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·January 14, 2014·2 min read

In Dyslexia, Less Brain Tissue Not to Blame for Reading Difficulties

Researchers claim less gray matter in the brains of those with dyslexia is a consequence of poorer reading experiences and not the root cause of the disorder.

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·January 13, 2014·3 min read

Scientists Develop Promising Drug Candidates for Pain, Addiction

Researchers describe a pair of drug candidates which advance the search for new treatments for addiction, pain and other disorders.

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·January 12, 2014·4 min read

Caffeine Has Positive Effect on Memory

Researchers find caffeine has a positive effect on long-term memory.

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·January 12, 2014·4 min read

Scientists Solve 40-year Mystery of How Sodium Controls Opioid Brain Signaling

Researchers discover how sodium influences the signalling of opioid receptors.

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·January 9, 2014·3 min read

Sleep is the Price the Brain Pays for Learning

Researchers believe their synaptic homeostasis hypothesis of sleep challenges the theory that sleep strengthens brain connections.

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·January 9, 2014·2 min read

Researchers Find Rare Genetic Cause of Tourette Syndrome

According to a new study, a rare genetic mutation which disrupts the production of histamine in the brain could be the cause of tics and other abnormalities associated with Tourette syndrome.

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·January 8, 2014·3 min read

Scientists Find a New Mechanism Underlying Depression

Changes in microglia underlie depressive symptoms brought on by exposure to chronic stress, a new study reports.

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·January 6, 2014·3 min read

Babbling Babies Responding to One-on-One ‘Baby Talk’ Master More Words

Early language development isn't so much the quantity of words as the style of speech and social context in which speech occurs, researchers report.

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·January 2, 2014·2 min read

Want a Good Night’s Sleep in the New Year? Quit Smoking

A new study reports smoking disrupts the circadian rhythm in both the brain and lungs.

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·January 2, 2014·3 min read

Brain Training Works, but Just for the Practiced Task

Brain training programs work, but only for practiced tasks, researchers report.

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·December 31, 2013·2 min read

Research Team Reveals How Emotions Are Mapped in the Body

Emotions trigger strong bodily sensations and the bodily maps for each sensation are topographically different for different emotions. The sensation patterns are consistent across different cultures, suggesting sensational patterns have a biological basis, researchers say.