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·October 20, 2020·3 min read

Researcher Proposes New Theory of Consciousness

A new theory suggests electromagnetic energy in the brain enables neurons and brain regions to create consciousness and our ability to critically think.

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·October 19, 2020·5 min read

Newborn Brains Lack Maturity to Process Emotions as Adults Do

Brain regions associated with emotional processing are not functionally connected in a mature way to areas associated with auditory and visual processing in newborns.

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·October 19, 2020·3 min read

Keeping Weight off Is up to Your Brain, Not Just Willpower

Weight loss isn't simply a matter of willpower, it's actually connected to basic visual and olfactory cues.

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·October 19, 2020·3 min read

What Lies Between Grey and White in the Brain

Researchers have succeeded in making superficial white matter visible in a living human brain.

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·October 17, 2020·5 min read

The Existence of the Social Brain as a Separate System

Researchers say during group problem-solving tasks, components of the "social brain" are co-activated, but they do not increase their coupling during cooperation as would be suggested by a holistic network.

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·October 17, 2020·5 min read

Personality Traits Affect Shelter at Home Compliance

Study reveals a link between personality traits and adherence to shelter at home warnings. Researchers report those who score high on extroversion are more likely to ignore stay at home warnings, while those with other traits were more likely to stay in, regardless of the strength of government warnings.

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·October 16, 2020·4 min read

Early Trauma Influences Metabolism Across Generations

Early childhood trauma has an impact on glucose metabolism and blood composition, which are passed on to the next generation.

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·October 15, 2020·5 min read

Remembering Novelty

Researchers have identified a signaling pathway in the hippocampus that plays a critical role in creates novel memories about new environments.

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·October 15, 2020·3 min read

Automatic Decision-Making Prevents Us Harming Others

People make automatic and efficient decisions when learning to avoid others. When learning to avoid harming themselves, people make become more deliberative. The study also found people were more willing to repeat decisions that were previously harmful to themselves if they believed better results would occur in the future.

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·October 15, 2020·5 min read

How the Nervous System Mutes or Boosts Sensory Information to Make Behavioral Decisions

Researchers have identified a novel neural network in fruit flies that converts external stimuli of varying intensity into decisions about whether to act.

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·October 14, 2020·3 min read

Brain Imaging Can Predict Childhood Weight Gain

Neuroimaging reveals the higher density of cells in the nucleus accumbens is associated with a larger waist circumference in children.

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·October 14, 2020·4 min read

STAT3 Identified as Important Factor in Emotional Reactivity

STAT3 plays a crucial role in the serotonergic system as a molecular mediator for controlling emotional reactivity. The findings establish a link between the immune system, serotonergic transmission, and affective disorders such as depression.