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·October 30, 2017·2 min read

Virtual Reality Reduces Phantom Pain in Paraplegics

Researchers use virtual reality technology to help generate an alternative body illusion and relieve phantom body pains in paraplegic patients.

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·October 30, 2017·5 min read

300 Neurons Traced in Extensive Brain Wiring Map

A new brain wiring map reconstructs the entire shape and position of more than 300 neurons in the mouse brain.

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·October 30, 2017·2 min read

Discovery Challenges Belief About Brain’s Cellular Makeup

A new study reports brain cells are made up of less polyunsaturated fatty acids than other major organs in the body. The findings challenge popular belief that phospholipids containing polyunsaturated fatty acids are higher in the brain.

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·October 30, 2017·5 min read

Powerful Biomarker of Multiple Sclerosis Discovered

Researchers have identified a unique biomarker in the blood of people with Multiple Sclerosis. Using a simple blood test, researchers were able to identify those with MS and discriminate between people at different stages of the disease.

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·October 30, 2017·3 min read

Bonding Benefits in Breastfeeding Extend Years Beyond Infancy

A new study reveals longer breastfeeding is associated with increased maternal sensitivity well into childhood.

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·October 28, 2017·5 min read

Computer Simulation Suggests Multiple Sclerosis is a Single Disease

Using a mathematical model based on experimental data from multiple sclerosis patients, researchers performed computer simulations of the different known biological processes associated with the disease. They discovered the symptoms and disease course are produced by the same underlying mechanism that damages the nerve cells over time.

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·October 27, 2017·5 min read

Could Alzheimer’s Be a Disorder of Energy Metabolism?

Failure of mitochondrial function may contribute to the development of late onset Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.

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·October 27, 2017·3 min read

What the Nose Reveals About Our Relationship With Emotions

Those with alexithymia, a psychological condition in which people have difficulty in the emotions they are experiencing, may also have an altered physiological response to olfactory stimulation, researchers report.

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·October 27, 2017·4 min read

Researchers Link Regular Marijuana Use to More Sex

Contrary to popular conceptions that marijuana may impair sexual desire and performance, a new study reveals frequent marijuana use is associated with increased coital frequency.

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·October 27, 2017·4 min read

How the Brain Reacts to Difficult Moral Issues

According to researchers, familial relationships in movies affect the reactions in the viewer's brain to moral dilemma addressed between characters.

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·October 27, 2017·4 min read

Artificial Intelligence to Evaluate Brain Maturity in Preterm Infants

A new deep learning algorithm can interpret EEG data from preterm babies and estimate the child's brain functional maturity, researchers report.

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·October 27, 2017·7 min read

Advanced Artificial Limbs Mapped in the Brain

Following targeted motor and sensory reinnervation, a procedure that reroutes residual limb nerves to intact muscles and skin in amputees, the brain remaps both motor and sensory pathways. Additionally, researchers note, TMSR may help counteract poorly adapted cortical plasticity following amputation.