Neuroscience
What happens to the dopamine system when we experience aversive events?
A new study at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience has examined how the dopamine system processes aversive unpleasant events.
Nov 11, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why do I remember embarrassing things I've said or done in the past and feel ashamed all over again?
We've all done it—you're walking around going about your business and suddenly you're thinking about that time in high school you said something really stupid you would never say now.
Nov 10, 2022
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Neuroscience
Newborn hearing analysis can predict neurophysiological development at 12 months
Portuguese researchers have proven that hearing assessment in early-age infants can help predict milestones and early detection of neurodevelopmental disorder markers.
Oct 28, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why do we like to get scared at the movies? Horror movies and the science of fear
A masked killer stalking his prey in the dead of night. Ravenous zombies clawing at the door. A ghost jumping out of the darkness. If we encountered any of these things in real life, we'd likely run away screaming. Put them ...
Oct 28, 2022
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Neuroscience
Secret structure in the wiring diagram of the brain
In the brain, our perception arises from a complex interplay of neurons that are connected via synapses. But the number and strength of connections between certain types of neurons can vary. Researchers from the University ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Neuroscience
Scientists measure neuronal responses to surfaces of different brightness in primary visual cortex
Everyone with good vision knows the difference between a bright and dark day. In a bright day, the sky forms a homogeneous blue surface that can reflect as much as 30,000 cd/m2 of light whereas, in a dark day, the clouds ...
Sep 27, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain found to simultaneously process linguistic and extralinguistic information
An international team of scientists from the UK, Spain, Denmark and Russia conducted an experiment demonstrating that people automatically integrate extralinguistic information into grammatical processing during verbal communication. ...
Sep 23, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists discover a novel mechanism leading to the inflammatory cytokine storm in COVID-19
A new study by HSS Research Institute scientists identifies a mechanism by which SARS-CoV-2 induces the inflammatory response in COVID-19 patient lungs, so-called "cytokine storm", that can lead to lasting tissue damage and ...
Sep 12, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Classical music and white noise do not improve conflict processing–related cognitive functions
In the past, many neuroscientists have investigated the potential therapeutic value of classical music and other types of music or sounds for alleviating some of the symptoms or deficits associated with different neuropsychological ...
Neuroscience
Neurolinguists report not two, but three options for brain functional categories
Based on the results of a language-switching experiment, Ph.D. candidate Fatemeh (Simeen) Tabassi Mofrad MA and Professor Niels Schiller have discovered that the traditional categorization of brain areas is not sufficient. ...
Sep 1, 2022
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