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·October 27, 2017·4 min read

How the Brain Reacts to Difficult Moral Issues

According to researchers, familial relationships in movies affect the reactions in the viewer's brain to moral dilemma addressed between characters.

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·October 27, 2017·4 min read

Artificial Intelligence to Evaluate Brain Maturity in Preterm Infants

A new deep learning algorithm can interpret EEG data from preterm babies and estimate the child's brain functional maturity, researchers report.

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·October 27, 2017·7 min read

Advanced Artificial Limbs Mapped in the Brain

Following targeted motor and sensory reinnervation, a procedure that reroutes residual limb nerves to intact muscles and skin in amputees, the brain remaps both motor and sensory pathways. Additionally, researchers note, TMSR may help counteract poorly adapted cortical plasticity following amputation.

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·October 26, 2017·3 min read

Weak Electrical Signal Used to Stimulate Brain and Improve Memory

Researchers describe using low current electrical stimulation on specific areas of the brain to enhance distinct memories.

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·October 26, 2017·6 min read

Individual with Complete Spinal Cord Injury Regains Voluntary Motor Function

A combination of activity based training and spinal cord epidural stimulation has allowed a patient paralyzed as a result of spinal cord injury to regain voluntary movement in his legs, researchers report.

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·October 25, 2017·5 min read

Progress in Building Europe’s New Platform For Understanding the Brain

Neuroscientists recently converged on Glasgow to discuss advances in the quest toward building a unified platform for brain research.

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·October 25, 2017·6 min read

Now We Know Why Babies Shouldn’t Sleep Face Down

It has been well known for a number of years that placing a baby to sleep on their stomachs increases the risk of SIDS. Researchers report a developmental abnormality more prevalent in premature and male babies, may contribute to SIDS risk, in conjunction to the sleep position.

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·October 25, 2017·4 min read

Sacrificing One Life to Save Others: Psychopaths’ Force for ‘Greater Good’

The force by which a person embarks upon a utilitarian act may be predicted by psychopathic traits, a new study reports.

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·October 24, 2017·4 min read

Mysterious DNA Modification Seen in Stress Response

When under stress, adenine methylation increases up to four times, a new Emory study reports.

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·October 24, 2017·4 min read

Self Esteem Mapped in the Human Brain

UCL researchers use a new math equation to identify brain signals that explain why our self esteem rises, or lowers, when we find out what others think of us.

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·October 24, 2017·4 min read

The Rhythm of Memory

A new Nature Communications study sheds light on how the brain processes information relevant to memory.

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·October 23, 2017·5 min read

Altered Tetanus Vaccine May Protect Against Allergies and Alzheimer’s

Combining a tetanus vaccine with a virus particle may prove effective as a protection against Alzheimer's. The vaccine could also be used to treat allergies and psoriasis, researchers report.