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·July 21, 2021·4 min read

Calcium Precisely Directs Blood Flow in the Brain

Calcium directs blood flow in the brain by controlling blood vessel contractions, a new study reveals.

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·April 14, 2021·4 min read

Study Maps Brain Regions Responsible For Intoxicating Effects of Alcohol

The effects of intoxication, such as slurred speech and poor coordination, are a result of the breakdown of alcohol products in the brain and not the liver.

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·April 13, 2021·4 min read

Psychedelic Experience May Not Be Required For Psilocybin’s Antidepressant-Like Benefits

A mouse study refutes the common belief that psilocybin's ability to produce an anti-depressant effect is attributed to the psychedelic experience it creates. Blocking the psychedelic effect did not affect psilocybin's anti-depressant effects.

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·April 13, 2021·4 min read

Habitual Snoring Linked to Significant Brain Changes in Children

Children who snore while they sleep have thinner gray matter in several areas of the frontal lobes. Significantly, the reduction in gray matter correlated with behavioral problems associated with sleep apnea. Some behavioral problems experienced include hyperactivity, increased aggression, and attention deficits.

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·October 19, 2020·6 min read

Fear and Anxiety Share Same Bases in Brain

Fear and anxiety share overlapping neural circuits. The findings contradict the popular belief that anxiety and fear are distinct emotions with different triggers and segregated brain circuits.

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·July 29, 2020·3 min read

Sense of Normalcy Bounces Back Fast

Following extremely stressful events, the human sense of normalcy can bounce back within a matter of weeks, a new study reports.

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·April 3, 2020·4 min read

Wearing surgical masks in public could help slow COVID-19 pandemic’s advance

Wearing face masks significantly reduced the amounts of airborne virus particles expelled from infected patients. Findings suggest surgical-style face masks could slow the transmission of coronavirus and influenza viruses.

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·April 25, 2019·3 min read

Exercise activates memory neural networks in older adults

Acute exercise in older adults has a positive impact on brain regions associated with memory and recall. Older adults who engaged in acute exercise had greater activation in the temporal gyrus, fusiform gyrus and hippocampus, resulting in increased semantic memory activation.

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·March 7, 2019·5 min read

Scientists Find Worms that Recently Evolved the Ability to Regrow a Complete Head

At least four species of marine ribbon worms independently evolved the ability to regrow a head after amputation.

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·March 2, 2019·3 min read

Clues to Brain Differences Between Males and Females

A new study reveals how male sex steroids impact brain development. The findings could help shed light on behavioral developmental differences between males and females.

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·January 31, 2019·3 min read

Exercise Benefits Brains and Blood Flow Changes in Older Adults

Exercise is associated with improved brain function and a decrease in cerebral blood flow in older people with mild cognitive impairment, a new study reports.