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High-fat diets affect your brain, not just your physical appearance

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 9, 2019

High-fat diets are not only bad for your waistline, they are also bad for your brain health. A new study reveals high-fat diets contribute to hypothalamic inflammation which occurs long before symptoms of obesity arise.... Read More...

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Using real-time fMRI to treat Tourette Syndrome

Neuroscience NewsAugust 21, 2019

Real-time fMRI neurofeedback could be a potential new treatment for Tourette syndrome.... Read More...

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We like our math like we like our art: Beautiful

Neuroscience NewsAugust 10, 2019

The average American can assess mathematical arguments for beauty just as they can for art or music. Using nine criteria for beauty, including elegance, intricacy, and universality, people were more likely to agree about the specific ways four different proofs were beautiful. The study sheds new light on broader issues in how and why humans have aesthetic experiences of abstract ideas.... Read More...

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The secret of autobiographical memory is in assembly of cells

Neuroscience NewsJune 26, 2019

The size and shape of neural assemblies, and not the strength of signals processed by neurons or the order in which they fire, is the most critical element of recording episodic memory.... Read More...

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How the brain helps us make good decisions, and bad ones

Neuroscience NewsJune 25, 2019

The orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) appears to play a significant role in our ability to make decisions. A network connecting the OFC and nucleus accumbens translates negative outcomes into values, while the OFC-amygdala circuit helps stabilize action values.... Read More...

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How common gut bacteria trigger a lethal autoimmune disease

Neuroscience NewsJune 18, 2019

A common gut bacterium can trigger antiphospholipid syndrome, an autoimmune disease that affects young women, in those with a genetic predisposition.... Read More...

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Gut check: Researchers describe role of gut bacteria in drug response

Neuroscience NewsJune 4, 2019

Researchers have identified causal links between microbiota gene content and metabolic activity which impacts personal differences in drug metabolism. The findings help explain why some people don't respond to, or have adverse side effects from taking medications, while others don't.... Read More...

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Biomarker reveals PTSD sufferers at risk of suicide

Neuroscience NewsMay 14, 2019

PET imaging study reveals higher levels of mGluR5 in those with PTSD who had suicidal thoughts. The findings could serve as a biomarker to assess suicide risk in people with PTSD.... Read More...

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New technique may improve detection and treatment of advanced brain cancer

Neuroscience NewsApril 30, 2019

Researchers discovered changes in thousands of genes induced by the tumor microenvironment. The study may help in identifying new biomarkers for the early detection, and subsequent treatment, of brain cancers.... Read More...

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Another victim of violence: Trust in those who mean no harm

Neuroscience NewsApril 26, 2019

Those who have experienced community violence or abuse may have problems when it comes to trusting new people, even those who are deemed 'good' or morally righteous.... Read More...

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Behavioral disorders in kids with autism linked to reduced brain connectivity

Neuroscience NewsApril 19, 2019

Reduced connectivity between the amygdala and ventrolateral prefrontal cortex has been identified in children on the autism spectrum who exhibit disruptive behaviors, compared to those on the spectrum who do not. Findings suggest this distinct brain network could be independent of core autism symptoms.... Read More...

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New drug mimics benefits of ketamine for depression

Neuroscience NewsApril 17, 2019

NV-5138, a small molecule drug that mimics the action of ketamine, provides fast-acting antidepressant responses in rodent models of depression. The drug is currently undergoing Phase 1 testing in humans.... Read More...

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News

Ketamine reduces drinking in male rats, but not females

The difference between an expert’s brain and a novice’s

At what point does click-bait susceptibility become a mental health disorder?

Neuroscience

Ketamine reduces drinking in male rats, but not females

The difference between an expert’s brain and a novice’s

At what point does click-bait susceptibility become a mental health disorder?

Neurology

New cell therapy improves memory and stops seizures following TBI

Fecal transplantation to treat patients with Parkinson’s disease: Hope or hype?

Long-term blood pressure variation and risk of dementia

AI

How artificial intelligence can transform psychiatry

Enjoyment of pop music classics linked to combination of uncertainty and surprise

Learning is optimized when we fail 15% of the time

Robotics

Deep3DFly: the deep-learning way to design fly-like robots

Electronic glove offers ‘humanlike’ features for prosthetic hand users

Robotic thread is designed to slip through the brain’s blood vessels

Psychology

At what point does click-bait susceptibility become a mental health disorder?

How humans’ sense of ‘intuitive physics’ leaves fingerprints on fictional worlds

Researchers discover the brain circuits that rapidly detect friend or foe

Yale

High-fat diets affect your brain, not just your physical appearance

Using real-time fMRI to treat Tourette Syndrome

We like our math like we like our art: Beautiful

The secret of autobiographical memory is in assembly of cells

How the brain helps us make good decisions, and bad ones

How common gut bacteria trigger a lethal autoimmune disease

Gut check: Researchers describe role of gut bacteria in drug response

Biomarker reveals PTSD sufferers at risk of suicide

New technique may improve detection and treatment of advanced brain cancer

Behavioral disorders in kids with autism linked to reduced brain connectivity

New drug mimics benefits of ketamine for depression