News tagged with prefrontal cortex
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Psychopaths' brains show differences in structure and function
Images of prisoners' brains show important differences between those who are diagnosed as psychopaths and those who aren't, according to a new study led by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
Neuroscience
Nov 22, 2011 |
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With training, a failing sense of smell can be reversed
In a new study scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have shown that the sense of smell can be improved. The new findings, published online November 20, 2011, in Nature Neuroscience, suggest possible ways to reverse the lo ...
Neuroscience
Nov 20, 2011 |
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Neurological and executive function impairment associated with breast cancer
Women who survive breast cancer show significant neurological impairment, and outcomes appear to be significantly poorer for those treated with chemotherapy, according to a report in the November issue of the Archives of ...
Neuroscience
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Autism linked with excess of neurons in prefrontal cortex
A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego Autism Center of Excellence shows that brain overgrowth in boys with autism involves an abnormal, excess number of neurons in areas of the brain associated ...
Neuroscience
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Study characterizes epigenetic signatures of autism in brain tissue
Neurons in the prefrontal cortex of individuals with autism show changes at numerous sites across the genome, according to a study being published Online First by the Archives of General Psychiatry.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Impulsive versus controlled men: Disinhibited brains and disinhibited behavior
Impulsive individuals tend to display aggressive behavior and have challenges ranging from drug and alcohol abuse, to problem gambling and difficult relationships. They are less able to adapt to different social situations. ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Scientists chart gene expression in the brain across lifespan
The "switching on" or expression of specific genes in the human genome is what makes each human tissue and each human being unique. A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Lieber ...
Genetics
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Gene regulatory protein is reduced in bipolar disorder
Low levels of a brain protein that regulates gene expression may play a role in the origin of bipolar disorder, a complex and sometimes disabling psychiatric disease. As reported in the latest issue of Bipolar Disorders, the jo ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 25, 2011 |
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In the brain, winning is everywhere
Winning may not be the only thing, but the human brain devotes a lot of resources to the outcome of games, a new study by Yale researchers suggest.
Neuroscience
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Social hierarchy prewired in the brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you find yourself more of a follower than a social leader, it may something to do with the wiring in your brain. According to a new study in Science, researchers from the Chinese Academ ...
Neuroscience
Sep 30, 2011 |
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Scientists identify new stem cell activity in human brain, raise questions of how it develops and evolves
Researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center have identified a new pathway of stem cell activity in the brain that represents potential targets of brain injuries affecting newborns. ...
Medical research
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Deep brain stimulation studies show how brain buys time for tough choices
Take your time. Hold your horses. Sleep on it. When people must decide between arguably equal choices, they need time to deliberate. In the case of people undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease, that ...
Neuroscience
Sep 25, 2011 |
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Researchers find magnetic brain stimulation appears to make lying more difficult
(PhysOrg.com) -- People have been lying to one another likely for as long as they have been able to communicate, and for likely just as long, people have been trying to figure out a way to get the truth out of someone suspected ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Regulation of attention and concentration in brain unravelled
(Medical Xpress) -- The prefrontal cortex of the brain is involved in memory processes and the ability to concentrate attentively. Neuroscientists from VU University Amsterdam have shown how and where this occurs in the prefrontal ...
Neuroscience
Aug 11, 2011 |
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Have we met before? Scientists show why the brain has the answer
The research, led by Dr Clea Warburton and Dr Gareth Barker in the University's School of Physiology and Pharmacology and published in the Journal of Neuroscience, has investigated why we can recognise faces much better if we ...
Neuroscience
Aug 04, 2011 |
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