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·June 7, 2022·3 min read

New Theory of Decision-Making Seeks to Explain Why Humans Don’t Make Optimal Choices

A new theory of decision-making helps explain why humans often make decisions that are simply adequate, not optimal. According to the theory, people often use relative thinking when they should use absolutes, and vice-versa.

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·February 10, 2022·4 min read

Clearance of Protein Linked to Alzheimer’s Controlled by Circadian Cycle

Study underscores the importance of healthy sleep to prevent the Alzheimer's related amyloid-beta 42 protein from forming clumps in the brain.

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·October 7, 2021·3 min read

Tracking How the Environment Influences Circadian Rhythms

A new study traces the mechanisms that link environmental signals and our circadian clocks.

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·March 8, 2021·5 min read

Time Needed to Sequence Key Molecules Could Be Reduced From Years to Minutes

Machine learning quickly and accurately identified sugar chains based on electrical signals generated as they passed through tiny holes in a crystal wafer. The technology could reduce the time for sequencing glycosaminoglycan from years to minutes.

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·January 16, 2021·4 min read

Mothers of Children With Autism Found to Have Significantly Different Metabolite Levels

Two to five years after birth, mothers of children on the autism spectrum have several significantly different metabolite levels than mothers of typically developing children.

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·August 30, 2020·2 min read

Let Your Brain Rest: Boredom Can Be Good For Your Health

From inspiring creativity to promoting overall brain health, researchers say it's important to embrace boredom from time to time.

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·August 30, 2020·4 min read

Physiological Test for Autism Proves Effective Independent of Co-Occurring Conditions

A new physiological test relies on an algorithm that analyzes metabolites in blood samples to predict whether a person has an ASD diagnosis. The algorithm was 94.7% effective in determining autism diagnosis and was slightly more reliable when co-occurring conditions, such as gastrointestinal disorders, were taken into account.

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·February 25, 2020·2 min read

Sheet Music May Be an Effective Guide For Understanding Human Brain Activity

Researchers are looking to transcribe the brain's complex dynamics into new data models that can help better the understanding of the human brain and cognition.

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·May 8, 2019·4 min read

Research Into Brain’s Reaction to Motion Earns Significant Attention

Neuroimaging helps researchers observe what happens in the brain as a person is rotated. The study, which gives insight into how the brain moves after the head stops moving, also provides critical information for advancing studies of TBI.

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·April 22, 2019·5 min read

Sugar entering the brain during septic shock causes memory loss

During sepsis, the body sheds fragments of heparan sulfate, which crossed the blood-brain barrier and enters the hippocampus. The presence of heparan sulfate in the hippocampus may cause memory loss associated with septic shock.

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·September 24, 2018·4 min read

Predicting Autism Risk in Pregnant Women

Researchers found that differences in the plasma metabolites are indicative of the relative risk (18.7 percent vs 1.7 percent) for having a child with ASD.

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·September 19, 2018·5 min read

What Your Cell Phone Camera Tells You About Your Brain

A new study unites cognitive science and information theory, reporting our brains are structured to make the best possible decisions given their limited resources.

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New Theory of Decision-Making Seeks to Explain Why Humans Don’t Make Optimal Choices

Clearance of Protein Linked to Alzheimer’s Controlled by Circadian Cycle

Tracking How the Environment Influences Circadian Rhythms

Time Needed to Sequence Key Molecules Could Be Reduced From Years to Minutes

Mothers of Children With Autism Found to Have Significantly Different Metabolite Levels

Let Your Brain Rest: Boredom Can Be Good For Your Health

Physiological Test for Autism Proves Effective Independent of Co-Occurring Conditions

Sheet Music May Be an Effective Guide For Understanding Human Brain Activity

Research Into Brain’s Reaction to Motion Earns Significant Attention

Sugar entering the brain during septic shock causes memory loss

Predicting Autism Risk in Pregnant Women

What Your Cell Phone Camera Tells You About Your Brain

Amygdala’s Role in Epilepsy Sudden Death

Psilocybin Microdosing Promising for Mental Health Disorders

Age-Related Changes in Spoken Word Recognition

Personality Disorders Linked to Increased Risk of Fatty Liver Disease

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