Psychology & Psychiatry
How your mood affects the way you process language
When people are in a negative mood, they may be quicker to spot inconsistencies in things they read, a new University of Arizona-led study suggests.
Jan 13, 2023
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Neuroscience
Scientists use high-tech brain stimulation to make people more hypnotizable
How deeply someone can be hypnotized—known as hypnotizability—appears to be a stable trait that changes little throughout adulthood, much like personality and IQ. But now, for the first time, Stanford Medicine researchers ...
Jan 4, 2024
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Health
Bigger babies have bigger brains as teens: study
(HealthDay)—Newborns who weigh around 9 pounds or more at birth tend to have bigger brains as teens than those who weigh less at birth, a new study finds.
Nov 19, 2012
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Diabetes
Simple urine test may help identify individuals with diabetes at risk for cognitive decline
The presence of protein in the urine may be a marker of risk for future cognitive decline in patients with type 2 diabetes and normal kidney function, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal ...
Aug 29, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Awareness biases information processing
How does awareness influence information processing during decision making in the human brain? A new study led by Floris de Lange of the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour at Radboud University Nijmegen, ...
Nov 22, 2011
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Genetics
Call to convert mental health genetic discoveries into better treatments for patients
QIMR Berghofer scientists are challenging the research and funding community to develop better treatments for debilitating mental health conditions by tapping the many extraordinary genetic discoveries made over the last ...
Sep 27, 2022
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Neuroscience
White matter imaging provides insight into human and chimpanzee aging
(Medical Xpress)—The instability of "white matter" in humans may contribute to greater cognitive decline during the aging of humans compared with chimpanzees, scientists from Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory ...
May 14, 2013
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Neuroscience
Finding structure in the brain's static
While sleeping, the entire brain rolls through long, slow waves of electrical activity, like waves on a calm ocean. Researchers call that state of consciousness "slow wave sleep." Waking up changes the pattern of electrical ...
Feb 1, 2022
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Neuroscience
New brain research reveals that motor neurons adjust to control tasks
New research from Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering and the University of Pittsburgh reveals that motor cortical neurons optimally adjust how they encode movements in a task-specific manner. The findings ...
Apr 18, 2017
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Neuroscience
Movement can help with the processing of visual information
Modern living and working environments are increasingly characterized by the simultaneous execution of locomotion and sensory—mostly visual—processing. Also, many job profiles require the simultaneous processing of visual ...
Jul 27, 2022
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