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  By Tracking Maggots' Food Choices, Scientists Open Significant New Window Into Human Learning

  July 31, 2013 — The larva of the fruit fly is helping scientists understand the way humans learn information from each other. Fruit flies have long served as models for studying behavior, but new findings show their ... > full story
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  Mechanisms of Cell Orientation in the Brain Decoded

  July 31, 2013 — Transmembrane protein NG2 controls the orientation of cell migration toward a ... > 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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  Increased Fluctuation in Blood Pressure Linked to Impaired Cognitive Function in Older People

  July 30, 2013 — Higher variability in visit-to-visit blood pressure readings, independent of average blood pressure, could be related to impaired cognitive function in old age in those already at high risk of ... > 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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  Full Body Illusion Is Associated With a Drop in Skin Temperature

  July 30, 2013 — Researchers used virtual reality technology with a specialized robotic system to test what happens when the mind is tricked into identifying with another ... > 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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  Glucose Intolerance, Diabetes or Insulin Resistance Not Linked With Pathological Features of Alzheimer's Disease

  July 29, 2013 — Glucose intolerance or insulin resistance do not appear to be associated with pathological features of Alzheimer disease (AD) or detection of the accumulation of the brain protein β-amyloid ... > full story

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