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·April 18, 2023·4 min read

A Brain Network for Social Perception

Different people have similar neural activity when processing social information. Researchers reveal the occipital and temporal lobes are important hubs for social information processing.

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·March 27, 2023·3 min read

Art Evokes Feelings in the Body

A new study investigates how viewing visual art affects our emotions. The findings reveal how the aesthetic experience can impact the body's emotional response.

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·January 19, 2023·3 min read

Mother’s Health, Diet During Pregnancy May Impact Child’s Later Neurodevelopment

Higher maternal body fat was associated with weaker cognitive, language, and motor skills in children at age two. The children of mothers who were diagnosed with gestational diabetes showed poorer language skills at age two compared to children of mothers without gestational diabetes.

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·November 30, 2022·3 min read

Adverse Psychosocial Factors in Childhood Are Associated With Worse Midlife Learning and Memory

Researchers report a link between adverse psychosocial factors experienced during childhood and cognitive function during midlife.

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·October 7, 2022·3 min read

Daylight Hours Impact Opioid Receptor Levels in Brown Fat

Shorter daylight hours increase opioid receptor signaling in the brown fat of animals.

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·September 9, 2022·3 min read

Bullies Have Increased Risk for Violent Offenses

Children who bully others between the ages of 8 and 9 are more likely to commit violent offenses by the age of 31.

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·November 3, 2021·3 min read

Brain Reveals the Risk for Developing Obesity

The functional connectivity of neural networks associated with satiety and appetite are altered prior to the development of obesity.

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·September 18, 2021·3 min read

Two-Hour Glucose Tolerance Test Predicts Decline in Episodic Memory

Higher glucose levels detected by a two-hour glucose test were an accurate predictor of poorer performance in tests of episodic memory ten years later.

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·September 2, 2021·3 min read

A Connection Between Brain’s Opioid System and Eating Behavior

The function of the opioid system is connected to eating triggered by external stimuli. The findings could lead to the development of new therapies that target the opioid system to reduce obesity.

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·April 14, 2021·3 min read

The Neural Basis of Psychopathy

Neuroimaging study reveals structural and functional differences in brain areas associated with emotional regulation in those with personality traits linked to psychopathy or antisocial personality disorder.

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·March 26, 2021·3 min read

Hypnosis Changes the Way Our Brain Processes Information

Under hypnosis, the brain shifts to a state where individual areas act more independently of each other than they do during typical waking state.

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·February 23, 2021·4 min read

Seasonal Variation in Daylight Influences Brain Function

The seasonal duration of daylight influences the number of opioid receptors in the brain. The findings shed new light on a potential mechanism behind seasonal affective disorder.

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University of Turku

Art Evokes Feelings in the Body

Mother’s Health, Diet During Pregnancy May Impact Child’s Later Neurodevelopment

Adverse Psychosocial Factors in Childhood Are Associated With Worse Midlife Learning and Memory

Daylight Hours Impact Opioid Receptor Levels in Brown Fat

Bullies Have Increased Risk for Violent Offenses

Brain Reveals the Risk for Developing Obesity

Two-Hour Glucose Tolerance Test Predicts Decline in Episodic Memory

A Connection Between Brain’s Opioid System and Eating Behavior

The Neural Basis of Psychopathy

Hypnosis Changes the Way Our Brain Processes Information

Seasonal Variation in Daylight Influences Brain Function

Meditation Diminishes Bias Toward Negative Information

AI Can Predict Preterm Birth at 31 Weeks of Gestation

Middle Age Sexual Satisfaction: A Potential Early Sign of Cognitive Decline

Sleep Apnea’s Deep Impact on Gene Activity

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