Neuroscience
Brain imaging can predict how intelligent you are, study finds
(Medical Xpress) -- When it comes to intelligence, what factors distinguish the brains of exceptionally smart humans from those of average humans?
Aug 1, 2012
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Neuroscience
Dementia: Combination of 'feelings' and measurements suggest Alzheimer's in the early stage
Subjective memory disorders in conjunction with conspicuous levels of beta-amyloid proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid are a strong indication of developing Alzheimer's disease. This is the conclusion of a DZNE study involving ...
May 12, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Placental function linked to brain injuries associated with autism
Allopregnanolone (ALLO), a hormone made by the placenta late in pregnancy, is such a potent neurosteroid that disrupting its steady supply to the developing fetus can leave it vulnerable to brain injuries associated with ...
Apr 27, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Sleep and Alzheimer's disease connection
How often do you get a good night's sleep? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines recommend adults get an average of at least seven hours of sleep a night. Dr. Ronald Petersen, a Mayo Clinic neurologist, says ...
Oct 17, 2017
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Autism spectrum disorders
Autism spectrum disorder risk linked to insufficient placental steroid
A study in experimental models suggests that allopregnanolone, one of many hormones produced by the placenta during pregnancy, is so essential to normal fetal brain development that when provision of that hormone decreases ...
Oct 20, 2019
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Neuroscience
Study finds alcohol dampens brain waves associated with decision-making but not motor control
We all know that alcohol impairs our judgement, alertness and performance on tasks requiring attention, but the mechanism behind booze's effect on cognition still isn't well-understood. Now, a new study led by psychologists ...
Mar 15, 2018
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Neuroscience
From depression to Parkinson's disease: The healing power of dance
Why do we stop dancing when we grow up? Why do we disconnect and alienate ourselves from the body? It is surprising to me that dance/movement therapy (DMT) is not more popular within the fields of psychology and psychotherapy ...
Dec 5, 2019
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Neuroscience
Researchers discover learning and memory deficits after ingestion of aspartame
Ongoing work by Florida State University College of Medicine researchers into how aspartame affects the brain has linked the artificial sweetener with learning and memory deficits in mice.
Sep 18, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What's the cost of self-control? New study tabulates the bill
A team of researchers has identified measures we take in order to skirt having to exert self-control in our daily lives—findings that offer new insights into what motivates human behavior.
Aug 26, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How physical exercise prevents dementia
Numerous studies have shown that physical exercise seems beneficial in the prevention of cognitive impairment and dementia in old age. Now researchers at Goethe University Frankfurt have explored in one of the first studies ...
Jul 21, 2017
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