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·December 7, 2020·3 min read

How the Brain Distinguishes Fact From Possibility

The human brain contains a perspective-adjusted neural representation for factual information and more elusive cortical signaling representing the computations of possibilities.

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·November 30, 2020·3 min read

Infant Language Exposure Shapes Brain Circuitry

Taking turns in "conversations" with adult caregivers synchronizes activity in language areas of the infant brain.

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·November 23, 2020·3 min read

Psychosis Symptoms Linked to Impaired Information Spread in the Brain

White matter connectivity does not directly induce psychosis, but may affect symptoms of psychosis through its effect on the consciousness threshold.

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·November 17, 2020·3 min read

Learning a New Language Changes the Brain’s Division of Labor

Learning a new language as an adult alters hemisphere specialization for comprehension, but not for production.

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·November 16, 2020·3 min read

Changes to the Brain’s Reward System May Drive Overeating in Mice

Diet-induced changes to the reward system and innate differences may predispose mice to over-eating.

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·November 2, 2020·2 min read

Sleep-Deprived Mice Find Cocaine More Rewarding

Mouse study reveals sleep deprivation can increase the risk of cocaine addiction. Too little sleep increases the reward properties of cocaine, researchers report.

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·October 26, 2020·3 min read

Time-Keeping Brain Protein Influences Memory

Pigment-dispersing factor, a signalling protein that helps the brain keep track of time, also helps to regulate memory formation.

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·October 19, 2020·3 min read

Happy Endings Trip up the Brain’s Decision-Making

How the brain represents and codes a pleasant outcome can have an impact on decision making.

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·October 12, 2020·3 min read

Brain Regions With Impaired Blood Flow Have Higher Tau Levels

Impaired blood flow to specific areas of the brain coincides with Tau buildup in Alzheimer's patients. As cognition declines, the relationship between vascular dysfunction and Tau accumulation strengthens.

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·October 5, 2020·3 min read

Dog Brains Do Not Prefer Faces

fMRI study reveals dogs do not have a specific face area similar to that of primates. Dogs' brain activity showed little response to faces but increased in response to seeing another dog over a human.