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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 17, 2024·3 min read

Thought Provoking Work May Reduce Later Life Cognitive Decline

Engaging in complex, thought-provoking work may lower the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in older age. Conducted by researchers at Oslo University Hospital, the study analyzed job demands of over 7,000 people across 305 occupations in Norway, linking higher cognitive job demands in one's 30s through 60s to a reduced incidence of MCI post-70.

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·April 17, 2024·4 min read

New Study Unravels Emotional Processing in Depression

Researchers shed light on how individuals with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) process emotions differently due to abnormalities in the amygdala and prefrontal cortex. By using stereotactic electroencephalography (sEEG), researchers were able to observe how these brain regions react to positive and negative stimuli, revealing a significant imbalance in emotional processing.

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·April 17, 2024·4 min read

Flexible Responses Boost Healthy Food Attitudes

A flexible response to food cues significantly improves attitudes towards high-calorie foods among women with controlled eating habits. The research involved 78 women, employing tests like the Implicit Association Test and the Food Stop-Signal Task to assess their subconscious attitudes and impulse control towards food.

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·April 17, 2024·6 min read

Brain Cells That Enhance Memory Focus and Storage Identified

Researchers uncovered how certain brain cells enhance our ability to maintain and focus on short-term memories. Their study highlights a new type of neuron, dubbed PAC neurons, which coordinate the activity of memory-specific neurons without storing any information themselves.

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·April 17, 2024·5 min read

Breaking the Genetic Code of Tobacco Addiction

Researchers used AI to discover hundreds of genes linked to tobacco use disorder, alongside potential new treatments. Analyzing extensive health data, the team identified genetic variations that contribute to tobacco addiction, which affects 1.3 billion people globally.

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·April 17, 2024·5 min read

AI Revolutionizes Hunt for Parkinson’s Treatments

Researchers employed AI to fast-track the discovery of treatments for Parkinson's disease. They utilized machine learning techniques to screen millions of compounds and successfully identified five promising candidates that prevent the harmful clumping of alpha-synuclein, a key protein in Parkinson’s pathology.

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·April 16, 2024·5 min read

HIV Drugs May Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk

Common HIV drugs could reduce the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Utilizing anonymized prescription data from over 225,000 individuals, the study found that HIV-positive patients taking reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitors showed a significantly lower rate of AD compared to the general population.

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·April 16, 2024·5 min read

Decoding the Rainbow: New Secrets of Color Perception

Researchers made significant progress in understanding color perception by identifying non-cardinal retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in the human fovea. These cells may explain complex color perceptions beyond the traditional models established by the cardinal directions of color detection.

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·April 16, 2024·4 min read

Rats Can Count: Study Unveils Numerical Sense in Rodents

Summary: Researchers made a groundbreaking discovery confirming that rats possess a distinct number sense. Their study used advanced brain manipulation...

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·April 16, 2024·5 min read

Junk Food Diet in Teens Linked to Long-term Memory Issues

A high-fat, sugary diet during adolescence may cause long-lasting memory impairments. The study found that rats raised on a junk food diet exhibited significant memory deficits that persisted into adulthood, despite switching to a healthier diet.

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·April 16, 2024·4 min read

How We Optimize Decisions for Mutual Benefit

Researchers shed light on how human brains handle decisions that impact others, particularly when options conflict. In their study, participants engaged in tasks designed to assess their preference integration and decision-making processes for both personal and others' benefits.

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·April 16, 2024·4 min read

Monoclonal Antibody Slows Rapid Motor Decline in Parkinson’s

Prasinezumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting alpha-synuclein aggregation, shows promise in slowing motor deterioration in rapidly progressing Parkinson's disease (PD), according to an exploratory analysis from the phase 2 PASADENA clinical trial. While there are currently no disease-modifying treatments for PD, prasinezumab offers a potential breakthrough by specifically binding to aggregated alpha-synuclein, a key driver of PD pathology.