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Poor Sleep Triggers Viral Loneliness and Social Rejection

Neuroscience NewsAugust 14, 2018

A new study reveals a link between sleep deprivation and heightened feelings of social isolation. Researchers report sleep loss blunts activity in the brain that normally encourages social engagement.... Read More...

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The Odds of Living to 110 Plus Level Out Once You Hit 105

Neuroscience NewsJuly 1, 2018

Researchers report death rates slow after the age of 105. The study reveals there appears to be no fixed limit to the human life span yet in sight. ... Read More...

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CRISPR Editing Reduces Repetitive Behavior in Mice with a Form of Autism

Neuroscience NewsJune 25, 2018

Researchers have successfully reduced some symptoms associated with fragile X syndrome in mice with the help of CRISPR-Cas 9 gene editing.... Read More...

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Editing Brain Activity with Holography

Neuroscience NewsApril 30, 2018

Researchers use holographic projection into the brain to activate and suppress neurons. The technology has the ability to copy real patterns of brain activity and trick the brain into perceiving sensory information. The technology could have implications for the development of new prosthetics and brain implants.... Read More...

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Researchers Build Smallest Volume, Most Efficient Wireless Nerve Stimulator

Neuroscience NewsApril 13, 2018

Researchers have developed the smallest volume, most efficient wireless nerve stimulator to date. The device may be used to monitor and treat diseases in real time, researchers report.... Read More...

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Poor Grades Tied to Class Times that Don’t Match Our Biological Clocks

Neuroscience NewsMarch 30, 2018

A new study reveals students who have class times that are out of sync with their circadian rhythms tend to have worse grades.... Read More...

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Recording a Thought’s Fleeting Trip Through the Brain

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 17, 2018

UC Berkeley researchers report the prefrontal cortex coordinates activity in order to help us act in response to perception.... Read More...

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First Step Toward CRISPR Cure For ALS

Neuroscience NewsDecember 20, 2017

UC Berkeley researchers report they have successfully used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to delay symptoms and extend lifespan in mouse models of ALS.... Read More...

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Offbeat Brain Rhythms During Sleep Make Older Adults Forget

Neuroscience NewsDecember 15, 2017

As we age, slow brain waves during non-REM sleep fail to time contact with sleep spindles efficiently, leading to a lessened ability to form new memories correctly, a new study reports.... Read More...

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New Robots Can See Into Their Future

Neuroscience NewsDecember 14, 2017

Researchers have developed a new robotic learning system, called visual foresight, that allows robots to predict a series of movements they must perform in order to manipulate objects.... Read More...

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Fever in Early Pregnancy Linked to Birth Defects

Neuroscience NewsOctober 11, 2017

Fever suffered during the first trimester of pregnancy can lead to facial deformities and heart defects in the fetus, a new study reveals.... Read More...

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Researchers Pinpoint 27 States of Emotion

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 7, 2017

A new PNAS study challenges the common assumption that human emotions are limited to six universal emotions. Using statistical modeling, researchers have identified 27 distinct categories of human emotion.... Read More...

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News

16 Going On 66: Will You be the Same Person 50 Years From Now?

CRISPR Helps Target Mood Boosting Receptors in Brain

Working Memory May be More Flexible than Previously Thought

Neuroscience

CRISPR Helps Target Mood Boosting Receptors in Brain

Working Memory May be More Flexible than Previously Thought

Prenatal Exposure to Violence Leads to Increased Toddler Aggression Toward Mom

Neurology

New Genes that May Contribute to Alzheimer’s Identified

Why Do Women Get More Migraines?

Crowdsourcing Algorithms to Predict Epileptic Seizures

AI

Machine Learning Could Predict Medication Responses in Patients with Complex Mood Disorders

Machine Learning Links Dimensions of Mental Illness to Brain Network Abnormalities

Blurred Face News Anonymity Gets an Artificial Intelligence Spin

Robotics

Improvement if Humanlike Conversations in Humanoid Robots

Sci-Fi Fans Enthusiastic For Digitizing the Brain

Psychology

16 Going On 66: Will You be the Same Person 50 Years From Now?

CRISPR Helps Target Mood Boosting Receptors in Brain

Prenatal Exposure to Violence Leads to Increased Toddler Aggression Toward Mom

UC Berkeley

The Odds of Living to 110 Plus Level Out Once You Hit 105

CRISPR Editing Reduces Repetitive Behavior in Mice with a Form of Autism

Editing Brain Activity with Holography

Researchers Build Smallest Volume, Most Efficient Wireless Nerve Stimulator

Recording a Thought’s Fleeting Trip Through the Brain

First Step Toward CRISPR Cure For ALS

Offbeat Brain Rhythms During Sleep Make Older Adults Forget

New Robots Can See Into Their Future

Fever in Early Pregnancy Linked to Birth Defects

Researchers Pinpoint 27 States of Emotion