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Scientists monitored brains replaying memories in real time

Neuroscience NewsMarch 5, 2020

Firing patterns of neurons that occurred following a word-learning task are replayed fractions of a second later, before recalling the words. Findings suggest the brain uses distinct firing patterns to store and replay memories. ... Read More...

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Five amazing facts about your brain

Neuroscience NewsMarch 4, 2020

Do you know how many milliliters of blood is delivered to the brain per heartbeat, or whether you experience pain during brain surgery? Researchers explore five things you probably didn't know about the human brain.... Read More...

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Higher maternal socioeconomics offer little protection against toxic prenatal stress

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 29, 2020

Maternal stress and anxiety alter the structure and biochemistry of the developing fetal brain.... Read More...

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New Year’s anxiety hangover? Here’s what’s happening in your brain

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 1, 2020

Hangxiety, the feeling of waking up with anxiety the morning after heavy drinking, is a common symptom associated with a hangover. Researchers explain how a heavy night's drinking alters neurochemistry, leaving some of us prone to waking with anxiety.... Read More...

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Researchers discover the brain circuits that rapidly detect friend or foe

Neuroscience NewsNovember 15, 2019

Three key components have been identified, which allow for the rapid processing of emotion to assess whether someone is a potential friend or foe. ... Read More...

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Study identifies brain injury as a cause of dementia in some older adults

Neuroscience NewsOctober 23, 2019

MRI neuroimaging can distinguish between memory loss caused by Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury. Using new image analysis software, researchers discovered TBI causes the most amount of damage to the ventral diencephalon, a brain area associated with memory and learning, and the least amount of atrophy to the hippocampus, a brain region most impacted by Alzheimer's.... Read More...

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Super-resolution microscopy sheds light on how dementia protein becomes dysfunctional

Neuroscience NewsAugust 1, 2019

A microscopy study revealed tau controls Fyn clustering in dendrites. The findings shed new light on how certain forms of dementia may occur.... Read More...

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Unexpectedly, big wins improve two kinds of memory

Neuroscience NewsMay 6, 2019

Unexpected rewards boost memories of specific events. The findings may have implications for treating memory problems associated with depression. ... Read More...

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Listeners immerse themselves in audiobooks in very different ways

Neuroscience NewsApril 12, 2019

While listening to audiobooks with a captivating narrative, the inferior parietal lobe and visual cortex elicit individual meaning and flow of mental imagery.... Read More...

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Fear center in the brain protects against illusions

Neuroscience NewsMarch 12, 2019

Researchers report inhibited activity of the amygdala makes people more susceptible to deception when it comes to illusory perception. The study suggests the amygdala might help to protect us against distortions in self-perception.... Read More...

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Mother’s Behavioral Corrections Tune Infant’s Brain to Angry Tone

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 27, 2019

A new study reports babies' brains are sensitive to different emotional tones they hear in voices. Researchers suggest maternal interactions may help to shape the same brain region adults use for emotional processing.... Read More...

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Brain Discovery Explains A Great Mystery of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 15, 2019

Researchers may have solved one of the great mysteries of neuroscience; namely, why neurons in the temporal lobe are the first to die in Alzheimer's disease, and why dopaminergic neurons are damaged first in Parkinson's. ... Read More...

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New Study Uses Robots to Uncover the Connections Between the Human Mind and Walking Control

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temporal lobe

Scientists monitored brains replaying memories in real time

Five amazing facts about your brain

Higher maternal socioeconomics offer little protection against toxic prenatal stress

New Year’s anxiety hangover? Here’s what’s happening in your brain

Researchers discover the brain circuits that rapidly detect friend or foe

Study identifies brain injury as a cause of dementia in some older adults

Super-resolution microscopy sheds light on how dementia protein becomes dysfunctional

Unexpectedly, big wins improve two kinds of memory

Listeners immerse themselves in audiobooks in very different ways

Fear center in the brain protects against illusions

Mother’s Behavioral Corrections Tune Infant’s Brain to Angry Tone

Brain Discovery Explains A Great Mystery of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s