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Your Brain on Imagination: It’s a Lot Like Reality

Neuroscience NewsDecember 10, 2018

A new neuroimaging study reveals imagination may help people with fear or anxiety disorders overcome them. The study reports imagining a threat can alter the way it is represented in the brain.... Read More...

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Dopamine’s Yin-Yang Personality: It’s an Upper and a Downer

Neuroscience NewsDecember 10, 2018

Researchers shed light on the dual nature of dopamine, as a neurotransmitter that makes us seek pleasure and also reinforces avoidance of pain.... Read More...

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Editing Consciousness: How Bereaved People Control Their Thoughts Without Knowing It

Neuroscience NewsDecember 10, 2018

Using machine learning to analyze fMRI brain scans of grieving people, researchers shed light on how unconscious suppression occurs.... Read More...

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Siblings of Children with ASD or ADHD Are At Elevated Risk of Both Disorders

Neuroscience NewsDecember 10, 2018

According to a new study, siblings of children diagnosed with ASD or ADHD have an increased risk of being diagnosed with the disorders themselves. Researchers found the odds of being diagnosed with ASD were 30 times higher for those who had older siblings with autism, and 3.7 times higher for ADHD diagnosis.... Read More...

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Learning From Mistakes: Neurons Which Catch Our Mistakes and Correct Our Behavior Identified

Neuroscience NewsDecember 9, 2018

Researchers identified specific neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex, called self monitoring error neurons, that fire immediately after people make a mistake.... Read More...

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Hysterectomy Linked to Memory Deficits

Neuroscience NewsDecember 7, 2018

A new rat study reveals animals who underwent hysterectomies with their ovaries left in tact experienced memory deficits. Researchers believe the uterus may have functions beyond reproduction.... Read More...

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Computers Can Spot the Difference Between Healthy Brains and Those with Dissociative Identity Disorder

Neuroscience NewsDecember 7, 2018

Machine learning algorithms were able to distinguish, with 73% accuracy, neurobiological differences between those with dissociative identity disorder and those without the condition.... Read More...

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Being Yelled At: Our Brain on Alert in a Flash

Neuroscience NewsDecember 7, 2018

Researchers report our brain is on high alert while listening to voices, finding we respond much faster to vocal aggression than normal or happy voices. The reason, researchers say, could be that our attention is more focused on threatening voices to help us recognize the location of a potential threat.... Read More...

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Cannabis Withdrawal Eased For Dependent Users

Neuroscience NewsDecember 7, 2018

Researchers report a new drug can help to reduce symptoms of cannabis withdrawal for those with cannabis use disorder. ... Read More...

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Link Between Neonatal Vitamin D Deficiency and Schizophrenia Confirmed

Neuroscience NewsDecember 7, 2018

A new study confirms the link between vitamin D deficiency in newborns and an increased risk of schizophrenia later in life. Researchers report those born with a vitamin D deficiency had a 44% increased risk of being diagnosed with schizophrenia as adults.... Read More...

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Drawing is Better than Writing for Memory Retention

Neuroscience NewsDecember 6, 2018

Researchers report older adults who take up drawing are better able to retain new information than those who write notes.... Read More...

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Friend or Foe? Brain Area That Controls Social Memory Also Triggers Aggression

Neuroscience NewsDecember 5, 2018

A new study reports the CA2 region of the hippocampus controls both higher order cognition, like social memory, and instinctual behaviors, such as aggression. The findings could shed light on why abnormal social behaviors may occur in schizophrenia and other psychiatric illnesses.... Read More...

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News

Alzheimer’s Protein Accidentally Transmitted to Patients Via Discontinued Medical Treatments

Santa’s Watching: Threat of Being on Naughty List Doesn’t Work For Many Kids

Researchers Find Roots of Neuropsychiatric Diseases in Developing Brain

Neuroscience

Alzheimer’s Protein Accidentally Transmitted to Patients Via Discontinued Medical Treatments

Researchers Find Roots of Neuropsychiatric Diseases in Developing Brain

Neurology

Alzheimer’s Protein Accidentally Transmitted to Patients Via Discontinued Medical Treatments

Intellectually Active Lifestyle Protects Against Neurodegeneration in Huntington’s

How Teens Deal with Stress May Affect Immune System

AI

Researchers Find Roots of Neuropsychiatric Diseases in Developing Brain

Genetic Changes Associated with Physical Activity

Editing Consciousness: How Bereaved People Control Their Thoughts Without Knowing It

Robotics

Researchers 3D Print Prototype for a ‘Bionic Eye’

Improvement if Humanlike Conversations in Humanoid Robots

Psychology

Santa’s Watching: Threat of Being on Naughty List Doesn’t Work For Many Kids

Researchers Find Roots of Neuropsychiatric Diseases in Developing Brain

Neuroscience

Your Brain on Imagination: It’s a Lot Like Reality

Dopamine’s Yin-Yang Personality: It’s an Upper and a Downer

Editing Consciousness: How Bereaved People Control Their Thoughts Without Knowing It

Siblings of Children with ASD or ADHD Are At Elevated Risk of Both Disorders

Learning From Mistakes: Neurons Which Catch Our Mistakes and Correct Our Behavior Identified

Hysterectomy Linked to Memory Deficits

Computers Can Spot the Difference Between Healthy Brains and Those with Dissociative Identity Disorder

Being Yelled At: Our Brain on Alert in a Flash

Cannabis Withdrawal Eased For Dependent Users

Link Between Neonatal Vitamin D Deficiency and Schizophrenia Confirmed

Drawing is Better than Writing for Memory Retention