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Observing the Freely Behaving Brain in Action

May 21, 2020
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München, Germany — Scientists working at caesar have developed a small head-mounted microscope that allows access to the inner workings of the brain. The new system enables measurement of activity...

New and Diverse Experiences Linked to Enhanced Happiness, New Study Shows

May 19, 2020
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New York, NY — New and diverse experiences are linked to enhanced happiness, and this relationship is associated with greater correlation of brain activity, new research has found. The results, which...

How Experiencing Traumatic Stress Leads to Aggression

May 19, 2020
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Bethesda, MD — Traumatic stress can cause aggression by strengthening two brain pathways involved in emotion, according to research recently published in JNeurosci. Targeting those pathways via deep...

New Insights into How Genes Control Courtship and Aggression

April 30, 2020
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La Jolla, CA — Fruit flies, like many animals, engage in a variety of courtship and fighting behaviours. Now, Salk scientists have uncovered the molecular mechanisms by which two sex-determining genes...

COVID-19: Downside of Social Distancing

April 27, 2020
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Munich, Germany — When faced with danger, humans draw closer together. Social distancing thwarts this impulse. Professor Ophelia Deroy from Ludwigs-Maximilians Universitaet in Munich (LMU) and colleagues...

Key Brain Region for Controlling Binge Drinking has been Found

April 20, 2020
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Charleston, SC — A team of National Institutes of Health-funded researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina has found that deactivating a stress-signalling system in a brain area known...

Aha! + Aaaah: Creative Insight Triggers Neural Reward Signal

April 14, 2020
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Philadelphia, PA — Creativity is one of humanity’s most distinctive abilities and enduring mysteries. Innovative ideas and solutions have enabled our species to survive existential threats and...

Follow Your Gut

April 7, 2020
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Lisboa, Portugal — Food has something of a “magic hold” on us, as certain flavours and textures can pretty much dictate what we do. Just think about the spicy dish that keeps bringing you...

What are You Looking At? ‘Virtual’ Communication in The Age of Social Distancing

March 30, 2020
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Boca Raton, FL — From health care to education to media, social distancing across the globe due to coronavirus (COVID-19) has created the need to conduct business “virtually” using Skype,...

Not a ‘Math Person’? You may be Better at Learning to Code than You Think

March 3, 2020
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Seattle, WA — Want to learn to code? Put down the math book. Practice those communication skills instead. New research from the University of Washington finds that a natural aptitude for learning...

Study Finds Empathy can be Detected in People Whose Brains are at Rest

February 20, 2020
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Los Angeles, CA — UCLA researchers have found that it is possible to assess a person’s ability to feel empathy by studying their brain activity while they are resting rather than while they are...

New Imaging Technology Tracks Complex Social Behaviour

February 5, 2020
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La Jolla, CA — Scientists at the University of California San Diego have a much clearer idea thanks to the evolution of an advanced imaging system designed to record ultra-precise brain activities...

Brain Networks Come ‘Online’ During Adolescence to Prepare Teenagers for Adult Life

January 30, 2020
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Cambridge, UK — New brain networks come ‘online’ during adolescence, allowing teenagers to develop more complex adult social skills, but potentially putting them at increased risk of mental...

Study Challenges Assumptions About Social Interaction Difficulties in Autism

January 29, 2020
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Richardson, TX — Autism is characterized in part by an individual’s challenges communicating and interacting socially with others. These difficulties have typically been studied in isolation...

Hyperactive Immune System Gene Causes Schizophrenia-Like Changes in Mice

January 16, 2020
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Boston, MA — Excessive activity of an immune system gene previously linked to schizophrenia reproduces neural and behavioural aspects of the disease in mice, according to a new study publishing on...

Kids Twice as Likely to Eat Healthy after Watching Cooking Shows with Healthy Food

January 6, 2020
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Tilburg, Netherlands — Television programs featuring healthy foods can be a key ingredient in leading children to make healthier food choices now and into adulthood. A new study in the Journal of...

New Link Between Fear, Imitation, and Antisocial Behaviour in Children

January 6, 2020
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Philadelphia, PA — Why do some children have more difficulties understanding others’ emotions or feeling sorry after misbehaving? Why do some act out in certain situations and behave in others?...

Research Identifies Changes in Neural Circuits Underlying Self-Control during Adolescence

January 3, 2020
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Philadelphia, PA — The human brain is organized into circuits that develop from childhood through adulthood to support executive function–critical behaviours like self-control, decision making,...

In Some Children with Autism, ‘Social’ and ‘Visual’ Neural Circuits Don’t Quite Connect

December 19, 2019
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La Jolla, CA — Among the first and most-documented symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a child’s aversion to interaction with others. Specifically, they appear uninterested in social...

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