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·May 29, 2023·5 min read

Happiness Now or Later? The Impact of Timing on Well-being

A new study explores how people's preferences for immediate or delayed happiness can shape their behavior and overall well-being. It discusses two differing views on happiness: one where happiness is an accumulating resource, often 'delayed' for the sake of long-term goals, and another where happiness is fleeting and must be experienced in the present moment.

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·February 25, 2023·6 min read

‘Usual Suspect’ Lesions Appear Not to Cause Most Severe Disability in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

While brain lesions may be a key marker for Multiple Sclerosis, they may not actually be drivers of disability progression, a new study reports.

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·December 10, 2022·4 min read

How ‘Me-Time’ Affects Social Interaction

Adults who enjoy days with quality time alone tend to have more fulfilling social interactions.

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·September 27, 2022·4 min read

Study Probes Huntington’s Disease Protein’s Function in Injured Neurons

The Huntington's disease protein huntingtin may have a role external to the neurodegenerative disease. Researchers say Huntingtin is involved in neural injury and regeneration.

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·July 1, 2022·6 min read

When ASD Occurs With Intellectual Disability, a Convergent Mechanism for Two Top-Ranking Risk Genes May Be the Cause

Mutations in the ASD/intellectual disability genes ADNP and POGZ result in abnormal activation and overexpression of immune response genes and genes for microglia. This results in abnormal brain synaptic function, characteristic of ASD and ID.

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·May 16, 2022·5 min read

Binge Drinking Has a Powerful Impact on the Adolescent Brain

Adolescent binge drinking has vast functional implications on the developing brain, researchers report. Binge drinking decreases function in areas responsible for sensory, motor, memory, and cognitive processes.

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·October 2, 2021·4 min read

Morality Demonstrated in Stories Can Alter Judgement for Early Adolescents

Reading about moral characteristics helps teens absorb those traits as building blocks for their own morality, a new study reports.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·August 10, 2021·4 min read

What a Song Reveals About Vocal Imitation Deficits for Autistic Individuals

Autistic children and adults are better at holding and imitating relative pitch than they are with absolute pitch across both speech and song.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience Pain

·May 11, 2021·3 min read

Americans Are Increasingly Experiencing Chronic Pain

A new study reports the number of people reporting chronic pain is rising across every age group and demographic.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·April 13, 2021·4 min read

Mindfulness Can Make You Selfish

Often touted as helping to improve personal mental states, a new study reveals mindfulness can actually make people more selfish. Those who consider themselves to be more independent-minded, rather than having a pluralistic mindset, demonstrate a decrease in prosocial behavior following mindful meditation.

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·March 29, 2021·7 min read

How the Brain Inhibits Remyelination in MS, and How to Treat It

Researchers shed new light on how remylination fails in multiple sclerosis. The study reports a drug, currently being studied as a cancer therapy, can alter the key signaling cascades that result in demylination associated with MS.