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·June 15, 2018·5 min read

When Emotional Memories Intrude, Focusing on Context Could Help

A new study reveals focusing attention to the context of a memory, rather than the emotional aspects, increases activity in brain regions associated with executive function and attention.

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·June 12, 2018·6 min read

One-Third of US Adults May Unknowingly Use Medications that Can Cause Depression

Researchers say almost one third of Americans are unknowingly taking medications that can increase depression and suicide risks.

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·June 7, 2018·4 min read

Larger Sample Size Needed to Increase Reproducibility in Neuroscience Studies

Researchers say typical neuroimaging studies generally utilize small sample sizes, making them a challenge for other neuroscientists to replicate.

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·June 4, 2018·2 min read

Does Stabilizing Female Hormones Help Lower Suicide Risk?

Researchers have received funding to help determine if stabilizing progesterone and estradiol will help to reduce suicidality in females at risk of suicide.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 4, 2018·4 min read

How Does Alcohol Influence Alzheimer’s Development?

A new study reports alcohol may impede the clearance of amyloid beta, a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease, in the brain.

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·May 7, 2018·5 min read

Study Adds New Evidence that Infants Track Others’ Mental States

A new study adds to growing evidence that infants possess a basic theory of mind. Neuroimaging reveals the temporal parietal junction, an area of the brain associated with theory of mind, responds similarly in infants and adults when watching videos of actors expressing different mental states.

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·April 28, 2018·4 min read

Prosthetic Arms Can Provide Controlled Sensory Feedback

Researchers have developed a new prosthetic arm that stimulates the nerves in the amputated limb, allowing the patient to feel the sense of touch.

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·April 3, 2018·4 min read

Surprise Can Be an Agent of Social Change

Surprise, researchers say, not only has effects on the beliefs of an individual, but also collective effects on the content of culture. As a result, surprise can lead people to change attitudes, shift preconceptions and inspire social change.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 27, 2018·6 min read

Prenatal Choline Intake Increases Gray and White Matter: Piglet Study

Researchers report piglets of mothers who were fed a choline rich diet had increased white and gray matter in the brain.

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·March 19, 2018·5 min read

Decision Making is Shaped by Individual Differences in the Functional Brain Connectome

Researchers report individual differences in functional brain connectivity reflects differences in how certain intrinsic connectivity networks engage during decision making.

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·March 13, 2018·4 min read

Emotional Suppression Reduces Memory of Negative Events

Researchers report both implicit and explicit emotional suppression reduces connectivity in brain regions associated with encoding emotional memories.