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·July 8, 2023·4 min read

Brain’s Melody and Prose: How Music and Language Affect Different Regions

A recent study reveals how different brain areas are activated when processing music and language. Using direct brain recordings during an awake craniotomy, the researchers observed shared temporal lobe activity for both music and language.

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·April 17, 2023·5 min read

Two Brain Networks Are Activated While Reading

Two distinct networks in the frontal and temporal lobes become activated and work in unison to integrate the meaning of words in order to obtain a higher-order and more complex meaning when reading.

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·March 1, 2023·4 min read

Seizures Can Be Predicted More Than 30 Minutes Before Onset in Patients With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Using EEG technology, researchers were able to detect pathological brain activity associated with seizures up to thirty minutes before a seizure occurred in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. The ability to detect seizure activity early could allow for the modulation of affected brain regions as a therapeutic option.

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·August 23, 2022·3 min read

Despite Flexibility, Gig Work and Insecure Income Prove Harmful to US Workers

Income insecurity associated with "gig work" and other forms of non-traditional employment has a negative effect on the overall health and wellbeing of workers.

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·August 20, 2022·4 min read

Deep Brain Stimulation to Brain Area Linked to Reward and Motivation Is Potential Therapy for Depression

Deep brain stimulation applied to a small brain area associated with reward and motivation resulted in metabolic brain changes over 12 months post-implantation and alleviated some symptoms of depression for those with treatment-resistant depression.

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·July 15, 2022·4 min read

Whole Blood Exchange Could Offer Disease-Modifying Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease

Whole blood exchange effectively decreases the formation of amyloid beta in the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.

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·June 26, 2022·4 min read

Flu Vaccination Linked to 40% Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Older adults who received at least one flu vaccination were 40% less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease over the course of a four year follow up than their peers who did not receive a vaccine.

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·July 28, 2020·5 min read

Maternal Depression Increases Odds of Depression in Offspring

Adolescents and adults whose mothers experienced depression, either during pregnancy or shortly after, had a 70% increased risk of being diagnosed with depression.

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·June 4, 2020·4 min read

New study reveals areas of brain where recognition and identification occur

The medial temporal lobe and medial parietal cortex work in tandem to assist in the recognition of faces and places.

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·March 27, 2020·4 min read

COVID-19 linked to cardiac injury risk and worse outcomes for patients with heart conditions

COVID-19 can have fatal consequences for those with cardiovascular conditions and can also cause cardiac injury in patients without underlying heart conditions.

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·December 30, 2019·2 min read

Battery-powered headgear could short-circuit joint pain

A portable transcranial direct current stimulation headset may provide relief for those with joint pain.

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·August 17, 2019·3 min read

How stress can curb the desire to eat

Paraventricular hypothalamus to ventral lateral septum neurotransmission underlies dynamic feeding associated with emotional state. The network may underly the comorbidity between eating abnormalities experienced while under extreme stress.

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Brain’s Melody and Prose: How Music and Language Affect Different Regions

Two Brain Networks Are Activated While Reading

Seizures Can Be Predicted More Than 30 Minutes Before Onset in Patients With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Despite Flexibility, Gig Work and Insecure Income Prove Harmful to US Workers

Deep Brain Stimulation to Brain Area Linked to Reward and Motivation Is Potential Therapy for Depression

Whole Blood Exchange Could Offer Disease-Modifying Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease

Flu Vaccination Linked to 40% Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Maternal Depression Increases Odds of Depression in Offspring

New study reveals areas of brain where recognition and identification occur

COVID-19 linked to cardiac injury risk and worse outcomes for patients with heart conditions

Battery-powered headgear could short-circuit joint pain

How stress can curb the desire to eat

Jamais Vu: When the Familiar Turns Eerily New

New Tools Illuminate Myelin Growth in Infants

From Vinyl to Visions: Fruit Flies Showcase Decision-Making Prowess

Jellyfish Show Remarkable Learning Skills

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