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NBA Players Who Shine Early Stay Skilled for Longer

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 28, 2019

Researchers report NBA players who are more skilled than their peers early in their careers remain more skilled as they age. Additionally, they have a slower decline in their performance after the peak of their careers.... Read More...

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Violence in PG-13 Rated Movies Not Linked to Violence in US Society

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 19, 2019

According to researchers, there is little evidence to suggest violence in PG-13 movies is related to real world violence or an increase in violent behavior.... Read More...

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How Bullying Affects the Brain

Neuroscience NewsDecember 12, 2018

A new study reports children and teens who face chronic bullying have altered brain structure, as well as problems with anxiety and depression. Researchers found those who were bullies had structural changes to the putamen and caudate, contributing to the development of anxiety related behaviors and emotional processing.... Read More...

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Microdoses of Psychedelics May Enhance Creative Problem Solving

Neuroscience NewsOctober 25, 2018

A new study reports microdosing psychedelics may enhance creative problem solving without risk of hallucinations, or trips, associated with taking high doses of the substances.... Read More...

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Asian Elephants Could Be the Math Kings of the Jungle

Neuroscience NewsOctober 22, 2018

Researchers report Asian elephants appear to possess numerical abilities similar to humans. ... Read More...

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Postnatal Depression Could be Linked to Fewer Daylight Hours During Late Pregnancy

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 27, 2018

A new study reports women who are in their third trimester of pregnancy during months with less day light are at an increased risk of developing postnatal depression.... Read More...

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Premature Brains Develop Differently in Boys and Girls

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 19, 2018

A new study reports the brains of baby boys born prematurely are affected differently and more severely than premature females.... Read More...

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Hate Speech From Women is Judged Harsher than From Men

Neuroscience NewsJuly 31, 2018

A new study reports women who make hateful remarks on social media are more likely to be judged more severely than men who make the same comments. ... Read More...

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Voters Don’t Always Walk the Talk When it Comes to Infidelity

Neuroscience NewsJuly 12, 2018

A new study reveals those with libertarian views are more likely to use adultery dating websites than those of other political persuasions. Researchers report those who claim more sexually conservative values are, paradoxically, more sexually deviant when it comes to fidelity than their more sexually liberated peers.... Read More...

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New Mechanism to Explain the Spread of Alzheimer’s Discovered

Neuroscience NewsJune 28, 2018

Researchers report exosomes help neuron-to-neuron growth and the transfer of oligomer amyloid beta, resulting in apoptosis. The study reveals exosomes may be a primary mediator of the pathogenic progression of Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...

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Dogs Understand What’s Written All Over Your Face

Neuroscience NewsJune 20, 2018

A new study reports dogs use different parts of their brains to process negative and positive emotional cues in human facial expressions.... Read More...

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Older Men with Higher Levels of Sex Hormones Could Be Less Religious

Neuroscience NewsJune 3, 2018

Men with higher levels of testosterone and DHEA in blood and saliva samples had weaker religious ties than those with lower levels of the same sex hormones, a new study reports.... Read More...

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News

Eating breakfast with parents is associated with positive body image for teenagers

New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

Sleep and aging: Two sides of one coin?

Neuroscience

New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

Sleep and aging: Two sides of one coin?

Child and adolescent anxiety could be linked to later alcohol problems

Neurology

New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

Researchers point to a common cause in sudden death syndromes

New study reshapes understanding of how the brain recovers from injury

AI

Brain-inspired AI inspires insights about the brain (and vice versa)

AI and MRIs at birth can predict cognitive development at age 2

A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

Robotics

The robots that dementia caregivers want: Robots for joy, robots for sorrow

Seeing through a robot’s eyes helps those with profound motor impairments

A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

Psychology

Eating breakfast with parents is associated with positive body image for teenagers

Child and adolescent anxiety could be linked to later alcohol problems

When neurons are out of shape, antidepressants may not work

Springer

NBA Players Who Shine Early Stay Skilled for Longer

Violence in PG-13 Rated Movies Not Linked to Violence in US Society

How Bullying Affects the Brain

Microdoses of Psychedelics May Enhance Creative Problem Solving

Asian Elephants Could Be the Math Kings of the Jungle

Postnatal Depression Could be Linked to Fewer Daylight Hours During Late Pregnancy

Premature Brains Develop Differently in Boys and Girls

New Mechanism to Explain the Spread of Alzheimer’s Discovered

Dogs Understand What’s Written All Over Your Face

Older Men with Higher Levels of Sex Hormones Could Be Less Religious