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·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.

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·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.

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·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.

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·August 27, 2021·6 min read

Maternal Voice Reduces Pain in Premature Babies

When a mother speaks to her newborn during a medical intervention, the baby's oxytocin levels increase and their expression of pain decreases.

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·July 15, 2021·6 min read

Emotion, Cooperation and Locomotion Crucial From an Early Age

Emotional knowledge, cooperative social behavior, and locomotor activity are three key skills for promoting numerical learning in young children.

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·July 15, 2021·5 min read

What Does the Sleeping Brain Think About?

Combining EEG data and MRI brain scans, researchers discovered how, during sleep, the hippocampus sends memory information it has stored throughout the day to the cerebral cortex, allowing for memory consolidation.

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·June 3, 2021·5 min read

Bilingualism as a Natural Therapy for Autistic Children

Bilingualism in children on the autism spectrum partly makes up for deficits in theory of mind and executive function, a new study reports.

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·June 1, 2021·6 min read

Protecting the Intellectual Abilities of People at Risk for Psychosis

Prescribing SSRIs during late childhood to those with genetic risk factors for psychosis can reduce the deterioration of intellectual abilities, a new study reveals. SSRIs appear to have a neuroprotective effect for certain brain areas associated with the onset of psychosis if provided early.

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·April 20, 2021·6 min read

Our Attention Is Captured by Eye-Glance

When people make eye contact with another person, their attention is immediately solicited and this causes a distortion in temporal perception. However, the shift in time perception does not change when people glance at non-social items or objects.