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New Study Highlights Unique State of ‘Restful Alertness’ During Transcendental Meditation

March 23, 2018
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Fairfield, IA — The Transcendental Meditation technique is said to lead to a state of “restful alertness,” and now a new study in Brain and Cognition using brain-imaging supports the assertion...

Study Reveals How Brain Tracks Objects in Motion

March 7, 2018
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Cambridge, MA — Researchers found that people make much more accurate estimates when they have access to information about both the speed of a moving object and the timing of its rhythmic patterns.

Study Finds Brain Stimulation Helps Younger, Not Older, Adults’ Memory

March 1, 2018
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Chicago, IL — We’ve all asked ourselves these types of questions: Where did I leave my keys? What was his name? Where did I park my car?

Mind-Reading Algorithm Using EEG Shows How Our Brains Perceive Faces

February 23, 2018
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Toronto, ON, Canada — A new technique developed by neuroscientists at the University of Toronto Scarborough can reconstruct images of what people perceive based on their brain activity gathered by ...

Lab-Grown Human Cerebellar Cells Provide Clues to Autism Disorders

February 20, 2018
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Boston, MA — Increasing evidence has linked autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with dysfunction of the brain’s cerebellum, but the details have been unclear.

Study Shows How Babies’ Brains Process Sense of Touch

January 18, 2018
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Seattle, WA — Touch is the first of the five senses to develop, yet scientists know far less about the baby’s brain response to touch than to, say, the sight of mom’s face, or the sound...

Researchers Identify Brain Area Responsible for Voice Recognition

December 22, 2017
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Leipzig, Germany – Until now, scientists could not agree on exactly which regions in the brain allow us to recognise voices.

Deep Brain Stimulation Correlates with Longer Survival for Parkinson’s Patients

December 21, 2017
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Baltimore, MD – A treatment called deep brain stimulation (DBS) could extend the life of people with Parkinson’s disease.

Animal Studies Reveal How Electroconvulsive Therapy Relieves Depression in Mammals

December 18, 2017
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Baltymore, MD – In a study using genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins researchers have uncovered some new molecular details that appear to explain how electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) rapidly...

Reading Information Aloud to Yourself Improves Memory, Research Shows

December 1, 2017
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Waterloo, Canada – You are more likely to remember something if you read it out loud, a study from the University of Waterloo has found.

Study Shows Low Frequency Brain Stimulation Can Improve Cognition in Parkinson’s Disease

November 28, 2017
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Iowa City, IA – Rare intraoperative brain recordings identify new brain connection that may be a target for improving cognitive symptoms in Parkinson’s disease.

Researchers Uncover Potential Treatment for Autism and Intellectual Disability

November 10, 2017
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Omaha, NE – A breakthrough in finding the mechanism and a possible therapeutic fix for autism and intellectual disability has been made by a University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher and...

Studies Help Explain Link Between Autism, Severe Infection During Pregnancy

September 14, 2017
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Cambridge, MA — Mothers who experience an infection severe enough to require hospitalization during pregnancy are at higher risk of having a child with autism. Two new studies from MIT and the...

Fruit Fly Study Provides New Insight into Autism

September 5, 2017
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Reno, NV — A better understanding of the cause of autism may come from an unlikely source, neurological studies of the fruit fly. Neuroscientists working in the biology department at the University...

Scientists Rejuvenate Youthful Plasticity to the Brains of Adult Mice

August 8, 2017
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Salt Lake City, UT — Like much of the rest of the body, the brain loses flexibility with age, impacting the ability to learn, remember, and adapt. Now, scientists at University of Utah Health...

Research Shows How Physical Exercise Prevents Dementia

July 21, 2017
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Frankfurt, Germany – Numerous studies have shown that physical exercise seems beneficial in the prevention of cognitive impairment and dementia in old age. Now researchers at Goethe University...

Serotonin Improves Sociability in Mouse Model of Autism, Scientists Say

June 30, 2017
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Tokyo, Japan — Scientists at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) in Japan have linked early serotonin deficiency to several symptoms that occur in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Published...

Study Provides Insight into Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorders

June 28, 2017
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Davis, CA — While the definitive causes remain unclear, several genetic and environmental factors increase the likelihood of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, a group of conditions covering a...

Scientists Detect First Evidence of ‘Higher States’ of Consciousness

April 19, 2017
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Brighton, UK – Scientific evidence of a ‘higher’ state of consciousness has been found in a study led by the University of Sussex.

Homing Pigeons May Have Human-Like Ability to Build Knowledge over Generations

April 18, 2017
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Oxford, UK – The ability to gather, pass on and improve on knowledge over generations is known as cumulative culture. Until now humans and, arguably some other primates, were the only species...

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