Some of the same brain systems known to play a role in learning from trial and error also are engaged when people conform to social norms, scientists report in a new study. The findings are important, the researchers said, ...
Dec 21, 2021
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Why do so many children with autism often suffer from epilepsy? Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered an important brain protein that quiets overactive brain cells and is at abnormally low levels in children with ...
Dec 17, 2021
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Parents of newborns will describe in detail, to anyone willing to listen, the wonder that is their baby's smell—and they might not be in the wrong. A new study by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science suggests ...
Nov 22, 2021
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Changing levels of the chemical dopamine, a chemical most associated with motivation, may help explain why stressful experiences during infancy can lead to lasting behavioral issues, a new study in rodents shows.
Oct 26, 2021
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A brain circuit that works as a "brake" on binge alcohol drinking may help explain male-female differences in vulnerability to alcohol use disorders, according to a preclinical study led by scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Oct 4, 2021
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Lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD, is a potent hallucinogen that alters the perception of reality. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered changes in the brain, triggered by the drug, that may explain the ...
Sep 14, 2021
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From the thrill of hearing an ice cream truck approaching to the spikes of pleasure while sipping a fine wine, the neurological messenger known as dopamine has been popularly described as the brain's "feel good" chemical ...
Jul 23, 2021
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Researchers have discovered a specific brain region underlying 'goal-directed behavior' - that is, when we consciously do something with a particular goal in mind, for example going to the shops to buy food.
Jun 24, 2021
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Scientists studied the brain activity of school-aged children during development and found that regions that activated upon seeing limbs (hands, legs, etc.) subsequently activated upon seeing faces or words when the children ...
Jun 22, 2021
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The work, carried out by Pilar Madrigal and Sandra Jurado, from the UMH-CSIC Neurosciences Institute in Alicante, a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council and Miguel Hernández University, has been published ...
May 21, 2021
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