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Monday, November 17, 2014
Study Shows Direct Brain Interface Between Humans
In a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers from the University of Washington successfully replicated a directed brain-to-brain connection between pairs of people as part of a study following the research team’s initial demonstration …
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Friday, November 14, 2014
Changes in a Single Gene’s Action Can Control Addiction-, Depression-related Behavior
Regulation of a single, specific gene in a brain region related to drug addiction and depression is sufficient to reduce drug and stress responses, according to a study recently published online in Nature Neuroscience. The study focuses on epigenetics …
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Friday, November 14, 2014
The Brain’s Inner GPS Gets Dismantled
In a recent study published in the journal Cell Reports, researchers were able to derive clues about why strokes and Alzheimer’s disease can destroy a person’s sense of direction. Grid cells and other specialized nerve cells in the brain, known as …
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Thursday, November 13, 2014
Low Carb, High-fat Diets May Reduce Seizures in Tough-to-Treat Epilepsy
According to a recent study published in the journal Neurology, diets high in fat and low in carbohydrates (such as the ketogenic or modified Atkins diets) may reduce seizures in adults with tough-to-treat epilepsy. The ketogenic diet consists of a ratio …
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Brain
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), affecting as many as four in 1,000 people, is little understood by researchers. For years, health officials denied its existence, dismissing it as a sign of mental illness. However, recent research suggests mold-producing …
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Monday, November 10, 2014
Researchers Find Motivation to Learn New Words Lasts Into Adulthood
In a recent study published in the journal Current Biology, researchers from the University of Barcelona, the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (Germany) found that human adult word learning …
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Friday, November 7, 2014
Researchers Observe Brain Development in Utero
A research group at the Computational Imaging Research Lab from MedUni Vienna recently used functional magnetic resonance tomography (fMRT) to offer insights into fetal brain development in order to uncover the different stages. The research group observed …
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Thursday, November 6, 2014
Study: Infants Respond to Social Cues From Sclera
The eye plays a significant role in the expressiveness of a face, and how much sclera is shown can indicate the emotions or behavioral attitudes of a person. Adult humans are well-attuned to social cues involving the eye and use them to respond appropriately …
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Thursday, November 6, 2014
Key Brain Region Could Predict Response to Psychodynamic Therapy for Depression
In a recent study published in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) identified changes in the metabolic activity of a key brain region in patients successfully treated for depression with …
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Blood Vessel Growth in the Brain Relies on a Protein Found in Tumor Blood Vessels
In a recent study published in the journal Development Cell, researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Johns Hopkins University discovered several genes that are more active in tumor-associated blood vessels compared to normal blood vessels …
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