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July 19, 2024

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Singing the Science: Using Karaoke to Examine Blushing

July 17, 2024 — A new collaboration explores the neural substrates of blushing in a MRI ...

Patients With Alzheimer's Disease Have Higher Frequency of Mental Health Symptoms Which Can Precede Memory Problems, Study Finds

July 17, 2024 — Decline in memory and other thinking abilities is the most well-known result of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, many individuals with this condition also experience mental health symptoms such as ...

Origins of Creativity in the Brain

July 15, 2024 — New results could ultimately help lead to interventions that spark creative thought or aid people who have mental illnesses that disrupt these regions of the ...

Toddlers' Brains Show Significant Growth in Cognitive Skills by 16 Months

July 11, 2024 — Toddlers engage more regions of their brains around 16-months to help them develop important cognitive skills enabling them to follow simple instructions and control impulses. Findings from the study suggests 16 months is a critical period for brain ...

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Can We Predict How Fast Cognitive Decline Will Occur With Early Alzheimer's?

July 10, 2024 — A new study looks at predicting how quickly people with early Alzheimer's disease will experience cognitive decline. The study also looked at how the ...

The Molecule That Could Alleviate Stroke-Related Brain Injury

July 10, 2024 — New research identifies novel path to protecting the brain from stroke-induced ...

Researchers Find Biological Clues to Mental Health Impacts of Prenatal Cannabis Exposure

July 5, 2024 — Researchers outline some of the intermediate biological steps that could play into how prenatal cannabis exposure leads to behavioral issues down the ...

Discovery of Cellular Mechanism to Maintain Brain's Energy Could Benefit Late-Life Brain Health

July 3, 2024 — A key mechanism which detects when the brain needs an additional energy boost to support its activity has been identified in a study in mice and ...

Controlling the Precise Timing of Electrical Pulses May Offer Promise for Treating Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

June 11, 2024 — Scientists show that specifying the timing pattern of neurostimulation -- impulses used to activate the brain's own electrical signaling mechanisms ...

Brain Size Riddle Solved as Humans Exceed Evolution Trend

July 8, 2024 — The largest animals do not have proportionally bigger brains -- with humans bucking this trend -- a new study has ...

Poor Health, Stress in 20s Takes Toll in 40s With Lower Cognition

July 3, 2024 — Young adults who have higher levels of inflammation, which is associated with obesity, physical inactivity, chronic illness, stress and smoking, may experience reduced cognitive function in midlife, ...

Individuals Can Tell If Their Memories Are Trustworthy

July 1, 2024 — How much trust should we put in our memories? New research shows we have a good awareness of when we are recalling events accurately -- and when our brain is filling in gaps with general ...

Vaccination May Reduce Memory Loss from COVID-19 Infections

June 27, 2024 — Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, 10 to 30 per cent of the general population has experienced some form of virus-induced cognitive impairment, including trouble concentrating, brain fog or ...

Novel Peptide Formulation Shows Promise of Treating Cognitive Decline in Schizophrenia

June 27, 2024 — Schizophrenia is a serious mental health disorder linked to the imbalance of chemical neurotransmitters that affect cognitive capabilities. Current ...

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High Ceilings Linked to Poorer Exam Results for University Students

July 2, 2024 — Ever wondered why you performed worse than expected in that final university exam that you sat in a cavernous gymnasium or massive hall, despite countless hours, days and weeks of study? Now you have ...

Neighborhood Opportunities Influence Infant Development and Cognition

June 27, 2024 — Researchers find that growing up in neighborhoods with more educational and socioeconomic opportunities has a positive impact on infants' brain ...

Chemotherapy Disrupts Gut Microbiome in Patients With Breast Cancer

June 26, 2024 — Chemotherapy is known to cause behavioral side effects, including cognitive decline. Notably, the gut microbiome communicates with the brain to affect behavior, including cognition. This clinical ...

Meet CARMEN, a Robot That Helps People With Mild Cognitive Impairment

June 24, 2024 — Meet CARMEN, short for Cognitively Assistive Robot for Motivation and Neurorehabilitation -- a small, tabletop robot designed to help people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) learn skills to ...

Unlocking the Entrepreneurial Brain: New Perspectives on Cognitive Flexibility

June 21, 2024 — Pioneering research highlights the importance of combining neuroscience with traditional entrepreneurial studies to gain a comprehensive understanding of what makes successful entrepreneurs distinct ...

Can AI Learn Like Us?

June 20, 2024 — Scientists have developed a new, more energy-efficient way for AI algorithms to process data. His model may become the basis for a new generation of AI that learns like we do. Notably, these findings ...

Sound Stimulation With Precise Timings Can Help Understand Brain Wave Functions

June 19, 2024 — Using sound to stimulate certain brain waves has the potential to help those with dementia or cognitive decline sleep better, reveals a new study. Sleep disturbances are a common feature in dementia ...

Rethinking English Essay Scores: The Argument for Argument Over Grammar

June 18, 2024 — To get high scores at essay writing tests, learners of English as a foreign language need to focus on good arguments more than on complex grammar. The finding challenges conventional approaches to ...

A New Approach to Neuroimaging Analysis

June 17, 2024 — A new method for neuroimaging analysis is shown to work with small groups of participants, opening the door for many studies that don't have access to massive sets of brain ...

Simplicity Versus Adaptability: Understanding the Balance Between Habitual and Goal-Directed Behaviors

June 17, 2024 — Scientists have proposed a new AI method in which systems of habitual and goal-directed behaviors learn to help each other. Through computer simulations that mimicked the exploration of a maze, the ...

Dopamine Linked to Mentalizing Abilities

June 13, 2024 — A link between the neurotransmitter dopamine and the mentalizing abilities of healthy people has been ...

Studies Uncover the Critical Role of Sleep in the Formation of Memories

June 13, 2024 — A lack of sleep can make it extraordinarily difficult to retain information. Two new studies uncover why this is and what is happening inside the brain during sleep and sleep deprivation to help or ...

Neural Balance in the Brain Is Associated With Brain Maturity and Better Cognitive Ability

June 13, 2024 — The E/I ratio of children decreases with healthy development. Children with a lower E/I ratio were observed to have better performance than their peers in cognitive tests such as memory and ...

Does Having a Child With Low Birth Weight Increase a Person's Risk of Dementia?

June 12, 2024 — People who give birth to infants less than 5.5 pounds may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems later in life than people who give birth to infants who do not have a low birth weight, ...

Depressive Symptoms in Young Adults Linked to Thinking, Memory Problems in Midlife

June 12, 2024 — People who experience prolonged depressive symptoms starting in young adulthood may have worse thinking and memory skills in middle age, according to a new study. The study also found that depressive ...

Exposure to Heat and Cold in Early Life May Affect Development of White Matter in the Brain

June 12, 2024 — Brain scans of more than 2,000 preadolescents suggests that early life exposure to heat and cold may have lasting effects on the microstructure of white matter in the brain, especially when living in ...

Just Thinking About a Location Activates Mental Maps in the Brain

June 12, 2024 — Researchers found that mental representations known as cognitive maps, located in the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex, are activated when the brain performs mental simulations of a navigational ...

Cognitive Test Is Poor Predictor of Athletes' Concussion

June 11, 2024 — When college athletes are evaluated for a possible concussion, the diagnosis is based on an athletic trainer or team physician's assessment of three things: the player's symptoms, physical ...

Depressive Symptoms May Hasten Memory Decline in Older People

June 11, 2024 — The researchers concluded that depression and memory were closely interrelated, with both seeming to affect each ...

First Week After Birth Is Critical for Development of Senses

June 11, 2024 — Researchers have found that the maturation of the senses for smell and touch is closely linked in mice and that this strong interaction takes place within a narrow developmental time window. These ...