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  Bird Brains Predate Birds Themselves: 'Flight-Ready' Brain Was Present in Some Non-Avian Dinosaurs, CT Scans Indicate

  July 31, 2013 — New research provides evidence that dinosaurs evolved the brainpower necessary for flight well before they actually took to the air as birds. Based on computed tomographic scans, the study takes a ... > full story
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  Flexible Tail of the Prion Protein Poisons Brain Cells

  July 31, 2013 — Prion proteins are the infectious pathogens that cause Mad Cow Disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. They occur when a normal prion protein becomes deformed and clumped. The naturally occurring ... > full story
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  New Therapy Improves Life Span in Melanoma Patients With Brain Metastases

  July 31, 2013 — The treatment, given to patients with brain metastases, triggers the body's own immune system to recognize and destroy cancer ... > full story
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  Words and Actions: What Is the Connection Between Linguistic and Motor Functions?

  July 31, 2013 — According to some neuroscientists the linguistic and the motor systems are strictly “tied up”. That is to say, for instance, that to understand the word “drinking” our brain ... > full story
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  Fresh Fuel Reignites Asperger's Debate

  July 30, 2013 — Children with Asperger’s Syndrome have different electroencephalography (EEG) patterns to children with autism, reveals a new study. With distinct neurophysiology, the study pours fresh fuel on ... > full story
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  Aquatic Playground Can Turn Water Tanks Into Fish Schools

  July 30, 2013 — Raising fish in tanks that contain hiding places and other obstacles can make the fish both smarter and improve their chances of survival when they are released into the wild, according to ... > full story
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  Exercise May Be the Best Medicine for Alzheimer's Disease

  July 30, 2013 — Regular, moderate exercise could improve memory and cognitive function in those at risk for Alzheimer's disease in a way no drug can. Scientists studied the effects of exercise on a group of older ... > full story
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  Second Known Case of Patient Developing Synesthesia After Brain Injury

  July 30, 2013 — A Toronto man is only the second known person to have acquired synesthesia as a result of a brain injury, in this case a stroke. About nine months after suffering a stroke, the patient noticed that ... > full story
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  How to Learn Successfully Even Under Stress

  July 30, 2013 — Whenever we have to acquire new knowledge under stress, the brain deploys unconscious rather than conscious learning processes. Neuroscientists have discovered that this switch from conscious to ... > full story
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  Stress Early in Life Leads to Adulthood Anxiety and Preference for 'Comfort Foods'

  July 30, 2013 — New research finds that adult rats reared in a stressful neonatal environment demonstrate more anxiety and stress, and they prefer to eat more foods rich in fat and ... > full story

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