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Stanford University

·June 6, 2023·6 min read

Alexithymia & Childhood Trauma: Unraveling The Mysterious Connection

Researchers reveal an alarming correlation between alexithymia (difficulty in identifying and describing emotions) and various forms of child maltreatment. Analyzing a staggering 78 sources involving 36,141 participants, the research draws attention to the effects of emotional neglect, emotional abuse, and physical neglect as strong predictors of alexithymia.

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·February 16, 2023·6 min read

Scientists Discover Mirror Neurons in Mice and Find They’re Tuned to Aggression

Study is the first to find mirror neurons in mice and in the hypothalamus, suggesting mirror neurons may have a more primal origin than previously believed.

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·June 22, 2021·7 min read

Signs of Inflammation in Brains of People Who Died of COVID-19

Post-mortem studies of COVID-19 patients revealed significant signs of neuroinflammation and impaired brain circuits which researchers believe were caused by the disease. Researchers said the changes noticed in the brains of COVID patients were similar to the changes that occur in both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 viruses

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·March 26, 2020·3 min read

How to identify factors affecting COVID-19 transmission

Researchers discuss the need for long-term and more quantitative approaches by experts spanning various fields, to help understand viruses, like SARS-CoV-2, and how they may affect drinking water treatment strategies.

This brain image is made up of words associated with PTSD

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·April 3, 2019·8 min read

Biology may make certain PTSD patients unresponsive to behavioral therapy

A neuroimaging and behavioral signature associated with connectivity in the ventral attention network has been identified in a subgroup of PTSD patients who fail to respond to treatment.