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·September 20, 2017·3 min read

Guess Who? Facial Expressions Can Cause Confusion

University of Bristol researchers report expressive faces can cause identity confusion.

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·September 20, 2017·5 min read

Faulty Cell Signaling Derails Cerebral Cortex Development, Could It Lead to Autism?

Researchers reveal the deletion of a specific protein in progenitor cells leads to disrupted brain development.

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·September 20, 2017·3 min read

Self Control May Not Diminish Throughout the Day

A new PLOS ONE study reveals that regardless of the time of day, people experience a loss of motivation for completing a single task over its duration.

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·September 20, 2017·5 min read

Immune Cells May Heal Bleeding Brain After Strokes

A new study reports immune cells called neutrophils may help the brain recover following intracerebral hemorrhage.

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·September 20, 2017·6 min read

Newly Identified Role of ApoE4 Suggests Possible Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer’s

A new Nature study reports blocking ApoE4 may help prevent inflammation and cell death that contribute to Alzheimer's disease.

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·September 20, 2017·5 min read

Oxytocin Turns Up the Volume of Your Social Environment

According to researchers, blocking the activity of oxytocin restored normal social behavior in stressed mice.

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·September 20, 2017·6 min read

Key to Loss of Smell in Parkinson’s Discovered

Loss of the sense of smell is a common symptom of Parkinson's disease that often precedes motor deficits. A new study may provide clues as to why the sense of smell diminishes in people with Parkinson's.

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·September 20, 2017·5 min read

Controlled Sleep Deprivation May Help Reduce Depression

According to a new study, controlled sleep deprivation in an inpatient setting can have a significant impact on symptoms of depression. Partial and total sleep deprivation helped reduce depression in almost half of the patients within 24 hours, researchers report.

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·September 20, 2017·6 min read

New Tool to Assess Individual’s Level of Wisdom Developed

UCSD researchers have developed a new method to assess a person's levels of wisdom. The test, SD-WISE, uses neurobiology, as well as a psychosocial basis to measure the individual level of wisdom.

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·September 19, 2017·4 min read

Behavioral Therapy Increases Connectivity in Brains of People with OCD

A neuroimaging study reveals people with OCD who receive daily cognitive behavioral therapy to help curb their compulsive behaviors show stronger connections between specific brain regions.

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·September 19, 2017·4 min read

New Model May Help Researchers Overcome the Brain’s Fortress-Like Barrier

A newly developed model that mimics the blood-brain barrier could help researchers more efficiently test drugs to treat a range of neurological diseases.

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·September 19, 2017·2 min read

How the Shape and Size of Your Face Relates to Your Sex Drive

According to a new study, the shape of your face can reveal a lot about your sex drive. Researchers report both men and women with shorter, wider faces tend to have stronger sex drives than those with other facial dimensions.