Psychology & Psychiatry
Why your best idea may be your second favorite
Michelangelo reportedly said the job of every sculptor is to discover the statue inside the stone, then work around it. Liberate the form.
Dec 13, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What 26,000 books reveal when it comes to learning language
What can reading 26,000 books tell researchers about how language environment affects language behavior? Brendan T. Johns, an assistant professor of communicative disorders and sciences in the University at Buffalo's College ...
Oct 25, 2019
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Neuroscience
Brain anatomy changes with maturation to adolescence
In a first-of-its-kind study, Children's Hospital Los Angeles researchers piece together a road map of typical brain development in children during a critical window of maturation. The study shows how a "wave of brain maturation" ...
Sep 25, 2019
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Neuroscience
Protein pileup affects social behaviors through altered brain signaling
Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) have discovered that when a normal cellular cleanup process is disrupted, mice start behaving in ways that resemble human symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ...
Apr 10, 2019
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Attention deficit disorders
New research suggests how stimulant treatments for ADHD work
Stimulant medications are an effective treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In the classroom, parents and teachers say that medications like methylphenidate (MPH) can reduce symptoms and improve ...
Jul 27, 2018
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Neuroscience
Kisspeptin hormone enhances brain response to sexual and emotional images
The scientists behind the early-stage study, from Imperial College London, are now keen to explore whether kisspeptin could play a part in treating some psychosexual disorders—sexual problems which are psychological in ...
Jan 23, 2017
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Neuroscience
Experimenting preteens may have different brain processes
Preteens who experiment or explore new things may have brain processes that work differently than those of preteens who do not, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's ...
Feb 22, 2015
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Neuroscience
Shutting off neurons helps bullied mice overcome symptoms of depression
A new drug target to treat depression and other mood disorders may lie in a group of GABA neurons (gamma-aminobutyric acid –the neurotransmitters which inhibit other cells) shown to contribute to symptoms like social withdrawal ...
Aug 29, 2013
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Neuroscience
Study identifies brain circuits involved in learning and decision making
(Medical Xpress)—Research from the National Institutes of Health has identified neural circuits in mice that are involved in the ability to learn and alter behaviors. The findings help to explain the brain processes that ...
Jul 9, 2013
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Neuroscience
Difficulty in recognizing faces in autism linked to performance in a group of neurons
Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have discovered a brain anomaly that explains why some people diagnosed with autism cannot easily recognize faces—a deficit linked to the impairments in social ...
Mar 18, 2013
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