Neuroscience
Three ways studying organic chemistry changes the brain
Academic learning is about gaining new knowledge and skill, but only recently has it been possible to see new knowledge appear in a human brain.
Mar 7, 2019
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Pediatrics
Low-income boys' inattention in kindergarten associated with lower earnings 30 years later
Disruptive behaviors in childhood are among the most prevalent and costly mental health problems in industrialized countries and are associated with significant negative long-term outcomes for individuals and society. Recent ...
Feb 11, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Smartphone-based mindfulness training reduces loneliness, increases social contact
Used in the right way, smartphones may not be as isolating as some would think. A new Carnegie Mellon University study suggests smartphone-based mindfulness training may help individuals feel less lonely and motivate them ...
Feb 11, 2019
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Neuroscience
Neurons reliably respond to straight lines
Single neurons in the brain's primary visual cortex can reliably detect straight lines, even though the cellular makeup of the neurons is constantly changing, according to a new study by Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists, ...
Oct 23, 2018
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Neuroscience
Case study: Child's lobectomy reveals brain's ability to reorganize its visual system
A new study led by Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists provides the first evidence of how the human brain recovers the ability to function after losing parts of the visual system.
Jul 31, 2018
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists map brain's response to cold touch
Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists have mapped the feeling of cool touch to the brain's insula in a mouse model. The findings, published in the June 15 issue of Journal of Comparative Neurology, provide an experimental ...
Jun 18, 2018
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Neuroscience
Selecting sounds: How the brain knows what to listen to
How is it that we are able—without any noticeable effort—to listen to a friend talk in a crowded café or follow the melody of a violin within an orchestra?
Dec 11, 2017
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Neuroscience
Advances to brain-interface technology provide clearer insight into visual system
Carnegie Mellon University engineers and cognitive neuroscientists have demonstrated that a new high-density EEG can capture the brain's neural activity at a higher spatial resolution than ever before.
Dec 4, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
New technique reduces side-effects, improves delivery of chemotherapy nanodrugs
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new method for delivering chemotherapy nanodrugs that increases the drugs' bioavailability and reduces side-effects.
Nov 28, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain imaging science identifies individuals with suicidal thoughts
Researchers led by Carnegie Mellon University's Marcel Just and the University of Pittsburgh's David Brent have developed an innovative and promising approach to identify suicidal individuals by analyzing the alterations ...
Oct 30, 2017
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