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How songbirds learn to sing, one brain connection at a time

A young zebra finch learning to sing may not sound like much at first, just a babbling stream of chirps and whistles. But scientists at Duke University School of Medicine say that behind the seemingly random chatter is a ...

Brain scan can reveal the risk of psychiatric hospitalization

One in four psychiatric patients in Denmark are readmitted and that carries major personal and societal costs. But can we predict who will be readmitted, while others return to everyday life without symptoms? That is exactly ...

Research points to brain-based clues for mental health

In a split second, the brain determines whether an ambiguous situation is good or bad—and those snap judgments can reveal important information about a person. A new article by Husker psychologist Maital Neta suggests that ...

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