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Your Brain on Imagination: It’s a Lot Like Reality

Neuroscience NewsDecember 10, 2018

A new neuroimaging study reveals imagination may help people with fear or anxiety disorders overcome them. The study reports imagining a threat can alter the way it is represented in the brain.... Read More...

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Wishful Thinking is Reward

Neuroscience NewsOctober 22, 2018

A new study reports the reward system in our brains may affect our judgments. ... Read More...

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Weight Loss Success Linked with Active Self Control Regions of Brain

Neuroscience NewsOctober 18, 2018

A new neuroimaging study found those who achieved greater success at losing weight showed increased activation in regions of the lateral prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with self control.... Read More...

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Brains of People with Schizophrenia Are Less Reactive to Social Rewards Like Smiling Faces

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 11, 2018

A neuroimaging study conducted by researchers from UCLA reveals the brains of people with schizophrenia are less sensitive to social rewards than they are to non-social rewards.... Read More...

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People Who Don’t Read the News Are Better at Predicting Which Articles Will Go Viral

Neuroscience NewsAugust 27, 2018

High levels of activity in the ventromedial prefronal cortex activity reflect how much people want to read a specific news article, researchers say. Additionally, those who infrequently read the news were better able to predict which news stories would go viral.... Read More...

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How the Brain Biases Beliefs

Neuroscience NewsAugust 14, 2018

Researchers report the interaction between two regions of the prefrontal cortex may underlie our motivation to cling to a desirable notion about the future.... Read More...

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Meditation Affects Brain Networks Differently in Long Term Meditators and Novices

Neuroscience NewsJuly 24, 2018

Researchers discover differences in the brain's emotional networks between those who do not meditate, novice meditators and those who have practiced meditation for a long time.... Read More...

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Your Brain Anatomy May Play a Role in Determining Your Food Choices

Neuroscience NewsJune 21, 2018

Gray matter volume in the dosolateral and ventromedial prefrontal cortex predicts whether you will choose a health food option or not, researchers report.... Read More...

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Brain Structure May Predict Diet Success

Neuroscience NewsJune 4, 2018

Researchers report the anatomical structure of our prefrontal cortex may predict how well we stick to healthy eating diet plans.... Read More...

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This Is Your Brain Detecting Patterns

Neuroscience NewsMay 31, 2018

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

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Our Brains Are Obsessed with Being Social

Neuroscience NewsMay 16, 2018

Researchers report the temporoparietal junction and medial prefrontal cortex experience increased connectivity during rest following encoding new social information.... Read More...

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Magnetic Stimulation Dampens Brain Response to Drug Cues in Addiction

Neuroscience NewsMay 15, 2018

Researchers report a single session of transcranial magnetic stimulation can significantly reduce drug cue reactivity for those with substance abuse problems.... Read More...

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News

Measuring Speed of Mental Replay of Movies Gives Insight into Accessing Memories

One Type of Brain Cell May Invite Alzheimer’s

Gently Stroking Babies Before Medical Procedures Can Reduce Pain Processing

Neuroscience

Measuring Speed of Mental Replay of Movies Gives Insight into Accessing Memories

Real Time Feedback Tames Parkinson’s Brainwaves

Communication Between Neural Networks

Neurology

One Type of Brain Cell May Invite Alzheimer’s

Gently Stroking Babies Before Medical Procedures Can Reduce Pain Processing

Real Time Feedback Tames Parkinson’s Brainwaves

AI

Researchers Find Roots of Neuropsychiatric Diseases in Developing Brain

Genetic Changes Associated with Physical Activity

Editing Consciousness: How Bereaved People Control Their Thoughts Without Knowing It

Robotics

Researchers 3D Print Prototype for a ‘Bionic Eye’

Improvement if Humanlike Conversations in Humanoid Robots

Psychology

Gently Stroking Babies Before Medical Procedures Can Reduce Pain Processing

Depression and Anxiety Take Same Toll on Health as Smoking and Obesity

Higher Average Potency Cannabis Increases Risk for First Disorder Symptom

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Your Brain on Imagination: It’s a Lot Like Reality

Wishful Thinking is Reward

Weight Loss Success Linked with Active Self Control Regions of Brain

People Who Don’t Read the News Are Better at Predicting Which Articles Will Go Viral

How the Brain Biases Beliefs

Meditation Affects Brain Networks Differently in Long Term Meditators and Novices

Your Brain Anatomy May Play a Role in Determining Your Food Choices

Brain Structure May Predict Diet Success

This Is Your Brain Detecting Patterns

Magnetic Stimulation Dampens Brain Response to Drug Cues in Addiction