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Brain Tumor Causes, Risk Factors Elude Scientists
July 25, 2014 — Today, nearly 700,000 people in the U.S. are living with a brain tumor, and yet, when it comes to pinpointing causes or risk factors, scientists are still searching for answers. "Unlike the ... full story -
Books, Videos and Other 'Experiential Products' Provide Same Happiness Boost as Life Experiences
July 24, 2014 — 'Experiential products,' items such as books or musical instruments that are designed to create or enhance an experience, can make shoppers just as happy as life experiences, according to a ... full story -
Protein Couple Controls Flow of Information Into Brain's Memory Center
July 24, 2014 — Neuroscientists have succeeded in providing new insights into how the brain works by analyzing tissue samples from mice to identify how two specific proteins, 'CKAMP44' and 'TARP ... full story -
A Reward Is Valued More If You Choose It Yourself: New Quirky Byproduct of Learning from Reward
July 24, 2014 — Many people value rewards they choose themselves more than rewards they merely receive, even when the rewards are actually equivalent. A new study provides evidence that this long-observed quirk of ... full story -
Metastatic Brain Tumor Treatment Could Be on the Horizon With Use of SapC-DOPS
July 24, 2014 — A new study has provided hope that previously studied SapC-DOPS could be used for treatment of brain cancer that has spread. "These results support the potential of SapC-DOPS for the diagnosis ... full story -
How Stress Hormones Promote Brain's Building of Negative Memories
July 23, 2014 — Scientists have discovered a key component to better understanding how traumatic memories may be strengthened in women. Their study's findings suggest that developing clinical treatments that ... full story -
Study Reveals 'Unhappiest' Cities in the U.S.
July 22, 2014 — New research identifies the unhappiest cities in the U.S., but finds that some young people are still willing to relocate to them for a good job opportunity or lower housing prices. The analysis ... full story -
Neuroprotective Role of Immune Cell Discovered
July 22, 2014 — A type of immune cell widely believed to exacerbate chronic adult brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis, can actually protect the brain from traumatic brain injury ... full story -
Low Strength Brain Stimulation May Be Effective for Depression
July 22, 2014 — Brain stimulation treatments, like electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), are often effective for the treatment of depression. Like antidepressant medications, ... full story -
Rigid Connections: Molecular Basis of Age-Related Memory Loss Explained
July 22, 2014 — From telephone numbers to foreign vocabulary, our brains hold a seemingly endless supply of information. However, as we get older, our ability to learn and remember new things declines. A team of ... full story -
Children's Impulsive Behaviour Is Related to Brain Connectivity
July 22, 2014 — The changes in the brain that are associated with impulsiveness -- a personality trait that causes difficulties in inhibiting a response in the face of a stimulus and leads to unplanned actions ... full story -
Epigenetic Tie to Neuropsychiatric Disorders Found
July 21, 2014 — Dysfunction in dopamine signaling profoundly changes the activity level of about 2,000 genes in the brain's prefrontal cortex and may be an underlying cause of certain complex neuropsychiatric ... full story -
Try, Try Again? Study Says No: Trying Harder Makes It More Difficult to Learn Some Aspects of Language, Neuroscientists Find
July 21, 2014 — Neuroscientists find that trying harder makes it more difficult to learn some aspects of language. When it comes to learning languages, adults and children have different strengths. Adults excel at ... full story -
Mental Health Issues in Children With Relatives Who Participated in Manhunt After Boston Marathon
July 21, 2014 — Children with relatives who were called upon to participate in the interagency manhunt following the Boston Marathon attack carried a particularly heavy mental health burden, according to a study ... full story -
Enzyme Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease
July 21, 2014 — Unclogging the body’s protein disposal system may improve memory in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to ... full story -
Researchers Identify Brain Network With Mapping Technique
July 18, 2014 — A new image-based strategy has been used to identify and measure placebo effects in randomized clinical trials for brain disorders. The researchers used a network mapping technique to identify ... full story -
Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Slight Decrease in Brain Volume
July 18, 2014 — A new study has confirmed a link between antipsychotic medication and a slight, but measureable, decrease in brain volume in patients with schizophrenia. For the first time, researchers have been ... full story -
Experts Urge New Discipline Combining Benefits of Neuroscience, Psychology Treatments
July 18, 2014 — For some conditions, such as bipolar disorder, psychological treatments are not effective or are in their infancy. A 'culture gap' between neuroscientists and clinical scientists is ... full story -
New Clues to Brain's Wiring Found by Scientists
July 18, 2014 — New research provides an intriguing glimpse into the processes that establish connections between nerve cells in the brain. These connections, or synapses, allow nerve cells to transmit and process ... full story -
Fish Oil May Benefit Alcohol Abusers
July 17, 2014 — Omega-3 fish oil might help protect against alcohol-related neurodamage and the risk of eventual dementia, according to a study. Many human studies have shown that long-term alcohol abuse causes ... full story
- Books, videos and other 'experiential products' provide same happiness boost as life experiences
- Protein couple controls flow of information into brain's memory center
- A reward is valued more if you choose it yourself: New quirky byproduct of learning from reward
- Metastatic brain tumor treatment could be on the horizon with use of SapC-DOPS
- Study reveals 'unhappiest' cities in the U.S.
- Neuroprotective role of immune cell discovered
- Low strength brain stimulation may be effective for depression
- Rigid connections: Molecular basis of age-related memory loss explained
- Children's impulsive behaviour is related to brain connectivity
- Epigenetic tie to neuropsychiatric disorders found
- Try, try again? Study says no: Trying harder makes it more difficult to learn some aspects of language, neuroscientists find
- Mental health issues in children with relatives who participated in manhunt after Boston Marathon
- Enzyme linked to Alzheimer’s disease
- Researchers identify brain network with mapping technique
- Antipsychotic drugs linked to slight decrease in brain volume
- Experts urge new discipline combining benefits of neuroscience, psychology treatments
- New clues to brain's wiring found by scientists
- Fish oil may benefit alcohol abusers
- How the brain stabilizes connections in order to learn better
- Forty percent of Ontario female prisoners enter correctional system with a traumatic brain injury
- Potential new therapy with brain-on-a-chip axonal strain injury model
- What are the risks of post-traumatic stress disorder after an accident?
- Danish DNA could be key to happiness
- Increased levels of the body's own cannabinoids impair embryonic brain development
- Measuring nurture: Study shows how 'good mothering' hardwires infant brain
- Persistent symptoms following concussion may be posttraumatic stress disorder
- Even mild traumatic brain injury may cause brain damage
- Brain of world's first known predators discovered
- Brain pathways linking visual function, running identified
- Making a mental match: Pairing mechanical device with stroke patients
- Marijuana dependence alters the brain's response to drug paraphernalia
- New knowledge about brain's effective bouncer
- Transplantation of new brain cells reverses memory loss in Alzheimer's disease model
- Underlying cause of cerebral palsy could lie in family links; Relatives including first cousins could be at risk
- Fish oil supplements reduce incidence of cognitive decline, may improve memory function
- Hear Jane read: New meaning given to semantics
- Defects in fatty acid transport proteins linked to schizophrenia, autism
- Brain responses to emotional images predict ptsd symptoms after Boston Marathon bombing
- Neurons, brain cancer cells require the same little-known protein for long-term survival
- Hidden variations in neuronal networks may explain differences in traumatic brain injury outcomes
- Older adults nearly twice as likely to have memories affected by distractions
- Babies born in Canada to immigrant mothers have lower risk of cerebral palsy: Study
- Beneath the surface: What zebrafish can tell us about anxiety
- Months before their first words, babies' brains rehearse speech mechanics
- Post-concussion 'return to play' decision should be made solely by doctors, says new editorial
- 'Noisy' memory in schizophrenia
- Brain activity in sex addiction mirrors that of drug addiction
- Blame it on the astrocytes: does brain's most abundant cell type have role in neurological disorders?
- Ultrasound tracks odor representation in brain
- DARPA taps Lawrence Livermore to develop world's first neural device to restore memory
- After a concussion, which teens will have emotional symptoms?
- Understanding consciousness: Researchers advocate for more scientific research on consciousness
- Sleep disturbances, common in Parkinson's disease, can be early indicator of disease onset
- Chimp intelligence 'runs in families,' environment less important
- Neurologist offers hope to patients with genetic tumor disorder
- Working to loosen the grip of severe mental illness
- L-dopa medication could be helpful in treatment of phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder
- Study cracks how brain processes emotions
- Why people with bipolar disorder are bigger risk-takers
- Will genomics soon explain the human brain gain?
- Cinnamon may be used to halt progression of Parkinson's disease, study suggests
- Huntington's disease protein helps wire young brain
- Contradictory findings about effect of full moon on sleep
- Neuroeconomists confirm Warren Buffett's wisdom: Brain research suggests an early warning signal tips off smart traders
- Holistic approach to POW trauma
- Retired NFL players may be at risk for hearing loss and tinnitus
- Alzheimer's disease: Simplified diagnosis, with more reliable criteria
- Headbanging: Doctors highlight potential dangers at hardcore rock 'n' roll acts
- Burst spinal artery aneurysm linked to Ecstasy use
- A dominant hemisphere for handedness and language?
- New strategy could uncover genes at the root of psychiatric illnesses
- 'Switch' in Alzheimer's and stroke patient brains prevents generation and survival of neurons
- Could boosting brain cells' appetites fight disease? New research shows promise
- Tool helps guide brain cancer surgery
- More left-handed men are born during the winter: Indirect evidence of a hormonal mechanism
- Biological basis for magic mushroom 'mind expansion' discovered
- Do not disturb! How the brain filters out distractions
- Using computers to model the human brain
- Who will binge-drink at age 16? Teen imaging study pinpoints predictors
- Fruit fly research may reveal what happens in female brains during courtship, mating
- Study examines neurological outcomes for TBI treatments
- Mental health wins when teens play school sports
- Addiction starts with an overcorrection in brain, study shows
- The less older adults sleep, the faster their brains age, new study suggests
- Key brain region responds to subjective perception in study of individual neuron activity
- Potential drug target for PTSD prevention
- Early traumas and young people's reactions to terror
- Learn Dutch in your sleep: Listening to lessons while sleeping reinforces memory
- Unprecedented 3-D view of important brain receptor
- Early life stress can leave lasting impacts on the brain
- Brain fills gaps to produce a likely picture
- Child maltreatment influences alcohol consumption in adolescents
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