasks, a new study suggests.
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          FeaturedNeurology
          ·May 15, 2013·4 min read

          Brain Rewires Itself After Damage or Injury

          When the hippocampus, an area of the brain associated with memory and learning, is damaged, the prefrontal cortex takes over. This demonstration of neuroplasticity could give rise to new treatment options for Alzheimer's disease and other conditions associated with damage to the brain.
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          FeaturedNeurology
          ·April 3, 2013·3 min read

          Study Sheds Light on how to Reset the Addicted Brain

          Researchers provide additional insight into deficits in the prefrontal cortex involved in drug addiction. The findings could offer new avenues of research for the treatment of addiction.
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          The image is a diagram of the brain with the prefrontal cortex highlighted in yellow.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·March 14, 2013·5 min read

          Suppressing the Brain’s “Filter” Can Improve Performance in Creative Tasks

          Researchers discover reducing cognitive control can boost performance when completing creative tasks.
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