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·November 9, 2020·4 min read

Astrocytes Play a Vital Role in Preventing Acidification of the Brain

Astrocytes play a vital role in maintaining the pH balance within the brain.

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·November 4, 2020·4 min read

Earwax Sampling Could Measure Stress Hormone

Researchers have developed a new device that is able to detect cortisol levels through sampling ear wax.

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·September 24, 2020·5 min read

Parental Touch Reduces Pain Responses in Babies’ Brains

Skin-to-skin contact between a parent and newborn reduces how strongly a baby's brain responds to pain.

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·September 20, 2020·5 min read

PTSD May Double Risk of Dementia

People with PTSD were more than twice as likely to develop dementia than the general population.

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·August 11, 2020·4 min read

Cannabidiol Improves Blood Flow to Brain’s Hippocampus

Cannabidiol (CBD) increases cerebral blood flow to areas of the brain associated with memory processing, specifically the hippocampus. The findings identify a potential mechanism for the use of CBD to treat disorders associated with altered memory processing, including Alzheimer's disease, PTSD, and schizophrenia.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·August 3, 2020·5 min read

Energy Demands Limit Our Brains’ Information Processing Capacity

Paying attention alters how the brain allocates its limited energy. As the brain uses more energy to process information we attend to, the less energy is supplied to processing outside our field of attention.

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·July 8, 2020·5 min read

Delirium, Rare Brain Inflammation and Stroke Linked to Covid-19

Coronavirus infection can lead to an array of neurological complications, including delirium, stroke, and a rare, often fatal neuroinflammatory condition called ADEM. The neurological complications did not always correlate with the severity of respiratory symptoms. In some patients, brain inflammation was likely caused by an immune response to COVID-19, suggesting the neurological damage may be a result of immune system activation rather than the virus itself.

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·June 8, 2020·5 min read

Repetitive negative thinking linked to dementia risk

Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) in those aged over 55 is associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline and deposition of proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease. People who exhibited higher levels of RNT experienced more cognitive and memory problems over four years. They were more likely to have both amyloid-beta and tau protein deposits throughout the brain.

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·May 28, 2020·4 min read

Strong convictions can blind us to information that challenges them

People fail to process information that contradicts their convictions. A new study explains the neural processes that contribute to confirmation bias.

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·May 26, 2020·3 min read

Dementia gene raises risk of severe COVID-19

People with the Alzheimer's associated ApoE e4e4 gene have increased vulnerability to developing severe symptoms of COVID-19 if they become infected with the virus. Findings suggest those with the dementia-related gene have double the risk of developing severe coronavirus symptoms compared to those who those with the common e3e3 form of the APOE gene.

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·May 25, 2020·3 min read

Coronavirus mutations do not appear to increase transmissibility

Researchers have identified 6,822 mutations of SARS-CoV-2 across a global dataset. 273 mutations have occurred repeatedly and independently. Of those, researchers investigated 31 mutations that have occurred at least ten times during the current pandemic. They found no evidence that any of the common mutations are increasing the ability of the virus to be transmitted. Some common mutations are neutral, but most are mildly detrimental to the virus. New evidence also suggests the viral spike protein, D614G, is not associated with increased viral transmission.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·May 13, 2020·4 min read

Children with autism face higher risk of eating disorders

Children with autistic traits at age seven were 24% more likely to develop weekly eating disorders, including fasting, purging, and binge eating, by age 14.

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