Neuroscience
Neuroscience study finds 'hidden' thoughts in visual part of brain
How much control do you have over your thoughts? What if you were specifically told not to think of something—like a pink elephant?
Sep 21, 2020
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University of New South Wales
Oncology & Cancer
Key gene identified in endometrial cancer could be targeted in future drug trial
A new study has identified a key gene in aggressive endometrial cancer, which could lead to a targeted therapeutic strategy to improve survival rates.
Aug 18, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Tumor gene test could help to predict ovarian cancer prognosis
A tumor test could help to identify ovarian cancer patients with predicted poor survival, and down the track inform new therapeutical approaches, the results of a major international collaboration have shown.
Aug 17, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why the brain is programmed to see faces in everyday objects
If you tend to notice faces in inanimate objects around you like the scowling face of a house, a surprised bowling ball, or a grimacing apple, you're not alone.
Aug 14, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Being 'mind-blind' may make remembering, dreaming and imagining harder
Picture the sun setting over the ocean.
Jun 22, 2020
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Immunology
Little-studied immune cell may be key to activating energy-burning 'beige fat'
Immune cells called eosinophils could be an essential part of the process that activates "beige fat," a study in mice published this week in Nature Communications shows.
Jun 11, 2020
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Neuroscience
How strong is your mental imagery? It might depend on how 'excitable' your neurons are
The strength of a person's mental imagery—their ability to picture something in their mind's eye—is linked to the excitability of different brain regions, a study led by researchers at UNSW Sydney has found.
May 6, 2020
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Neuroscience
People aged 95 and over show stronger brain connectivity
World-first research led by neuroimaging expert Dr. Jiyang Jiang at UNSW's Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) has found that those aged 95 and over demonstrated more activation between the left and ride side of their ...
May 5, 2020
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Medical research
Newly discovered memory process influences decision-making
Learned connections between stimuli and reward—like the positive emotions associated with popular brands—have a powerful influence over our future decisions. Scientists have started to discover why.
Apr 2, 2020
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Neuroscience
New light shed on neuronal circuits involved in behavior, learning and dysfunction
Scientists at UNSW Sydney's Decision Neuroscience Lab have made a major discovery about the way brains influence behavior which challenges theory that has stood for 30 years.
Jan 31, 2020
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