Neuroscience
Implantable brain device relieves pain in early study
A computerized brain implant effectively relieves short-term and chronic pain in rodents, a new study finds.
Jun 21, 2021
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News tagged with anterior cingulate cortex
Neuroscience
Study finds brain areas involved in seeking information about bad possibilities
The term "doomscrolling" describes the act of endlessly scrolling through bad news on social media and reading every worrisome tidbit that pops up, a habit that unfortunately seems to have become common during the COVID-19 ...
Jun 11, 2021
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Genetics
Study links genes with function across the human brain
Many psychiatric disorders have genetic causes, but the exact mechanism of how genes influence higher brain function remains a mystery. A new study provides a map linking the genetic signature of functions across the human ...
Mar 25, 2021
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Neuroscience
Babies pay attention with down payment from immature brain region
Anyone who has watched an infant's eyes follow a dangling trinket dancing in front of them knows that babies are capable of paying attention with laser focus.
Mar 18, 2021
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Neuroscience
Cortex over reflex: Study traces circuits where executive control overcomes instinct
When riding your bike to the store you might have two very different reasons to steer: plain old reflex when you something dart into your path, or executive control when you see street signs that indicate the correct route. ...
Nov 30, 2020
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Neuroscience
Pinning down how the brain predicts the consequences of choices
Predicting the outcomes of actions in order to make good decisions is a critical role of brain function. This process is thought to work through two fundamentally different mechanisms called "model-free" and "model-based" ...
Nov 4, 2020
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Neuroscience
How the brain balances emotion and reason
Navigating through life requires balancing emotion and reason, a feat accomplished by the brain region "area 32" of the anterior cingulate cortex. The area maintains emotional equilibrium by relaying information between cognitive ...
Sep 28, 2020
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Neuroscience
Study highlights the role of astrocytes in the formation of remote memories
Memories from a distant past, also known as remote memories, can guide the present and future behavior of humans and other living organisms on Earth. In psychology and neuroscience, the term "remote memories" refers to all ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Exercise improves memory, boosts blood flow to brain
Scientists have collected plenty of evidence linking exercise to brain health, with some research suggesting fitness may even improve memory. But what happens during exercise to trigger these benefits? New UT Southwestern ...
May 20, 2020
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Neuroscience
Learning difficulties due to poor connectivity, not specific brain regions
Different learning difficulties do not correspond to specific regions of the brain, as previously thought, say researchers at the University of Cambridge. Instead poor connectivity between 'hubs' within the brain is much ...
Feb 27, 2020
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