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Ritalin Drives Greater Connection Between Brain Areas Key to Memory and Attention

Neuroscience NewsDecember 13, 2018

A new neuroimaging study reveals methylphenidate, better known as Ritalin, increases the level of dopamine available in the caudate. Along with increased dopamine levels, researchers also notice greater functional connectivity between the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus and precuneus, three areas of the brain associated with memory and attention.... Read More...

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Anticipation of Touch Takes Focus and Executive Skills

Neuroscience NewsDecember 13, 2018

Study reveals the ability to anticipate touch also indicates a child's ability to focus.... Read More...

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Brain Activity Shows Development of Visual Sensitivity in Autism

Neuroscience NewsDecember 13, 2018

Researchers report sensory responses change between childhood and adulthood in those with ASD. ... Read More...

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Pain: Perception and Motor Impulses Arise in Brain Independently of One Another

Neuroscience NewsDecember 13, 2018

Study reveals the brain yields at least three different responses to pain, and these responses are independent of each other.... Read More...

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How Bullying Affects the Brain

Neuroscience NewsDecember 12, 2018

A new study reports children and teens who face chronic bullying have altered brain structure, as well as problems with anxiety and depression. Researchers found those who were bullies had structural changes to the putamen and caudate, contributing to the development of anxiety related behaviors and emotional processing.... Read More...

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Researchers Report Findings From Havana Embassy Phenomenon

Neuroscience NewsDecember 12, 2018

Researchers present their findings about the acute neurosensory symptoms experienced by workers in the Havana embassy exposed to a unique sound and pressure phenomenon in 2016. ... Read More...

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Developing Brains of Preterm Babies Benefit From Caffeine Therapy

Neuroscience NewsDecember 12, 2018

A new study reveals caffeine therapy appears to have benefits for healthy brain development in children born prematurely. Researchers report preterm babies given caffeine therapy had better cognitive scores, reduced odds of cerebral palsy and less hearing impairments as toddlers. ... Read More...

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Gut Hormone Increases Response to Food

Neuroscience NewsDecember 12, 2018

Researchers discover activity in brain regions involved in reward response from dopamine was higher in subjects injected with the hormone ghrelin, but only when responding to images associated with food smells. The study reports ghrelin controls the extent to which the brain associates reward with food odors.... Read More...

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How Catnip Makes the Chemical that Causes Cats to Go Crazy

Neuroscience NewsDecember 11, 2018

Researchers describe how catnip produces nepetalactone, the substance that creates cats to become intoxicated by the plant. The study also identifies three new enzymes with unusual activity.... Read More...

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New Discoveries Predict Ability to Forecast Dementia From Single Molecule

Neuroscience NewsDecember 11, 2018

Researchers report single tau proteins have different shapes, and the folds of the molecules could help doctors to predict which type of dementia a person is likely to suffer from. ... Read More...

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How Returning to a Prior Context Briefly Heightens Memory Recall

Neuroscience NewsDecember 11, 2018

After creating a memory in a context, engram cells encoding the memory in the hippocampus become more excitable when the context is repeated a short time later, researchers report.... Read More...

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Meditation Adapts the Brain to Respond to Better Feedback

Neuroscience NewsDecember 11, 2018

Researchers report the brains of those who practice meditation are less affected by negative feedback than those who do not meditate. The study reports this could be due to altered dopamine levels caused by the act of meditation.... Read More...

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Researchers Find Roots of Neuropsychiatric Diseases in Developing Brain

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Ritalin Drives Greater Connection Between Brain Areas Key to Memory and Attention

Anticipation of Touch Takes Focus and Executive Skills

Brain Activity Shows Development of Visual Sensitivity in Autism

Pain: Perception and Motor Impulses Arise in Brain Independently of One Another

How Bullying Affects the Brain

Researchers Report Findings From Havana Embassy Phenomenon

Developing Brains of Preterm Babies Benefit From Caffeine Therapy

Gut Hormone Increases Response to Food

How Catnip Makes the Chemical that Causes Cats to Go Crazy

New Discoveries Predict Ability to Forecast Dementia From Single Molecule

How Returning to a Prior Context Briefly Heightens Memory Recall

Meditation Adapts the Brain to Respond to Better Feedback