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·April 11, 2017·6 min read

Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease Earlier Using … Greebles?

A new test that uses graphic characters called 'Greebles' could help doctors detect early signs of Alzheimer's disease before the symptoms become apparent.

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·April 7, 2017·4 min read

Sleep on It: Researchers Find What Makes Memories Tick

Researchers report on how sleep deprivation affects the ability to form new memories.

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·March 30, 2017·4 min read

Altered Perceptions

Researchers report on how certain activity in face cells can alter perception.

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·March 27, 2017·4 min read

Brain Structure That Helps Us Understand What Others Think Revealed

Researchers identify brain areas associated with developing the ability to "put ourselves in other people's shoes".

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·March 22, 2017·5 min read

Brain Rewires Itself to Enhance Other Senses in Blind People

Researchers report on the combined structural, functional and anatomical changes that occur in those born blind that are not present in the brains of people born with sight.

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·March 8, 2017·3 min read

Neurological Link Between Epilepsy and Religious Experiences

A new study provides additional evidence that the tenancy for people to be drawn toward religious belief is neurologically based.

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·February 27, 2017·4 min read

How Being Funny Changes the Brain

Researchers document how the brain's physiology changes when people try to be funny.

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·January 17, 2017·5 min read

First Cell Culture of Live Adult Human neurons Shows Potential of Brain Cell Types

Researchers successfully grew adult human neurons from tissue donated from surgery patients. The researchers were able to identify at least 5 brain cell types and the potential proteins each cell could make.