More than 150 million women worldwide use oral contraceptives (OCs). Combined OCs (COCs), made up of synthetic hormones, are the most common type. Sex hormones are known to modulate the brain network involved in fear processes.
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Actress and model Brooke Shields has revealed she suffered a grand mal seizure in September. In an interview, Shields revealed that the seizure caused her to lose control of her movements, froth at the mouth and eventually ...
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Most people who have pulled an all-nighter are all too familiar with that "tired and wired" feeling. Although the body is physically exhausted, the brain feels slap-happy, loopy and almost giddy.
Nov 2, 2023
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Many past neuroscience studies have found that animals process sensory information, such as visual stimuli, sounds, and so on, in relation to their movements within their surroundings. This experimentally confirmed idea, ...
Professor Il-Joo Cho of College of Medicine, Korea University, and his research team successfully developed the first brain chip that can simultaneously measure several types of neurotransmitters in real time.
Oct 26, 2023
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Researchers report October 25 in the journal Neuron that cocaine addiction disrupts the dopamine neurons that govern how we perceive and learn from rewards. Though people with cocaine addiction have similar expectations of ...
Oct 25, 2023
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Endogenous cannabinoids, or endocannabinoids for short, are lipid-based neurotransmitters known to support various physiological processes. Recent studies have hinted at the role of these neurotransmitters in so-called fear ...
When humans make decisions, such as picking what to eat from a menu, what jumper to buy at a store, what political candidate to vote for, and so on, they might be more or less confident with their choice. If we are less confident ...
Neuroscientists have uncovered a key brain area in rats that encodes the value of economic choices when faced with the uncertainty of a lottery. This is the first time the causal role of frontal and parietal cortex has been ...
Oct 19, 2023
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Severe instances of stress experienced early in life (ELS) are a risk factor for developing neuropsychiatric diseases, such as anxiety, later in life.
Oct 18, 2023
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