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What is neuroscience? Neuroscience is the scientific study of nervous systems. Neuroscience can involve research from many branches of science including those involving neurology, brain science, neurobiology, psychology, computer science, artificial intelligence, statistics, prosthetics, neuroimaging, engineering, medicine, physics, mathematics, pharmacology, electrophysiology, biology, robotics and technology.

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·April 23, 2018·4 min read

What Learning Looks Like In the Brain

Using a new advanced imaging technology, researchers capture new patterns of molecular organization as connections between neurons strengthen during learning tasks.

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·April 23, 2018·3 min read

How Your Brain Learns to Expect Muddy Puddles in the Park (and Other Things)

Researchers reveal the role the orbitofrontal cortex plays in identity expectations.

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·April 23, 2018·4 min read

Culture Shapes the Brain: How Reading Changes the Way We Think

A new study sheds light on how reading shapes our brain and can improve our memory. Those who are not practiced readers, researchers discovered, find it more difficult to distinguish how an object is oriented in space.

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·April 23, 2018·4 min read

Asthma and Hay Fever Linked to Increased Risk of Psychiatric Disorders

According to researchers, suffering from asthma or hay fever may put you at an increased risk of developing a psychiatric disorder. The study reports over a 15 year period, 10.8% of people with allergies developed psychiatric disorders, compare to 6.7% of people without allergic diseases.

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·April 22, 2018·6 min read

New Microscope Captures Detailed 3-D Movies of Cells Deep Within Living Systems

Researchers have created a revolutionary new tool to help shed light on living cells. By combining two existing imaging technologies, researchers were able to image living cells in 3D.

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·April 21, 2018·4 min read

Can a Brain Injury Change Who You Are?

A new article looks at how TBI can force personality changes in patients.

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·April 21, 2018·4 min read

Creativity is a State of Mind and Can be Trained

Trained pianists have higher levels of brain wave synchronization when improvising pieces of music, a new study reveals.

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·April 20, 2018·3 min read

Fight, Flight or Freeze

Olfactory system neurons appear to play a role in the connection between rhythmic breathing and emotional regulation, researchers report.

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·April 20, 2018·4 min read

Gene Variant Increases Empathy Driven Fear: Mouse Study

Researchers have identified a specific genetic variant that appears to help facilitate empathy driven by fear in rodents.

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·April 20, 2018·4 min read

Having an Audience May Help You Perform Better

According to researchers, when people are aware they are being observed, brain areas associated with social awareness and reward activate a part of the brain that affects motor control, helping them to perform better at skilled tasks.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·April 20, 2018·4 min read

Variants in Non-Coding DNA Contribute to Inherited Autism Risk

Researchers report newly identified risk factors differ from currently known genetic causes of autism. The variants identified do not alter the genes directly, but disrupt the neighboring DNA control elements that turn genes on or off. Additionally, the variants do not occur as new mutations in autistic children, but are inherited from parents.

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·April 20, 2018·4 min read

Pregnant Mothers and Offspring Should Limit Added Sugars in Diet to Protect Childhood Cognition

Researchers warn pregnant women and their children to avoid drinking too many sodas, as excessive amounts of sugar in these drinks can negatively impact memory and learning. However, consuming fruits appears to be beneficial for cognitive development, the study reports.