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·September 20, 2017·5 min read

Controlled Sleep Deprivation May Help Reduce Depression

According to a new study, controlled sleep deprivation in an inpatient setting can have a significant impact on symptoms of depression. Partial and total sleep deprivation helped reduce depression in almost half of the patients within 24 hours, researchers report.

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·July 10, 2017·7 min read

Brain Training Has No Effect on Cognitive Function or Decision Making

Over the past few years, brain training programs have grown in popularity with claims of helping to improve memory and cognitive function. However, a new study in the Journal of Neuroscience reports a popular commercial brain training system had no effect on cognitive function beyond practice effects on the training tasks. They system also had no effect on decision making.

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·June 7, 2017·4 min read

Insomnia Associated With Increased Risk of Suicidality

According to researchers, people with insomnia are more likely to report thoughts of death and suicide during a 30 day period than those who don't suffer from sleep disturbances.

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·May 31, 2017·4 min read

Metabolic Enzyme Fuels Molecular Machinery of Memory

Researchers find genetic clues as to how mice lay down spatial memories.

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·May 26, 2017·5 min read

Gray Matter Density Increases During Adolescence

While brain volume decreases during the transition from childhood to young adulthood, gray matter volume actually increases, researchers report.

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·May 25, 2017·5 min read

Researchers Identify Brain Network Organization Changes

Researchers report brain network organization changes can influence executive function in young adults.

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·May 17, 2017·5 min read

Biomarkers That May Predict Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Discovered

Researchers have identified biomarkers that can help predict which patients with Parkinson's disease will suffer from significant cognitive deficits within three years of diagnosis.

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·May 10, 2017·4 min read

Probing Possible Reasons For Smell Loss

Problems with olfaction associated with Alzheimer's could be a result of damage to neurotransmitter and neuromodulator neurons in the forebrain, a new study reports.

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·May 2, 2017·6 min read

Link Between Social Network Structure and Brain Activity

A neuroimaging study examines the brain's response to social exclusion.

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·April 20, 2017·4 min read

Brain Stimulation Restores Memory During Lapses

Researchers report direct brain stimulation could help improve memory function.

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·April 15, 2017·5 min read

Visualizing Future Doesn’t Increase Delayed Gratification

The more a person is inclined to visualize, the more impulsive they are, a new study reports.

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·February 28, 2017·6 min read

How Your Brain Makes An Article Go Viral

A new study investigates how our brains decide which news articles to read and share. Brain scans also help predict large scale virality of some posts.