News tagged with brain areas
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Less-invasive method of brain stimulation helps patients with Parkinson's disease
Electrical stimulation using extradural electrodes—placed underneath the skull but not implanted in the brain—is a safe approach with meaningful benefits for patients with Parkinson's disease, reports the October issue ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Gamblers in a spin over frustrating losses
A new study provides evidence that gamblers interpret near-misses as frustrating losses rather than near-wins. This frustration stimulates the reward systems in the brain to promote continued gambling, according to Mike Dixon ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 09, 2012 |
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Morphine and cocaine affect reward sensation differently
(Medical Xpress)—A new study by scientists in the US has found that the opiate morphine and the stimulant cocaine act on the reward centers in the brain in different ways, contradicting previous theories ...
Medical research
Oct 05, 2012 |
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Fluoxetine increases aggressive behavior, affects brain development among adolescent hamsters
Fluoxetine was the first drug approved by the FDA for major depressive disorder (MDD) in children and adolescents, and to this date, it remains one of only two selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) registered for ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Structural and functional abnormalities found in brains of relapsed alcohol-dependent patients
Scientists at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have succeeded in coming closer to determining the risk of relapse in detoxified alcohol-dependent patients. Using an imaging process (magnetic resonance tomography) ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 20, 2012 |
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Study suggests that a poor sense of smell may be a marker for psychopathic traits
People with psychopathic tendencies have an impaired sense of smell, which points to inefficient processing in the front part of the brain. These findings by Mehmet Mahmut and Richard Stevenson, from Macquarie University ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 20, 2012 |
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Human brains share consistent genetic blueprint and possess enormous biochemical complexity
Scientists at the Allen Institute for Brain Science reported in the latest issue of the journal Nature that human brains share a consistent genetic blueprint and possess enormous biochemical complexity. The fi ...
Neuroscience
Sep 19, 2012 |
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Implanted prosthetic device restores, improves impaired decision-making ability in monkeys
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers have taken a key step towards recovering specific brain functions in sufferers of brain disease and injuries by successfully restoring the decision-making processes in monkeys.
Neuroscience
Sep 13, 2012 |
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How genetics shape our addictions: Genes predict the brain's reaction to smoking
Have you ever wondered why some people find it so much easier to stop smoking than others? New research shows that vulnerability to smoking addiction is shaped by our genes.
Genetics
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Research pinpoints brain's 'Gullibility' center
(HealthDay)—Whether it's an email from an unknown gentleman on another continent pleading for money or a financial scammer selling a promising penny stock, the young and old tend to be more easily duped ...
Neuroscience
Aug 24, 2012 |
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Long-term methadone treatment can affect nerve cells in brain
Long-term methadone treatment can cause changes in the brain, according to recent studies from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. The results show that treatment may affect the nerve cells in the brain. The studies ...
Medications
Aug 15, 2012 |
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Unlocking a major secret of the brain: Researchers uncover crucial link between hippocampus and prefrontal cortex
(Medical Xpress) -- A clue to understanding certain cognitive and mental disorders may involve two parts of the brain which were previously thought to have independent functions, according to a McGill University ...
Neuroscience
Aug 15, 2012 |
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Why living in the moment is impossible: Study finds decision-making memories stored in mysterious brain area
(Medical Xpress) -- The sought-after equanimity of "living in the moment" may be impossible, according to neuroscientists who've pinpointed a brain area responsible for using past decisions and outcomes to ...
Neuroscience
Aug 09, 2012 |
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Brain activity may predict teens' heavy drinking
Heavy drinking is known to affect teenagers' developing brains, but certain patterns of brain activity may also help predict which kids are at risk of becoming problem drinkers, according to a study in the September issue ...
Addiction
Aug 08, 2012 |
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Brain development is delayed in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) due to a delay in brain development or the result of complete deviation from typical development? In the current issue of Biological Psychiatry, Dr. Philip Shaw and collea ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 30, 2012 |
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