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Rutgers University

·February 9, 2024·3 min read

Exploring Brain Scan Hesitancy

Asian Americans, particularly South and East Asian older adults, exhibit greater hesitancy towards participating in health research involving MRI brain scans compared to their white counterparts. The study surveyed older adults on their perceptions of MRI scans, willingness to learn scan results, and attitudes towards research participation and dementia.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·October 25, 2023·5 min read

How Cocaine Rewires Brain’s Reward System

Researchers revealed, through neuroimaging, how cocaine addiction modifies the brain's reward evaluation system, impacting adaptive behavior. This modification explains the perplexing addictive behavior seen in users—persisting in harmful activities that often don't offer immediate benefits.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology

·May 30, 2023·5 min read

Unlocking Addiction Risk: Genetic Test Could Shape Future Prevention Strategies

A new study hints at the potential of utilizing genetic test results to improve addiction prevention and treatment strategies. The study involved 325 college students who were given varying levels of information regarding alcohol use disorder and the role of genetics in addiction risk.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·March 20, 2023·4 min read

Excess Calories During Development May Alter the Brain and Spur Adult Overeating

Early overnutrition rewires brain development to crave unhealthy food and increases the risk for obesity late in life in children born to mothers who were overweight during pregnancy.

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·February 28, 2023·4 min read

Adult Smokers With Mental Illness Consume the Most Caffeine in the U.S

Not only do adult smokers with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder consume the most caffeine, but they are also most at risk of adverse health effects.

Auditory Neuroscience Autism Featured Neuroscience

·February 14, 2023·4 min read

Brain-Wave Data and Hearing Test May Help Diagnose Autism Earlier

Researchers say brain wave data collected during routine hearing tests in newborns could help doctors to spot the signs of neurodevelopmental disorders, including ASD earlier.

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·January 31, 2023·3 min read

Can a Computer Teach Babies to Count?

Study offers promising insight into how technology can aid in early math skills and can be used to close gaps in early childhood learning.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·January 26, 2023·4 min read

A Five-Fold Increase in Autism in New York-New Jersey Region

Between 2000 and 2016, documented cases of ASD increased as much as 500% in the New York - New Jersey metro region. The highest increase was in children without intellectual disabilities. Researchers say as many as 2 out of 3 children diagnosed with autism have no intellectual disabilities at all.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·January 6, 2023·3 min read

After 40 Years of Decline, Stroke Death Rates Are Rising Again

Researchers say stroke fatalities will rise as millennials age.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·December 15, 2022·4 min read

Poor Gut Health May Drive Multiple Sclerosis, but a Better Diet May Ease It

Researchers found significantly higher levels of Lcn-2 levels in the stools of patients with multiple sclerosis. This marker correlated with reduced bacterial diversity and increases in other markers of intestinal inflammation. Bacteria that ease inflammatory bowel disease were also reduced in MS patients with high fecal levels of Lcn-2 levels.