Psychology & Psychiatry
Explaining the emerging conceptual framework of neurosexuality
People say the brain is the most powerful sexual organ. Neurosexuality knows it's true.
Feb 14, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Ergothioneine levels in the blood could identify elderly persons at risk of developing cognitive impairment and dementia
A recent study by a team comprising researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the National University Health System (NUHS) revealed that low levels of ergothioneine (ET) in blood plasma may predict an ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Neuroscience
Only the left inferior frontal gyrus found responsible for action naming
An international scientific team including researchers from the HSE Center for Language and Brain and the HSE Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience have demonstrated that only the left inferior frontal gyrus plays a critical ...
Nov 29, 2022
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Neuroscience
Kids' neighborhoods can affect their developing brains, a new study finds
Children growing up in more disadvantaged neighborhoods—meaning those with poor housing quality, more poverty and lower levels of employment and education—show observable increases in brain activity when viewing emotional ...
Jun 22, 2022
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Neuroscience
Study: Treatment minimizes infants' opioid-related brain abnormalities
Treating pregnant women with opioid use disorder can help minimize opioid-related brain abnormalities in their newborns.
May 12, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mine or ours: The brain's choice
Researchers from HSE University have shown how the brain works differently depending on whether a subject is dealing with common (shared) or private natural resources. The ventral striatum—the so-called pleasure center—plays ...
Mar 18, 2022
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Neuroscience
Why that song is stuck in your head: Brain scientist explains earworms
We asked David Silbersweig—Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical School, co-director of the Center for the Neurosciences at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and co-author of a 2018 paper on the neurobiological ...
Dec 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Breathlessness in patients with long COVID may signal heart problems
A small study has suggested that COVID-19 patients who continue to be short of breath during physical activity one year after recovering from the infection may have suffered heart damage. The research is presented today at ...
Dec 9, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain changes during orgasmic meditation, study finds
In a first-ever study, orgasmic meditation, a unique spiritual practice that uses stimulation of a woman's clitoris as its focus, has been found to produce a distinctive pattern of brain function, according to a study published ...
Nov 11, 2021
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Neuroscience
Significant proportion of people with Parkinson's disease struggle with instruction-based learning, study finds
A new study led by Dr. Beth Parkin, senior lecturer in psychology from the Cognitive Neuroscience Group at the University of Westminster, has discovered that a substantial proportion of people with Parkinson's disease have ...
Sep 6, 2021
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