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·January 3, 2023·4 min read

To Identify a Voice, Brains Rely on Sight

Voice and face recognition may be linked even more intimately than previously thought.

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·December 28, 2022·7 min read

New Biomarker Test Can Detect Alzheimer’s Neurodegeneration in Blood

A newly developed blood test can detect brain-derived tau (BD-tau), a biomarker of Alzheimer's disease neurodegeneration.

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·November 9, 2022·4 min read

A Clearer Picture of Developing Teen Brain

Study provides evidence of a critical period for neuroplasticity in the frontal cortex during the teenage years, a time at which risk-taking behaviors and mental illness risk peak.

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·September 21, 2022·4 min read

Looking at Images of People Smiling at You Extends Antidepressant Effects of Ketamine

Automated computer-based training that focuses on positive words and images helps prolong the antidepressant effects of ketamine for those with treatment-resistant depression.

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·September 13, 2022·6 min read

Older Adults With Regular Activity Routines Are Happier and Do Better on Cognitive Tests

Getting up early and remaining active throughout the day helps older adults perform better on cognitive tests, a new study reports.

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·September 7, 2022·3 min read

Somatostatin Neurons Cooperate in the Cerebral Cortex

In the cerebral cortex, when somatostatin neurons become active, other nearby somatostatin neurons became active as well. The distance over which somatostatin neurons shared activity expanded in the posterior parietal cortex.

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·August 11, 2022·7 min read

How Not to Use Brain Scans in Neuroscience

While neuroimaging may be a standard in neuroscience and psychology research, a new study says researchers are massively underestimating how large the study sample must be for a neuroimaging study to produce reliable findings.

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·July 3, 2022·5 min read

Electrical Stimulation Improves Arm Control in Paralyzed Monkeys

Electrically stimulating surviving nerves in the upper spinal cord following severe spinal cord injury improved motor control in upper limbs and allowed monkeys with limited arm function to regain lost movement.

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·July 1, 2022·5 min read

Researchers Uncover New Pathway for Accumulation of Age-Promoting ‘Zombie Cells’

Oxidative damage to telomeres can trigger cellular senescence. The findings could lead to the development of new therapeutics for healthy aging and to combat cancers.

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·June 26, 2022·4 min read

Smart Implants to Monitor Healing

A newly developed, self-powered smart implant is able to monitor spinal fusion healing.

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·May 25, 2022·4 min read

Capturing Cortical Connectivity Close-up

Resting brain activity can provide approximate maps of network organization in the brain. A new imaging technique allowed researchers to examine cortical architecture in greater detail than before in the living brain.

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·May 4, 2022·3 min read

Multiple Brain Regions Control Speech Found, Challenging Common Assumption

Researchers report multiple areas of the frontal lobe control the muscles of vocalizations and could control complex speech. The findings refute the long-standing belief that only the primary motor cortex directly influences the larynx.