Autism spectrum disorders
Autism study suggests connection between repetitive behaviors, gut problems
In children with autism, repetitive behaviors and gastrointestinal problems may be connected, new research has found.
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Neuroscience
AI helps scientists understand brain activity behind thoughts
A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University has developed artificial intelligence (AI) models that help them better understand the brain computations that underlie thoughts. This is new, because ...
Nov 24, 2020
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Neuroscience
Researchers isolate and decode brain signal patterns for specific behaviors
At any given moment in time, our brain is involved in various activities. For example, when typing on a keyboard, our brain not only dictates our finger movements but also how thirsty we feel at that time. As a result, brain ...
Nov 10, 2020
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Neuroscience
Mouse studies link some autism to brain cells that guide sociability and platonic love
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that new experiments with genetically engineered mice have found clear connections among a range of autism types and abnormalities in brain cells whose chemical output forges platonic ...
Oct 29, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain stimulation may increase control of emotional actions
To function well in society, people must be able to control their emotional reactions from time to time. This usually goes well, but this control can fail, for example with aggressive behavior in traffic or in people with ...
Oct 22, 2020
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Neuroscience
The effects of oxytocin on social anxiety depend on location, location, location
Studies have long suggested that oxytocin—a hormone that can also act as a neurotransmitter—regulates prosocial behavior such as empathy, trust and bonding, which led to its popular labeling as the "love hormone." Mysteriously, ...
Oct 7, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers probe how aggression leads to more aggression
Like a champion fighter gaining confidence after each win, a male mouse that prevails in several successive aggressive encounters against other male mice will become even more aggressive in future encounters, attacking faster ...
Oct 2, 2020
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Neuroscience
Novel role of microglia as modulators of neurons in the brain is discovered
Immune cells in the brain that act as scavengers to remove dying cells also play a potentially pivotal role in the regulation of behavior in both mice and humans, a research team from Mount Sinai has found. The newly identified ...
Sep 30, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Predicting therapeutic response in depressed teen girls
The risk of developing major depressive disorder (MDD) surges during adolescence–particularly for girls. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be an effective treatment, but only about half of girls diagnosed with depression ...
Sep 16, 2020
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Health
Site of male sexual desire uncovered in brain
The locus of male sexual desire has been uncovered in specific regions of brain tissue where a key gene named aromatase is present, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study in mice.
Sep 11, 2020
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