Neuroscience
In the brain, winning is everywhere
Winning may not be the only thing, but the human brain devotes a lot of resources to the outcome of games, a new study by Yale researchers suggest.
Oct 5, 2011
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Neuroscience
Researchers connect gene to pre-Alzheimer's
(Medical Xpress) -- Cornell scientists have shown a significant correlation for the first time between a human gene and people's risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI), often a precursor to Alzheimer's disease and related ...
Jul 19, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Measuring body language to trace emotions
Is it possible to decode how we feel from our movements? How can emotions be studied "from the outside" by using empirical methods? To answer these questions, a large international and interdisciplinary research team led ...
Jul 2, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers say short-term loneliness associated with physical health problems
Loneliness may be harmful to our daily health, according to a new study led by researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development and Center for Healthy Aging focused on understanding the subtleties of ...
Jun 13, 2024
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Medical research
Your dog may have an anti-aging drug before you do
Before we have an anti-aging drug for humans, we're likely to have one for dogs. Multiple clinical trials are currently underway to test potential anti-aging compounds on dogs, since our best friends have become a popular ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Health informatics
New study shows LLMs respond differently based on user's motivation
A new study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) reveals how large language models (LLMs) respond to different motivational states.
Apr 3, 2024
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Medical research
Dogs may provide new insights into human aging and cognition
The quest to understand intelligence and unravel the workings of the mind has always been considered the holy grail of natural sciences. While we're still uncovering many mysteries, animals can provide valuable insights into ...
Apr 2, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Understanding the psychology of what lies behind irrational opinions
Most people, at one time or another, act foolishly. However, truly ignorant individuals exhibit a lack of introspection and stubbornly cling to their opinions, regardless of how irrational they may be. These people demonstrate ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Is your blood aging your brain? It might increase your dementia risk
By 2050, the global population of adults 60 and older will approximately double, leading to upward of 153 million dementia cases. That's why University College Cork neuroscience professor Yvonne Nolan and Ph.D. student Sebastian ...
Mar 24, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New model for understanding the brain paves the way for more accurate diagnoses and treatments
How does our brain interact with our body, and how is its functioning conditioned by physical and environmental conditions? Despite the significant breakthroughs in neuroscience, these questions remain largely unanswered.
Feb 27, 2024
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