Rewiring the serotonin system
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the University of Houston has found a new way to influence the vital serotonin signaling system—possibly leading to more ...
Neuroscience
Feb 13, 2013 |
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Some autism behaviors linked to altered gene
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a genetic mutation that may underlie common behaviors seen in some people with autism, such as difficulty communicating ...
Neuroscience
Feb 12, 2013 |
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Early music lessons boost brain development, researchers find
If you started piano lessons in grade one, or played the recorder in kindergarten, thank your parents and teachers. Those lessons you dreaded – or loved – helped develop your brain. The younger you started music lessons, ...
Neuroscience
Feb 12, 2013 |
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By studying hand motions, bioengineer is creating instruction manual to help repair a broken-down brain
(Medical Xpress)—"When you grab a cookie and want to break off a piece with a chocolate chip," says Maurice Smith, balancing a crumbly bit between two of his fingers, "your brain must represent that action ...
Neuroscience
Feb 06, 2013 |
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Researchers find amygdala not always necessary for fear
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Iowa have found that three volunteer women with defective amygdalas were able to experience internal fear. In their paper published in the journal Nature Ne ...
Neuroscience
Feb 04, 2013 |
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Family practice offers genetic tests to predict effective psychiatric meds
For the first time in Canada, patients attending a family practice clinic will be offered genetic testing to see whether or how they will respond to psychiatric medication treatment, in partnership with the Centre for Addiction ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Scientists learn more about how inhibitory brain cells get excited
Scientists have found an early step in how the brain's inhibitory cells get excited.
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Jan 30, 2013 |
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New drug target identified for multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) led by Carmela Abraham, PhD, professor of biochemistry, along with Cidi Chen, PhD, and other collaborators, report that the protein Klotho plays an important role ...
Neuroscience
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Androgenic hormones could help treat multiple sclerosis, study finds
Testosterone and its derivatives could constitute an efficient treatment against myelin diseases such as multiple sclerosis, reveals a study by researchers from the Laboratoire d'Imagerie et de Neurosciences Cognitives. Myelin ...
Neuroscience
Jan 30, 2013 |
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In-brain monitoring shows memory network
Working with patients with electrodes implanted in their brains, researchers at the University of California, Davis, and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have shown for ...
Neuroscience
Jan 29, 2013 |
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When food porn holds no allure: The science behind satiety
New research from the University of British Columbia is shedding light on why enticing pictures of food affect us less when we're full.
Neuroscience
Jan 28, 2013 |
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Panic attacks troubling, but treatable
Actress Amanda Seyfried says she undergoes therapy for them. They were a staple of the cable TV show "The Sopranos." And in probably the most high-profile occurrence of the past year, pro golfer Charlie Beljan ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 28, 2013 |
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Poor sleep in old age prevents the brain from storing memories
The connection between poor sleep, memory loss and brain deterioration as we grow older has been elusive. But for the first time, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a link between these hallmark ...
Neuroscience
Jan 27, 2013 |
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'Connection error' in the brains of anorexics
When people see pictures of bodies, a whole range of brain regions are active. This network is altered in women with anorexia nervosa. In a functional magnetic resonance imaging study, two regions that are ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 24, 2013 |
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Medical center identifies role of neuron creation in anxiety disorders
(Medical Xpress)—People with anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often have impaired pattern separation—the process by which similar experiences are transformed into distinct ...
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Jan 24, 2013 |
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