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·September 7, 2021·3 min read

PTSD Differences Between Males and Females

Virginia Tech researchers have been awarded a grant to study how a protein system impacts fear conditioning differences between males and females.

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·July 28, 2021·6 min read

Improved Learning Processes Tied to Reduced Symptoms of Depression

Specific neural learning processes are linked to symptoms of depression. Improvements in the learning processes were associated with overall improvements in depression symptoms.

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·June 1, 2021·5 min read

How Active Early Learning Shapes the Adult Brain

Vulnerable children who received emotionally supportive and stimulating learning in the first five years of life had significant changes in brain structure during mid-life.

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·May 13, 2021·6 min read

Missing Piece of the Lyme Disease Puzzle Identified

NapA, a protein associated with the peptidoglycan of Borrelia burgdorferi, plays an amplifying role in causing inflammation in Lyme disease associated arthritis.

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·May 13, 2021·4 min read

Virginia Tech Launches ‘Next Generation’ Human Brain Imaging Lab

Virginia Tech researchers have received a grant to deploy a new brain imaging technology called optically pumped magnetometry which can assist with studying the nuances of social interactions.

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Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·February 12, 2021·4 min read

Parallels in Spread of Brain Cancer in Mammals and Zebrafish

A new zebrafish model holds the potential for future studies of glioblastoma, an aggressive and lethal brain cancer.

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·October 14, 2020·4 min read

Jet Lag Conditions Impair Immune Response

Jet lag alters the microenvironment around cancerous tumor cells, making it more favorable for tumors to grow, and hinders the body's natural immune response.

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·September 21, 2020·5 min read

Advancing Understanding of Blood-Brain Barrier Health

Study reveals the important role astrocytes play in maintaining blood-brain barrier health.

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·April 6, 2020·4 min read

Brain tumors impact normally helpful cells

Glioma brain tumors alter the function of astrocytes, possibly contributing to seizures many brain cancer patients experience. Astrocytes encasing gliomas exhibit different molecular signatures based on their proximity to the cancer cells. Those directly touching the cancer cells become elongated and swollen, mimicking the astrocyte's response to other epilepsy-related brain injuries.

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·April 2, 2020·5 min read

How T. gondii infection causes seizures, and psychiatric illness for some

Study shows how Toxoplasma parasitic infections promote the loss of inhibitory signaling in the brain by altering the behavior of microglia.

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·January 25, 2020·3 min read

Fonts in campaign communications have liberal or conservative leanings

Individuals perceive certain fonts used on political campaign signs as having partisan leanings. The more people view a font as aligned with their ideology, the more they favor it.

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Featured Neuroscience

·December 18, 2019·3 min read

The neural basis of confirmation bias

The posterior medial prefrontal cortex plays a critical role in confirmation bias. Existing judgments alter the neural representation of information strength, leaving us less likely to alter opinions we disagree with.

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Virginia Tech

PTSD Differences Between Males and Females

Improved Learning Processes Tied to Reduced Symptoms of Depression

How Active Early Learning Shapes the Adult Brain

Missing Piece of the Lyme Disease Puzzle Identified

Virginia Tech Launches ‘Next Generation’ Human Brain Imaging Lab

Parallels in Spread of Brain Cancer in Mammals and Zebrafish

Jet Lag Conditions Impair Immune Response

Advancing Understanding of Blood-Brain Barrier Health

Brain tumors impact normally helpful cells

How T. gondii infection causes seizures, and psychiatric illness for some

Fonts in campaign communications have liberal or conservative leanings

The neural basis of confirmation bias

Cortisol Kill-Switch: Exercise Rewires Stress Biology

AI Restores Voices Through Microscopic Neck Movements

New Blueprint for Brain Repair

Music Corrects the Brain’s “Glitched” Predictions

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