Scientists have demonstrated that normal brain aging is accelerated by approximately 26% in people with progressive type 2 diabetes compared to individuals without the disease, reports a study published today in eLife.
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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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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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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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Researchers have been investigating how the brain controls habitual seeking behaviors such as addiction. A recent study by Professor Sue-Hyun Lee from the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering revealed that a long-term ...
Jun 3, 2021
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There is a new generation of drug users out there who possess highly detailed pharmacological and technical knowledge about the drugs they take. "Psychonauts" (meaning "navigator of the soul") are enthusiastic and deliberate ...
Mar 24, 2021
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Reward has many interesting functions, but knowing how to use it in learning and boosting memory is not as straightforward as one would think. From gamification to paying for good grades, educators have been trying out different ...
Feb 10, 2021
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Research published in the Journal of Neuroscience shows the prefrontal cortex of the human brain is associated with anticipation of favorable future events and shapes how individuals make a choice, advancing our understanding ...
Jan 26, 2021
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During adolescence, some young people have stable best-friend relationships, while others change best friends frequently. Development psychologist Lisa Schreuders has studied the brains of young adolescents: "It seems that ...
Jan 12, 2021
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