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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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What Makes Some People Creative Thinkers and Others Analytical

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 14, 2019

Researchers report the different cognitive styles of creative and analytical thinkers are a result of fundamental differences in neural activity that can be observed when people are not working on a problem.... Read More...

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New Key Mechanism of Epileptic Seizures Revealed

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 7, 2019

According to a new mathematical model of seizures, only the conductivity of the AMPA receptors in neurons in the temporal lobe significantly change, leading to stronger excitation and synaptic signals.... Read More...

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Are Near Death Experiences Hallucinations?

Neuroscience NewsDecember 18, 2018

Researchers consider the neurobiology of near death experiences.... Read More...

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Chronic Inflammation Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsOctober 20, 2018

A new study reveals carriers of the ApoE4 gene who have chronic inflammation are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...

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It’s All in the Eyes: Amygdala’s Role in the Experience and Perception of Fear

Neuroscience NewsAugust 21, 2018

A new study reveals a new hypothesis about the role the amygdala plays in the experience and perception of fear. Researchers say, instead of directly mediating fear, the amygdala is involved in a person's ability to attend to the whites of another person's widening eyes, something that is more generally important to social functioning. ... Read More...

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How the Brain Suppresses the Act of Revenge

Neuroscience NewsAugust 21, 2018

A new neuroimaging study reveals the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex plays a vital role in suppressing the act of revenge.... Read More...

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Long Term Study of a Boy’s Lobectomy Offers Rare Glimpse of Plasticity in Action

Neuroscience NewsJuly 31, 2018

Researchers report, following a lobectomy, the left hemisphere of the brain compensated for visual tasks in a young boy. The findings, researchers say, provide a detailed characterization of plasticity in the developing brain. ... Read More...

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SPECT Imaging Predicts Outcomes For Those with Depression

Neuroscience NewsMarch 20, 2018

A new SPECT imaging study reveals those with treatment resistant depression have lower cerebral blood flow within the frontal, parietal and temporal lobes.... Read More...

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Can’t Remember a Name? Blame the Left Side of Your Brain

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 24, 2018

Study reveals both similarities and differences in how the left and right sides of the brain process semantic memory.... Read More...

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temporal lobe

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

What Makes Some People Creative Thinkers and Others Analytical

New Key Mechanism of Epileptic Seizures Revealed

Are Near Death Experiences Hallucinations?

Chronic Inflammation Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s

It’s All in the Eyes: Amygdala’s Role in the Experience and Perception of Fear

Long Term Study of a Boy’s Lobectomy Offers Rare Glimpse of Plasticity in Action

SPECT Imaging Predicts Outcomes For Those with Depression

Can’t Remember a Name? Blame the Left Side of Your Brain