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·April 17, 2023·7 min read

Can You Describe a Sensation Without Feeling It First?

A new study that examined people without somatosensation reveals direct sensory experience is not required to understand or use abstract metaphors or language about sensations.

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·April 15, 2023·4 min read

How Diet Can Impact the Brain

Scientists have called for a consensus on which cognitive tests to use when assessing the impact of nutrition on brain function They recommend reducing the number of tests and standardizing reporting guidelines, which could enable researchers to pool data and make more confident decisions about how diet affects cognition over the life course.

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·April 13, 2023·6 min read

Some People May Be Attracted to Others Over Minimal Similarities

Participants who scored high on self-essentialism, believing that attributes are driven by an "essence," were more likely to be attracted to individuals who shared their views, the study found.

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·April 10, 2023·5 min read

Kids Judge Alexa Smarter Than Roomba, but Say Both Deserve Kindness

Children aged between 4-11 judge Alexa to have more human-like thoughts and emotions than other AI robotics like the Roomba vacuum cleaner, but believe neither device should be yelled at or harmed. These feelings dwindle as children reach their teenage years.

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·March 29, 2023·4 min read

Fibromyalgia May Worsen Opioid Addiction

Pain associated with fibromyalgia may put patients at risk of developing opioid use disorder, a new study reports.

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·March 22, 2023·3 min read

Turn Up Your Favorite Song to Improve Medication Efficacy

Listening to music may help boost the beneficial effects of medicine while helping to reduce some of the side effects. Cancer patients who listened to their favorite music while experiencing chemotherapy-related nausea reported a decrease in nausea severity and stress.

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·March 17, 2023·5 min read

Why We Disagree So Often

People tend to significantly overestimate how many other people hold the same conceptual beliefs of objects, events, people, concepts, and words as they do.

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·March 8, 2023·4 min read

MIND and Mediterranean Diets Associated With Fewer Alzheimer’s Plaques and Tangles

People who follow diets rich in leafy greens, olive oil, nuts, and fish, such as the MIND or Mediterranean diet, have fewer amyloid plaques and Tau tangles in their brains than those who follow a more conventional diet.

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·February 2, 2023·7 min read

Study Offers Neurological Explanation for How Brains Bias Partisans Against New Information

Researchers report people who share political ideologies have similar neural fingerprints when it comes to political words and process new information in similar ways. The study shows how polarization arises at the point where the brain receives and processes new information.

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·January 27, 2023·4 min read

Even Simple Motions Make Ripples Across Brain

A simple motion like a push of a button can send ripples of activity across neurons spanning the entire brain, a new study reports.

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·January 24, 2023·6 min read

Mid-Life Moderate and Vigorous Physical Activity Quota Associated With Brain Power

Frequent moderate to vigorous exercise is linked to better cognition and brain power during middle age. This intensity level was associated with better working memory and mental processes. Reducing the intensity to lower intensity or sedentary behavior for 6-7 minutes per day was associated with poorer cognitive performance.