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·May 15, 2021·4 min read

Empathic and Altruistic, or Cold and Individualistic: Our Brains Reveal the Truth

Prefrontal cortex activity reveals those who have a more detached personality have similar activity when processing information relating to both social and non-social stimuli. By contrast, those who are more agreeable have significant differences in PFC activity when processing the different forms of information.

Many neurostem cells, nuclei and astrocytes are shown mixed together.

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·March 5, 2019·4 min read

Discovery of the Genetics Conductor of Brain Stem Cells

Researchers describe their findings about how the Foxg1 gene is involved in the development and differentiation of neurons and glial cells from stem cells.

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·April 3, 2018·4 min read

Parkinson’s Disease and Binge Eating

A new study sheds light on why some people with Parkinson's disease binge eat. Researchers report working memory impairment and alterations in reward sensitivity could be behind why binge eating can be problematic in those with Parkinson's.

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·February 9, 2018·8 min read

How the Brain Constructs the World

Two new studies shed light on the processes that underlie the integration and storage of sensory information.

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·December 4, 2017·3 min read

Right or Left Handed? Handedness is Determined During Gestation

The preference to use one hand over the other is already defined by the 18th week of gestation, a new study reports.

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·October 27, 2017·3 min read

What the Nose Reveals About Our Relationship With Emotions

Those with alexithymia, a psychological condition in which people have difficulty in the emotions they are experiencing, may also have an altered physiological response to olfactory stimulation, researchers report.

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·September 14, 2017·3 min read

Molecular Link Between Parkinson’s and Prion Diseases Discovered

Researchers detail the complex interaction between alpha synuclein and the prion protein PrPc.

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·April 10, 2017·4 min read

The Neuroanatomical Basis For Forgiveness Revealed

According to researchers, the larger the amount of gray matter in the anterior superior temporal sulcus, the more likely you are to forgive those who have unintentionally caused you harm.