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·May 10, 2019·6 min read

VA-led study of combat personnel with brain injuries pinpoints abnormal brain waves

Neuroimaging study reveals veterans who suffered a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) have higher levels of fast, high-frequency gamma waves in the prefrontal and posterior parietal lobes, areas of the brain associated with consciousness, attention and problem-solving.

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·October 20, 2014·2 min read

Why Your Brain Makes You Reach for Junk Food

Researchers explore the relationship between food buying habits and our neurobiology.

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·May 17, 2019·4 min read

‘Imagine…’ Our attitudes can change solely by the power of imagination

Our attitudes can be influenced by both our imagination and experiences. The ventromedial prefrontal cortex plays a key role by binding together information based on existing knowledge and constructing imaginary events to help shape our attitudes of a situation.

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·May 10, 2016·4 min read

Withdrawn Children Display Predictable Brain Activity During Social Interactions

Researchers believe their findings could help to prevent at-risk children from developing anxiety disorders.

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·August 24, 2020·3 min read

People Can Make Better Choices When It Benefits Others

Synchronized activity between the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and temporoparietal junction improves learning and decision-making when people try to avoid harming others.

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·May 31, 2018·5 min read

This Is Your Brain Detecting Patterns

A new study reports our brains process pattern learning in a different way than probabilistic learning.

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·September 23, 2015·4 min read

Central Gatekeeping System Implicated in Tinnitus and Chronic Pain Identified

Researchers identify a central gatekeeping system they believe is implicated in both chronic pain and tinnitus.

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·January 27, 2016·4 min read

Brain Structure Implicated in Depression May Be Inherited From Mother to Daughter

Researchers discover the structure of a brain area associated with emotional regulation is more likely to be passed down from mothers to daughters.

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·July 5, 2017·6 min read

Probing Psychopathic Brains

Taking a mobile neuroimaging system on the road to prisons, researchers look at the brain activity of those considered to be psychopaths and discover their brains are wired in a way that leads them to over-value immediate rewards while neglecting future consequences.

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·June 20, 2018·4 min read

Planned Movements and Spontaneous Reactions are Processed Differently in the Brain

A new study reports both planned and spontaneous movements have the same neural activity during the action, but the preceding brain activity differs.

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·February 3, 2017·6 min read

Wired For Sound: Enraging Noises Caused By Brain Connection Overdrive

While many of us find the sound of a person chewing or breathing heavily annoying, for those with misophonia, such noises are unbearable. Researchers have identified the neural networks and brain changes associated with the disorder.

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·August 17, 2012·4 min read

Why Are Elderly Duped?

Researchers report they’ve pinpointed the precise location in the human brain, called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, that controls belief and doubt, and which explains why some of us are more gullible than others.

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