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·March 4, 2022·6 min read

More Alcohol, Less Brain: Association Begins With an Average of Just One Drink a Day

Light-to-moderate regular alcohol consumption is linked to reductions in overall brain volume, a new study reports.

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·July 7, 2020·4 min read

Sensory Neurons Outside the Brain Drive Autistic Social Behaviors

The loss of the protein neurofibromin 1 (NF1) in adult male flies resulted in social impairments. The deficits were traced back to a primary disruption in a small group of peripheral neurons which control external stimuli, including touch and smell, that communicate to the brain.

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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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·June 4, 2022·6 min read

How Storytelling Can Motivate Us to Help Others

Hearing personal narratives instead of simply cold, hard facts motivates people to change their behaviors to help protect more vulnerable groups.

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·April 9, 2019·5 min read

Empathy and cooperation go hand in hand

A capacity for empathy is key in sustaining cooperation between a social group. Findings reveal empathy can evolve through a process of social contagion.

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·June 19, 2018·3 min read

Liberals Do Drink More Lattes, But Not For the Reasons You Think

A new study reveals more liberal minded people drink more lattes because they are more open to globalization. By contrast, those who support right wing ideologies prefer regular coffee due to their nationalistic tendencies and opposition to what they consider to be 'foreign products'.

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·October 31, 2023·4 min read

Cognitive Maturity: 18 is the Threshold of Cognitive Adulthood

A new study sheds light on when adolescents start thinking like adults. Researchers found that executive function, critical for task-switching and focus, typically matures around 18 years old.

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·May 18, 2022·7 min read

Both Nature and Nurture Contribute to Signatures of Socioeconomic Status in the Brain

Both genetics and environmental factors contribute to socioeconomic status' impact in an interplay with effects that spans several areas of the brain.

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·August 1, 2021·7 min read

Treatment Lets Obese Mice Lose Weight by Sweating Fat

Obese mice treated with the TSLP cytokine showed a significant loss in abdominal fat and weight. The fat loss was not associated with reduced food intake or faster metabolism, instead the cytokine stimulated the immune system to release lipids via the skin's oil-producing sebaceous glands.

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·August 26, 2021·4 min read

Restoring Chaperone Protein May Prevent Plaque Build-up in Alzheimer’s

Restoring levels of the DAXX protein prevents misfolding of proteins that drive Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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·May 29, 2019·4 min read

Seeing disfigured faces prompts negative brain and behavior responses

Neuroimaging reveals people experience a diminished neural response in the anterior cingulate cortex when shown images of others with facial disfigurements. A similar response is also seen when people view other stigmatized people, such as those who are homeless. The diminished activity may explain why people are less empathetic toward those who have facial disfigurements and may help explain the underlying neural mechanism for dehumanization.

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·July 20, 2021·4 min read

Spinal Fluid Biomarkers Detect Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s Disease in Living Patients

Researchers report Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders can be confirmed in living patients by specific biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid.

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More Alcohol, Less Brain: Association Begins With an Average of Just One Drink a Day

Sensory Neurons Outside the Brain Drive Autistic Social Behaviors

Brain Stimulation Restores Memory During Lapses

How Storytelling Can Motivate Us to Help Others

Liberals Do Drink More Lattes, But Not For the Reasons You Think

Cognitive Maturity: 18 is the Threshold of Cognitive Adulthood

Both Nature and Nurture Contribute to Signatures of Socioeconomic Status in the Brain

Treatment Lets Obese Mice Lose Weight by Sweating Fat

Restoring Chaperone Protein May Prevent Plaque Build-up in Alzheimer’s

Spinal Fluid Biomarkers Detect Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s Disease in Living Patients

How Imagination Fuels Empathy and Prosocial Behavior

Dopamine’s Role in Learning from Rewards and Penalties

Taste-Driven AI Algorithms Enhance Wine Selections

Peptide PACAP’s Key Role in Alcohol Addiction

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