Neuroscience
Eye tracking during visual challenges reveals neural encoding
"Seeing eye to eye" is an expression of harmony, but do different people literally see the same thing when they view the same external world?
Dec 27, 2022
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
COVID-19 vaccine does not impair the body's physiological response to exercise
The COVID-19 vaccine does not impair the body's physiological response to exercise, according to a new study at The University of Arizona. The findings also indicate the COVID-19 vaccine is unlikely to have an adverse impact ...
Feb 3, 2022
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Medical research
Study identifies molecule that stimulates muscle-building in humans
In a randomized control study of 10 healthy young men, researchers compared how consuming the single amino acid leucine or its two-molecule equivalent, dileucine, influenced muscle-building and breakdown. They found that ...
Aug 9, 2021
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
New research explores people's experience of anxiety in Parkinson's
A new study has shown that anxiety amplifies the physical signs of Parkinson's disease, according to people who experience both conditions.
May 18, 2021
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Neuroscience
How the brain creates the experience of time
On some days, time flies by, while on others it seems to drag on. A new study from JNeurosci reveals why: time-sensitive neurons get worn out and skew our perceptions of time.
Sep 14, 2020
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Health
Supplements with potential to prevent Alzheimer's affect blood, but less so the brain
For years, a scientific puzzle has bedeviled researchers aiming to fight Alzheimer's disease, a common and incurable form of dementia.
Jul 17, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers study sexual objectification in brain processes
What happens in the human brain when a woman is put on a par with an object? A study addressing this question was conducted at the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science and the Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CiMEC) ...
May 1, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When pets are family, the benefits extend into society
There is a growing global trend to consider pets as part of the family. In fact, millions of people around the world love their pets, enjoying their companionship, going for walks, playing and even talking to them. And there ...
Jan 7, 2019
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Health
What is successful aging? Gerontologists strive to build consensus
Scholars have long debated what successful aging is, how to measure it, and how to promote it. But the latest issue of The Gerontologist lays the groundwork for building consensus on the topic—while pointing out that the ...
Feb 13, 2015
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