Neuroscience
- Physically Fit Teens Lead To Lower Risk Of Early Dementia
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Maintaining physical health brings a variety of benefits- including for the brain. A new study affirms that but also finds that lower IQ in teen years is correlated to a higher risk of dementia before the age of 60. IQ doesn't really go up or down mu ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 10 2014 - 7:35pm
- ADCY2 Gene Implicated In Bipolar Disorder
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People with bipolar disorder, as much as one percent of the population, undergo a veritable roller coaster of emotions. They experience extreme shifts in mood, from manic phases with delusions of grandeur, increased drive and a decreased need for sleep as ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 11 2014 - 3:09pm
- Openness And The Brain's PMTG Are "Affective" And "Cognitive" Components Of Creativity
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Article - Garth Sundem - Mar 12 2014 - 7:00am
- Dedicated Neuro-Highway: Human Brains Hard-Wired To Link What We See With What We Do
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Researchers from University College Londonand Cambridge University says have found evidence of a specialized mechanism for spatial self-awareness that combines visual cues with body motion- that our ability to instantly link what you see with what we do ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 16 2014 - 10:38am
- Take That, Canines: Humans Can Distinguish Over 1 Trillion Scents
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Humans are creatures of sight, then we think in terms of feel and then sound. The human sense of smell does not get the credit it deserves, according to a new paper. In an experiment led by Andreas Keller, of Rockefeller's Laboratory of Neurogenetics ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 20 2014 - 2:43pm
- Forgetful? It Might Be Your Genes, Not Senility
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If you frequently experience cognitive lapses, there may be good news; psychologists say forgetting someone's name or losing your keys could be linked to the DRD2 gene. Those who have a certain variant of this gene are more easily distracted and exp ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 21 2014 - 11:34am
- Occasional Drug Use Shows In The Brain
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Researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say occasional use of stimulant drugs, such as cocaine and amphetamines, and prescription drugs such as Adderall have shown up as impaired neuronal activity in the parts of the ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 25 2014 - 6:07pm
- Scientists Pinpoint Neurons Where Select Memories Grow
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Memories are fragile and dependent on any number of factors, including changes to various types of nerves. In the common fruit fly, these changes take place in multiple parts of the insect brain. Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 27 2014 - 10:50pm
- Experimental Drug Reverses Schizophrenia In Mice
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An experimental anticancer compound, one of a class of compounds known as PAK inhibitors, appears to have reversed behaviors associated with schizophrenia and restored some lost brain cell function in adolescent mice with a rodent version of the mental il ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 31 2014 - 5:33pm
- How Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks
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Dogs have individual personalities, possess awareness, and are particularly known for their learning capabilities and trainability. They're also a lot more likable than cats and don't hide under the bed if the doorbell rings. To learn successful ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 1 2014 - 11:26am
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