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·June 16, 2020

Previously undetected brain pulses may help circuits survive disuse

Study offers clues to how neurons can rewire and restore pathways following injury or illness. Read More

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·June 10, 2020

Researchers forecast stable, slightly declining levels of COVID-19 entering fall

New coronavirus model finds case spread is concave, meaning the impact of one more infected person diminishes as more people become infected. Read More

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·May 1, 2020

New targets for childhood brain tumors identified

Neurons and immune cells work together to promote tumor growth in neurofibromatosis type 1. Read More

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·February 28, 2020

‘Surfing attack’ hacks Siri, Google with ultrasonic waves

Ultrasound can propagate through solid surfaces and activate voice recognition systems, allowing the person who initiates the attack to also hear the phone's response. Out of 17 different phone models tested, 15 were vulnerable to ultrasonic wave attacks. Read More

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·February 8, 2020

Family dynamics may influence suicidal thoughts in children

Findings show suicidal thoughts can begin in children as young as nine years of age. Family conflict and parental monitoring are significant predictors of suicidal thoughts in children. Read More

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·October 29, 2019

Which came first: Brain size or drinking propensity?

Reduced gray matter volume in the insula and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex may represent a genetically conferred predispositional risk factor for alcohol use disorder. Read More

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·October 7, 2019

Brain tunes itself to criticality, maximizing information processing

Criticality in the brain was linked to inhibitory neurons imposing and organizing the computational dynamics. Read More

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·August 2, 2019

Change the bias, change the behavior? Maybe not

A meta-analysis of papers about implicit bias finds little evidence that changing a person's biased beliefs alters their behavior. Read More

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·July 28, 2019

Dishonest acts hurt one’s ability to read others’ emotions

Study ties morality and empathy into a single construct. Read More

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·June 26, 2019

Understanding how tics are suppressed may help some at risk for tic disorders

Almost 20% of children develop facial or vocal tics by the time they are elementary school age. For many children, knowing others are watching them helps to reduce tic behaviors. A histor of anxiety disorder has been associated with tics in young children. Understanding more about tic behaviors in children may help to develop new strategies to help those with Tourette suppress tics. Read More

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·June 24, 2019

Alzheimer’s missing link ID’d, answering what tips brain’s decline

Study in mice and humans reveals reinforcing the activity of microglia could slow, or potentially halt, the proliferation of Tau tangles in Alzheimer's disease. Read More