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·November 21, 2016·3 min read

Musical Training Creates New Brain Connections in Children

According to researchers, taking music lessons can increase brain fiber connections in children. Music lessons may also prove a useful tool in treating Autism and ADHD.

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·November 21, 2016·5 min read

Alzheimer’s Proteins Could Be At Fault For Leading Cause of Vision Loss in Older People

A new study reports amyloid beta proteins are able to accumulate in the retina and damage it, which may result in age related macular degeneration in older people.

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·November 21, 2016·5 min read

Reconditioning the Brain to Overcome Fear

Combining artificial intelligence and neuroimaging, researchers have devised a way of unconsciously removing a fear memory from the brain.

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·November 19, 2016·3 min read

Fear of the Unknown Common to Many Anxiety Disorders

According to a new study, several anxiety disorders share a common underlying trait; a fear of the unknown.

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·November 19, 2016·6 min read

Role of the Physical Environment in ‘Broken Windows’ Theory: How Visual Cues Can Encourage Rule Breaking

A new study reveals how certain subconscious visual cues can influence rule breaking behavior.

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·November 19, 2016·4 min read

Protective Molecule Sidelined in Models of ALS

Researchers have identified a naturally occurring molecule that has the potential for preserving sites of communication between nerves and muscles in ALS.

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·November 18, 2016·5 min read

Tasting Light: New Type of Photoreceptor Is 50 Times More Efficient Than the Human Eye

Researchers have discovered a new type of photoreceptor that is about 50 times more efficient at capturing light than the rhodopsin in the human eye.

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·November 18, 2016·2 min read

Food or Flight? Molecular Mechanics of Risk-Reward Equation Described

A new study provides insight into the neural circuit computations that underlie risk-reward decision making.

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·November 18, 2016·6 min read

Ducklings Maintain Two Separate Memory Banks of Visual Information

Researchers report newly hatched ducklings that are shown a substitute mother object with only one eye do not recognize it when they have only the other eye available.

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·November 18, 2016·4 min read

New Insight Into How Alzheimer’s Begins

Researchers discover a way doctors can detect early signs of Alzheimer's by looking at the back of patients' eyes.

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·November 18, 2016·5 min read

Toddlers With Autism Don’t Avoid Eye Contact, But Do Miss Its Significance

A new study reports young children with autism don't avoid eye contact on purposes, but do miss the significance of the social information in others' eyes.