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Brain ‘Stethoscope’ Listens For Silent Seizures

Neuroscience NewsMarch 22, 2018

Researchers have developed what they have dubbed a 'brain stethoscope', a device capable of turning EEG brain wave data into sound. The device is able to detect epileptic seizures that do not result in convulsions. ... Read More...

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Mental Rehearsal Prepares Our Brains For Real World Actions

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 16, 2018

A Neuron study reports brain machine interface technology may shed light on how mentally running through a routine improves performance.... Read More...

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Friends’ Genes May Help Others Stay in School

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 18, 2018

Stanford researchers report it's not just your DNA that influences your educational achievement. The genetics of others in your social circle also influences how far you go in school.... Read More...

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Brain Zap Saps Destructive Urges

Neuroscience NewsDecember 19, 2017

Deep brain stimulation to the nucleus accumbens can help prevent impulsive behaviors, researchers report in PNAS.... Read More...

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Many Different Types of Anxiety and Depression Exist

Neuroscience NewsDecember 8, 2017

Stanford researchers have identified five new categories of specific symptoms and brain area activation that can be applied to the diagnosis of anxiety and depression in a more specific manner.... Read More...

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Clinical Trial Finds Blood-Plasma Infusions for Alzheimer’s Safe and Promising

Neuroscience NewsNovember 5, 2017

A small group of people with Alzheimer's who received an experimental blood plasma infusion from young donors showed some improvements in their condition, researchers report.... Read More...

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Researchers Link Regular Marijuana Use to More Sex

Neuroscience NewsOctober 27, 2017

Contrary to popular conceptions that marijuana may impair sexual desire and performance, a new study reveals frequent marijuana use is associated with increased coital frequency. ... Read More...

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Probing How Americans Think About Mental Life

Neuroscience NewsOctober 20, 2017

A new study explores how Americans think about, and categorize, mental life. Most, they report, break 'mental life' into three components, body, heart and mind.... Read More...

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Changing Behaviors May Be Easier When People See Norms Changing

Neuroscience NewsOctober 6, 2017

People are more likely to adapt their behavior if they believe their actions are reflective of how society is changing, a new study reports.... Read More...

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How ‘Love Hormone’ Oxytocin Spurs Sociability

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 29, 2017

Researchers pinpoint the brain circuitry involved in social reward and shed new light on oxytocin's role in social behavior.... Read More...

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Uncovering the Neurons That Drive Thirst

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 15, 2017

Using optogenetics, Stanford researchers identify a set of neurons that help regulate thirst.... Read More...

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Autism May Reflect Excitation-Inhibition Imbalance in Brain

Neuroscience NewsAugust 3, 2017

Reducing the excitation-inhibition ratio by diminishing excitability of pyramidal neurons or increasing excitability of PV neurons led mice to spend more time engaged in social encounters. Researchers believe the excitation-inhibition balance may play a key role in autism and normal social behavior.... Read More...

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Fever Alters Immune Cells So They Can Better Reach Infections

Neurofeedback Helps Control Learning Success

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Differences Among Neurons that Coincide with Psychiatric Conditions

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AI

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Robotics

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3D Printed Robot Hand Plays the Piano

Robots to Perform Spinal Surgery with Pinpoint Accuracy

Psychology

Differences Among Neurons that Coincide with Psychiatric Conditions

Difficulties with Audiovisual Processing Contributes to Childhood Dyslexia

Schizophrenia Linked to Genetic Structural Abnormalities in Adolescent Brain

Brain ‘Stethoscope’ Listens For Silent Seizures

Mental Rehearsal Prepares Our Brains For Real World Actions

Brain Zap Saps Destructive Urges

Clinical Trial Finds Blood-Plasma Infusions for Alzheimer’s Safe and Promising

Researchers Link Regular Marijuana Use to More Sex

Probing How Americans Think About Mental Life

Uncovering the Neurons That Drive Thirst

Autism May Reflect Excitation-Inhibition Imbalance in Brain