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A detailed drawing of the hippocampal formation is shown.

·March 27, 2019·6 min read

Quick thinking? It’s all down to timing

A pairing of presynaptic and postsynaptic activity in a population of hippocampal neurons can reduce the required number of synaptic plasticity evoking events. When spikes occur within ten milliseconds of each other, synapses strengthen for up to four hours.

A large pole appears to be skipping rope over power lines.

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·March 27, 2019·5 min read

People ‘hear’ flashes due to disinhibited flow of signals around the brain

The synesthesia effect of being able to 'hear' silent movements may depend upon disinhibition of signaling between the visual and auditory brain regions. The study found musicians are more likely to experience the 'visual ear' phenomena than those with no musical training.

A Bar Graph Shows The Difference In Attention Between Musicians And Non-Musicians

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·March 26, 2019·4 min read

Trained musicians perform better at paying attention

Musical training improves the ability to tune out distractions, and the more training, the better the control.

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·March 22, 2019·2 min read

Eating breakfast with parents is associated with positive body image for teenagers

Teenagers who regularly eat breakfast with their parents have a more positive body image than those who skip the meal or do not eat with their family.

this diagram shows how the drug combinations lead to apoptosis in brain cancer

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·March 22, 2019·4 min read

New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

Combining carboplatin, a common chemotherapy drug, with everolimus, a drug that blocks mTOR, is effective at inducing apoptosis and slowing tumor growth in patients with pediatric low-grade glioma brain cancer.

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·March 22, 2019·4 min read

Sleep and aging: Two sides of one coin?

A link has been identified between oxidative stress, which has previously been linked to aging and neurodegeneration, and sleep. Oxidative stress activates neurons that control sleep function. The findings could help in the development of treatments for sleep disorders.

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·March 22, 2019·4 min read

Child and adolescent anxiety could be linked to later alcohol problems

Study finds some evidence of a positive link between early life anxiety and later alcohol use disorder. However, there was no consistent link between anxiety in childhood and drinking frequency or binge drinking.

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·March 22, 2019·4 min read

When neurons are out of shape, antidepressants may not work

Differences in serotonergic neuron morphology, along with altered gene expression have been identified in patients with MDD. The findings shed light on why some patients do not respond to SSRI antidepressants.

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·March 21, 2019·5 min read

Depression in early adulthood linked to memory loss in your fifties

An accumulation of depressive symptoms suffered between a person's twenties and forties are a strong indicator of linear decreases in memory function during their fifties.

This shows Ven Diagrams of how sudden death syndrome may occur

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·March 21, 2019·3 min read

Researchers point to a common cause in sudden death syndromes

An opinion article reports on a potential common cause for both SIDS and SUDEP. The reason sudden death may occur is due to a person's inability to wake when CO2 levels in the blood rise, as a result of dysfunctional serotonin neurons in the midbrain.

this is a brain scan from one of the patients in the study

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·March 21, 2019·4 min read

Brain region discovered that only processes spoken, not written words

A small, preliminary study helps researchers identify a region of the brain that specializes in the processing of auditory words.

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·March 21, 2019·3 min read

African-Americans more likely to be misdiagnosed with schizophrenia

African Americans who suffer from major depressive disorder are more likely to be misdiagnosed as suffering from schizophrenia than people from other ethnic or racial groups. Findings suggest doctors may be putting more emphasis on psychotic symptoms, rather than depressive symptoms when assessing African American patients.