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·March 22, 2021·3 min read

Negative Mood Linked to Prolonged Amygdala Activity

A new study reveals activity in the amygdala remains consistent when a person views neutral stimuli following viewing negative stimuli. The persistent activity increased negative mood and decreased positive feelings.

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·March 15, 2021·3 min read

Fingerprints Enhance Our Sense of Touch

Sensory neurons in the fingertips are able to detect tactile stimuli at the scale of a single fingerprint ridge.

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·March 8, 2021·3 min read

Brain Activity Foreshadows Changes in Stock Prices

Increased activity in the nucleus accumbens forecasted an increase in stock price within the next day, whereas increased activity in the anterior insular was predictive of whether a stock price would flip or change direction.

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·March 1, 2021·3 min read

Noisy Brain Activity Contributes to Aging-Related Navigation Impairments

Overactive hippocampal activity may explain why some older people have trouble with spatial navigation and learning.

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·February 22, 2021·2 min read

Distorting Memories Helps the Brain Remember

The brain exaggerates differences between similar events in order to encode them in memory. This results in divergent brain activity that allows for better memory performance.

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·February 15, 2021·1 min read

Lower Testosterone During Puberty Increases the Brain’s Sensitivity to It in Adulthood

Lower levels of testosterone during puberty increases the brain's sensitivity to faces and expressions during adulthood.

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·February 8, 2021·3 min read

Auditory Brainstem Pathways Do Not Develop Properly Without Microglia

Microglia are essential for pruning away extra neural connections in the development of the auditory brainstem.

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·January 25, 2021·3 min read

Musicians Have More Connected Brains Than Non-Musicians

Regardless of innate pitch ability, musicians' brains have stronger connections than those who don't play music.

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·January 18, 2021·3 min read

The Brain Region Responsible for Self-Bias in Memory

Study implicates the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with information processing about the self, in self-bias memory.

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·December 28, 2020·3 min read

The Brain Network Driving Changes in Consciousness

A brain network consisting of the thalamus, anterior and posterior cingulate cortex, and angular gyri was implicated in the loss, and return, of consciousness under both anesthetic and natural sleep.

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·December 21, 2020·3 min read

Targeted Brain Stimulation Dulls Social Pain

Combining brain stimulation directed at areas of the prefrontal cortex and emotional regulation strategies helps to improve emotional response in those with psychiatric disorders.