Psychology & Psychiatry
Smartphone gaming can be harmful for some seeking relief from boredom
Smartphone gaming can be harmful to players who game to escape their negative mood and feelings of boredom, a new study has found.
Jul 21, 2021
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News tagged with neuroscience
Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain functional connectivity in Tourette syndrome
Tourette syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder, causes motor and phonic "tics" or uncontrollable repeated behaviors and vocalizations. People affected by Tourette syndrome can often suppress these tics for some time before ...
Jul 7, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mask-wearing reduces COVID-19 transmission, study finds
Mask-wearing is associated with a significant reduction in COVID-19 transmission and factors other than mandates contributed to the global uptake of mask-wearing in 2020, new research has found.
Jun 28, 2021
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Medical research
Two decade analysis of African neuroscience research prompts calls for greater support
A team of neuroscientists are calling for greater support of neuroscience research in Africa following a long-term analysis of research outputs in the continent.
Jun 14, 2021
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Neuroscience
Cloud computing expands brain sciences
People often think about human behavior in terms of what is happening in the present—reading a newspaper, driving a car, or catching a football. But other dimensions of behavior extend over weeks, months, and years.
Jun 10, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds novel evidence that dreams reflect multiple memories, anticipate future events
Dreams result from a process that often combines fragments of multiple life experiences and anticipates future events, according to novel evidence from a new study.
Jun 9, 2021
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Health
COVID-19 pandemic led to increased screen time, more sleep problems
A new study in the journal Sleep finds that increased evening screen time during the COVID-19 lockdown negatively affects sleep quality.
Jun 3, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Impact of pandemic: Increase in depression, less social anxiety among young adults
Autumn Kujawa, assistant professor of psychology and human development, has been conducting one of the first studies tracking people's response to stress exposure before and during the pandemic. Kujawa's team set out to determine ...
May 24, 2021
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Neuroscience
Machine learning platform identifies activated neurons in real-time
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed an automatic process that uses streamlined artificial intelligence (AI) to identify active neurons in videos faster and more accurately than current techniques.
May 24, 2021
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Neuroscience
Childhood disadvantage affects brain connectivity
Many socioeconomically disadvantaged children face poor cognitive and mental health outcomes, and researchers are working to determine the specific factors that link childhood conditions to those poor outcomes, including ...
May 19, 2021
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