Tohoku University Research Articles

The Evolution of Psychiatric Disorders and Personality Traits

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 7, 2018

Researchers have identified a gene that has evolved through natural selection and is implicated in psychiatric disorders and personality traits. The study suggests natural selection has helped shaped our psychiatric traits and helped to maintain human diversity.... Read More...

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Ultrasound Could Help Improve Dementia Symptoms

Neuroscience NewsJuly 20, 2018

Researchers report applying ultrasound to the whole brain improves cognitive dysfunction in mouse models of dementia. A clinical trial is currently underway to test the effectiveness in humans with the neurodegenerative disease.... Read More...

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Eyes in the Back of the Head

Neuroscience NewsMay 10, 2018

Researchers utilize a visual search experiment to demonstrate the human visual system has the ability to perceive objects beyond the limits of our visual field.... Read More...

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Contagious Yawning More Closely Associated With Perceptual Sensitivity Than Empathy

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 5, 2017

Perceptual ability is more closely related to contagious yawning than empathy, researchers find.... Read More...

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Image shows a diagram of how the gentic risk could affect the behavior of the next generation of mice.

Link Between Paternal Aging, Autism and ADHD

Neuroscience NewsDecember 9, 2016

A new study examines the role paternal aging may play in the development of neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring with an inherited genetic mutation of Pax6.... Read More...

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How Visual Attention Selects Important Information

Neuroscience NewsNovember 14, 2016

A new study reveals multiple functions of visual attention.... Read More...

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Is Alzheimer’s Disease a Diabetic Disorder of the Brain?

Neuroscience NewsNovember 9, 2016

Researchers have discovered a possible new treatment for Alzheimer's disease after noticing the way in which insulin signaling works in the brains and pancreas of diabetic patients.... Read More...

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News

Gut microbes associated with temperament traits in children

Article rebuttal: Exercise as a primary prescription for mental health disorders should be approached with caution

New nerve pathway that connects the foot and face on same side of body map discovered

Neuroscience

Gut microbes associated with temperament traits in children

Article rebuttal: Exercise as a primary prescription for mental health disorders should be approached with caution

New nerve pathway that connects the foot and face on same side of body map discovered

Neurology

New nerve pathway that connects the foot and face on same side of body map discovered

How common gut bacteria trigger a lethal autoimmune disease

Reducing brain inflammation could treat tinnitus and other hearing loss-related disorders

AI

3D model shows how ‘face identity information’ is stored in the brain

The whisper of schizophrenia: Machine learning finds ‘sound’ words predict psychosis

AI used to detect brain’s response to multiple sclerosis treatment

Robotics

Research moves closer to brain-machine interface autonomy

Six fingers per hand: Polydactyly equals extra motor ability

Dog-like robot made by students jumps, flips and trots

Psychology

Gut microbes associated with temperament traits in children

Article rebuttal: Exercise as a primary prescription for mental health disorders should be approached with caution

Fear of new foods may increase the risk of lifestyle diseases

Tohoku University

The Evolution of Psychiatric Disorders and Personality Traits

Ultrasound Could Help Improve Dementia Symptoms

Eyes in the Back of the Head

Contagious Yawning More Closely Associated With Perceptual Sensitivity Than Empathy

Link Between Paternal Aging, Autism and ADHD

How Visual Attention Selects Important Information

Is Alzheimer’s Disease a Diabetic Disorder of the Brain?