Neuroscientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), University of Pennsylvania, and California State University, have established the existence of a biological difference between psychopaths ...
May 10, 2022
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Children of mothers with clinical depression are at three times greater risk to develop depression themselves than are their low-risk peers. Researchers are working to understand the neural underpinnings of the risk, and ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Researchers from HSE University have shown how the brain works differently depending on whether a subject is dealing with common (shared) or private natural resources. The ventral striatum—the so-called pleasure center—plays ...
Mar 18, 2022
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There is little doubt that dopamine transmission in the brain plays a role in habit formation. However, two central questions that remain are which of the different dopamine projection pathways in the brain are critical, ...
Feb 7, 2022
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The UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, is fighting to stay in power after it emerged that he attended several parties during the country's strict lockdowns in 2020 and 2021. His former adviser Dominic Cummings, who was sacked ...
Jan 27, 2022
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It's a commonly heard question after New Year's [celebrations]: "Why do we drink the way we do?" A group of researchers has found that at least some of it has to do with a particular protein in the part of the forebrain that ...
Jan 11, 2022
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Northwestern investigators have discovered the molecular signature of a subset of dopaminergic neurons with an increased vulnerability to degeneration.
Dec 13, 2021
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John was awake and alert on the operating table, conscious during brain surgery. But he wasn't in distress; in fact, he says, "It was suddenly like I was back online."
Nov 22, 2021
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Imagine working on your computer and typing the same long password you have used for years to access your email. By habit, you perform this sequence almost unconsciously. But then, one day, you stumble upon a shortcut. It's ...
Aug 26, 2021
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How do we decide whether or not an activity which requires work is 'worth the effort'? Researchers at the University of Birmingham & University of Oxford have shown that the willingness to work is not static, and depends ...
Jul 28, 2021
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