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How a Woman With Amnesia Defies Conventional Wisdom About Memory

Study reveals skills related memory persists in a patient with amnesia.

Increased Schizophrenia Risk in Offspring of Mothers With Low Thyroxine Levels During Pregnancy

Study reveals a link between low levels of a thyroid hormone during pregnancy and schizophrenia in the offspring.

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Environmental Responses to Tics Play A Big Role For Children With Tourette

A new study suggests using competing responses could help combat oncoming tics for children with Tourette syndrome.

Silencing of Gene Affects People’s Social Lives

Silencing a gene responsible for the production of oxytocin can affect a person's ability to form healthy relationships and recognize the emotional states of others, a new study reports.

Simple Reward Based Learning Suits Teens Best

Focus on rewards makes teens less able to learn to avoid punishment or consider the consequences of alternative action, a new study reports.

A New Genetic Candidate For The Treatment of PTSD

Researchers have discovered a new genetic candidate for testing therapies that could affect fear learning in PTSD.

Blood Test Can Help Personalize Depression Treatments

A new blood test can accurately predict whether a person will respond to common antidepressants.

Antidepressant Drug Enhance Feelings of Control in Depression

A new study reports the way antidepressants affect learning about control and helplessness could explain why the therapeutic effects take time, as well as why their effectiveness differs among people.

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‘Carrots and Sticks’ Fail to Change Behavior in Cocaine Addiction

A new study might help to explain why people continue to take drug, even though they are aware of the negative consequences and why they find their behavior so hard to change.

How Your Workplace Could Be Affecting Your Brain Function

A new study shows that lack of stimulation and working in a dirty environment has long term impact on cognitive health for employees.

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Epilepsy in Immediate Family Member Increases Your Risk of Autism Diagnosis

According to a new study, having a first degree family member with epilepsy may increase a person's chances of being diagnosed with autism.

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Single Species of Gut Bacteria Can Reverse Autism Related Social Behavior: Mouse Study

Researchers culture a strain of Lactobacillus reuteri from human breast milk and introduced it to mice. They discovered treatment with this bacterial strain appeared to rescue social behaviors.