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·August 3, 2021·3 min read

15 Novel Biomarkers for Diseases Predisposing to Dementia Identified

15 protein biomarkers have been identified as being linked to late-onset dementias. The biomarkers can predict cognitive decline and risk for dementia up to 20 years before the onset of symptoms.

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·August 2, 2021·3 min read

Learning Foreign Languages Can Affect the Processing of Music in the Brain

Learning a new language can affect musical processing in children, researchers report. Findings support the theory that musical and linguistic functions are closely linked in the developing brain.

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·July 9, 2021·3 min read

Vocal Music Boosts the Recovery of Language Functions After Stroke

Stroke survivors who listened to vocal music had improved recovery of structural connectivity of language networks in the left frontal lobe compared to those who listened to audiobooks.

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·June 13, 2021·3 min read

Machiavellianism Predicts Approval of Mind Upload Technology

A new study finds those with Machiavellian personality traits are more open to the prospect of mind uploading once the technology becomes available. The study raises concerns about those with dark triad personality traits could disproportionately adopt the technology and supports concerns about antisocial use of artificial general intelligence.

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·March 29, 2021·3 min read

Depression Affects Visual Perception

People with depression often experience problems with visual perception. Researchers report issues with visual perception are likely linked to information processing differences in the cerebral cortex.

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·March 6, 2021·4 min read

Beauty is in the Brain of the Beholder: AI Generates Personally Attractive Images by Reading Brain Data

Combining brain activity data with artificial intelligence, researchers generated faces based upon what individuals considered to be attractive features.

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·February 25, 2021·4 min read

High Smoking Dependence Linked to Depression

Smokers with a higher dependency on tobacco had a greater probability of reporting symptoms of depression.

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·February 24, 2021·4 min read

The Appearance of Robots Affects Our Perception of the Morality of Their Decisions

People consider moral decisions made by humanoid robots to be less ethically sound than when another human or traditional-looking robot makes the same decision.

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·February 22, 2021·3 min read

A Sleep Disorder Associated With Shift Work May Affect Gene Function

Study sheds light on DNA methylation related to sleep deprivation in those with shift-work disorder.

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·February 18, 2021·4 min read

New Information on the Effects of Antidepressants

SSRI's, ketamine, and tricyclic antidepressants all bind with TrkB. The findings challenge the roles serotonin and glutamate receptors play in the effects of antidepressant medications.