A study using mice provides insight into how a specific receptor subtype in the brain could play a role in increasing a person's risk for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The research, conducted by the Intramural ...
Aug 16, 2011
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Researchers led by Ali Mahmoodi at the University of Freiburg in Germany have characterized brain activity that occurs when we are socially influenced to change our minds. Publishing in PLOS Biology on March 3rd, the study ...
Mar 3, 2022
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Symptoms are related to health-related quality of life (QoL) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online June 23 in the Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Jul 8, 2022
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have explored the regions of the brain where concrete and abstract concepts materialize. A new study now explores if people who grow up in different cultures and speak different languages ...
May 27, 2022
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Spontaneous mutations in the brain gene TBR1 disrupt the function of the encoded protein in children with severe autism. In addition, there is a direct link between TBR1 and FOXP2, a well-known language-related protein. These ...
Sep 18, 2014
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A recent explosion of neuroscience techniques is driving substantial advances in our understanding of the brain. Combined with developments in engineering, machine learning and computing this flowering has helped us enhance ...
Oct 6, 2016
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Sexualized representations, especially the emphasis of secondary sexual characteristics, can change the way we perceive an individual. An international team of researchers led by Giorgia Silani from the Faculty of Psychology ...
Jan 11, 2018
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Feeling heartbroken from a recent breakup? Just believing you're doing something to help yourself get over your ex can influence brain regions associated with emotional regulation and lessen the perception of pain.
Apr 24, 2017
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Social anhedonia is a reduced ability to experience pleasure from social interaction. It is one of the core features for negative symptoms in schizophrenia. Recent findings suggest that people with a high level of social ...
Aug 24, 2022
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A team of researchers led by psychologists at the University of Georgia have found that the silencing of a specific gene may affect human social behavior, including a person's ability to form healthy relationships or to recognize ...
Jun 20, 2016
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