New research from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience sheds light on how the brain juggles morally conflicting outcomes during learning. "People choosing their own gain at the expense of others were able to understand ...
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The human brain regions responsible for working memory content are also used to gauge the quality, or uncertainty, of memories, a team of scientists has found. Its study uncovers how these neural responses allow us to act ...
Sep 14, 2021
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Rice University researchers tested the safety and feasibility of gene delivery to multiple brain regions using a noninvasive, ultrasound-based technique in rodents, and their findings suggest that the efficiency of gene delivery ...
Sep 27, 2023
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In the not-too-distant future, a screening assessment for depression could include a quick brain scan to identify the best treatment.
Jun 17, 2024
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If you've ever had the feeling that your elementary school kids were "smarter" than you—or at least capable of picking up new information and skills faster—a new study in Current Biology on November 15 suggests you're ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre have discovered a brain mechanism that enables mice to override their instincts based on previous experience.
Oct 5, 2021
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July 21, 2020—Patients with Alzheimer's disease frequently suffer from spatial memory loss, such as no recognition of where they are, and forgetting where they put their belongings. They often show a wandering symptom, ...
Jul 22, 2020
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The resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) of the amygdala and hippocampus can differentiate patients with migraine from healthy controls (HCs) and patients with tension-type headache (TTH), according to a study published ...
Jun 30, 2022
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The basolateral amygdala (BLA) is a region of the brain that has been almost exclusively studied in the context of fear and emotion. Only recently have researchers begun to question whether the BLA may play a larger, overarching ...
Jun 7, 2022
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New research conducted by an investigator from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has revealed a key neural mechanism underlying the feeling of being unable to stop eating, the most salient aspect of binge episodes ...
Mar 1, 2022
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