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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·October 14, 2022·5 min read

Too Much Motivation Affects Our Decision-Making

Motivation influences neural networks associated with perception and impacts our decision-making skills.

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·May 30, 2022·5 min read

Olfactory Neurons Adapt to the Surrounding Environment

Study reveals how olfactory neurons adapt to the surrounding environment.

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Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·January 31, 2022·4 min read

Gene-Environment Interactions That Drives Autism

Inducing massive inflammation resulted in an overexpression of Trpv4. The overexpression led to neural hyperexcitability that resulted in social avoidance behaviors associated with ASD in mouse models.

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·January 17, 2022·5 min read

Improving Reading Skills Through Action Video Games

A new study reveals a child's reading skills can be developed with the help of a newly designed child-friendly action video game.

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·December 2, 2021·4 min read

Tracking the Neurons That Make Us Social

The motivation to invest in social interactions is closely linked to the reward system via the activation of dopaminergic neurons.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·November 27, 2021·5 min read

New Framework for Analyzing Alzheimer’s Disease Identifies Not One Form, but Three

A new framework reveals Alzheimer's disease is far more complex than previously believed. Rather than being a disease where the same causes produce the same outcomes, researchers found three different models for the disease, each with its own characterizations and dynamics.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·November 9, 2021·5 min read

Brain Connections Have Their Own Tempo

During development, different populations of neurons required for building connections between brain areas share similar genetic programs.

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·October 23, 2021·5 min read

Fighting Multiple Sclerosis With Cold

Cold exposure therapies could help alleviate symptoms of multiple sclerosis by depriving the immune system of its energy.

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·October 18, 2021·4 min read

The Human Immune System Is an Early Riser

Activation of the immune system oscillates throughout the day, peaking just before we wake.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·September 29, 2021·6 min read

An Algorithm to Predict Psychotic Illnesses

A new AI algorithm can successfully predict which children with microdeletion of chromosome 22 will develop schizophrenia and other mental health disorders later in life.

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·September 25, 2021·4 min read

How Tactile Vibrations Create Illusions

The brain does not reliably perceive the frequency of tactile vibrations when the amplitude is varied. Instead, the brain creates an illusion that highlights how far our perceptions of our environment can deviate from physical reality.