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·December 1, 2014·4 min read

Study Measures Head Blows in Girls’ Lacrosse

A new study measures the dampening effects of various kinds of sports headgear on head blows.

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Featured Neuroscience

·December 1, 2014·4 min read

The Human Eye Can See ‘Invisible’ Infrared Light

The retina can sense infrared light under certain conditions, a new study reports.

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·December 1, 2014·3 min read

Brain Folding

New findings could pave the way for future research into brain evolution.

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Featured Neurology

·December 1, 2014·3 min read

High School Football Players Show Brain Changes After One Season

According to a new study, some high school football players show measurable brain changes after one year of playing the sport, even in the absence of a concussion.

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Featured Psychology

·December 1, 2014·3 min read

How Early Trauma Influences Behaviour

Stressful or traumatic experiences in childhood change how people deal with difficult situations later in life, a new study reports.

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Featured Neurology Psychology

·December 1, 2014·3 min read

Brain Scans Show Pituitary Abnormalities in Veterans with PTSD

A new neuroimaging study reports veterans with PTSD could have hormonal irregularities due to pituitary gland damage from blast related injuries.

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Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·November 28, 2014·2 min read

‘Chatty’ Cells Help Build the Brain

Genetic cues and communication between neurons and progenitors influence the development o the cerebral cortex, a new study reports.

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·November 26, 2014·6 min read

Researchers Identify Brain Regions That Encode Words, Grammar and Story

A new neuroimaging study identifies areas of the brain responsible for language processing.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·November 26, 2014·3 min read

Elderly Brains Learn, but Maybe Too Much

Older people retain the mental flexibility needed to learn visual perception tasks, but are not as good as filtering out irrelevant information as younger people, a new study reports.