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Can the Blind 'Hear' Colors, Shapes? Yes, Show Researchers
Mar. 9, 2014 — What if you could “hear” colors? Or shapes? These features are normally perceived visually, but using sensory substitution devices (SSDs) they can now be conveyed to the brain noninvasively ... full story -
Ever-So-Slight Delay Improves Decision-Making Accuracy
Mar. 7, 2014 — Researchers have found that decision-making accuracy can be improved by postponing the onset of a decision by a mere fraction of a second. The results could further our understanding of ... full story -
Self-Acceptance Could Be the Key to a Happier Life, Yet It's the Happy Habit Many People Practice the Least
Mar. 7, 2014 — Happiness is more than just a feeling; it is something we can all practice on a daily basis. But people are better at some 'happy habits' than others. In fact, the one habit that ... full story -
Inherited Alzheimer's Damage Greater Decades Before Symptoms Appear
Mar. 7, 2014 — The progression of Alzheimer's may slow once symptoms appear and do significant damage, according to a study investigating an inherited form of the disease. Through an international study, ... full story -
Talking-Therapy Treatments to Manage Osteoarthritis Pain
Mar. 7, 2014 — Abnormalities in the way the brain experiences pain may be to blame for the chronic pain suffered by osteoarthritis patients, scientists have shown for the first time. As a results, the researchers ... full story -
Drug Protects Mice Against Malaria Brain Damage, Raises Levels of BDNF in Humans
Mar. 6, 2014 — Cerebral malaria is a serious complication of infection with the malaria parasite, affecting approximately one in a thousand children in areas where malaria is common. Many of the patients die, and ... full story -
Marijuana's Anxiety Relief Effects: Receptors Found in Emotional Hub of Brain
Mar. 6, 2014 — Cannabinoid receptors, through which marijuana exerts its effects, have been found in a key emotional hub in the brain involved in regulating anxiety and the flight-or-fight response. This is the ... full story -
'Seeing' Bodies With Sound (No Sight Required)
Mar. 6, 2014 — People born unable to see are readily capable of learning to perceive the shape of the human body through soundscapes that translate images into sound, according to researchers. With a little ... full story -
Computers Used to 'See' Neurons to Better Understand Brain Function
Mar. 6, 2014 — A study reveals new information about the motor circuits of the brain that may one day help those developing therapies to treat conditions such as stroke, schizophrenia, spinal cord injury or ... full story -
Learning How to Listen With Neurofeedback
Mar. 6, 2014 — When listening to music or learning a new language, auditory perceptual learning occurs: a process in which your recognition of specific sounds improves, making you more efficient in processing and ... full story -
Cocaine, Pleasure Principle Explored in New Rat Study
Mar. 5, 2014 — On the other side of the cocaine high is the cocaine crash, and understanding how one follows the other can provide insight into the physiological effects of drug abuse. For decades, brain research ... full story -
Drug Therapy Could Eventually Reverse Memory Decline in Seniors
Mar. 5, 2014 — It may seem normal: As we age, we misplace car keys, or can't remember a name we just learned or a meal we just ordered. But researchers say memory trouble doesn't have to be inevitable, ... full story -
Blocking Immune System Protein in Mice Prevents Fetal Brain Injury, but Not Preterm Birth
Mar. 5, 2014 — An inflammatory protein that triggers a pregnant mouse’s immune response to an infection or other disease appears to cause brain injury in her fetus, but not the premature birth that was long ... full story -
Similarity Breeds Proximity in Memory
Mar. 5, 2014 — Researchers have identified the nature of brain activity that allows us to bridge time in our memories. Their findings offer new insights into the temporal nature of how we store our recollections ... full story -
Brain Circuits Multitask to Detect, Discriminate the Outside World
Mar. 5, 2014 — A new study found that neural circuits in the brain rapidly multitask between detecting and discriminating sensory input, such as headlights in the distance. That’s different from how electronic ... full story -
Ultra-High-Field MRI May Allow Earlier Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease
Mar. 5, 2014 — Ultra-high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides detailed views of a brain area implicated in Parkinson's disease, possibly leading to earlier detection of a condition that affects ... full story -
What Bat Brains Might Tell Us About Human Brains
Mar. 4, 2014 — Could a new finding in bats help unlock a mystery about the human brain? Likely so, say researchers who have shown that a small region within the amygdala, an almond-shaped structure in the brains of ... full story -
Drug War Violence in Mexico Connected With Desensitization in Social Media
Mar. 4, 2014 — Amid times of crisis, citizens often turn to social media as a method to share information, make observations and vent. But as a professor’s research into social media use amid the Mexican drug war ... full story -
Off With Your Glasses: Visual Crowding Linked to Retina, Brain Processing
Mar. 4, 2014 — Middle-aged adults who suddenly need reading glasses, patients with traumatic brain injuries, and people with visual disorders such as "lazy eye" may have one thing in common -- ... full story -
New Evidence Confirms Link Between IQ, Brain Cortex
Mar. 4, 2014 — Rate of change in the thickness of the brain's cortex is an important factor associated with a person's change in IQ, according to a collaborative study by scientists in five countries. The ... full story -
Motion-Sensing Cells in Eye Let Brain 'Know' About Directional Changes
Mar. 4, 2014 — How do we "know" from the movements of speeding car in our field of view if it's coming straight toward us or more likely to move to the right or left? In a detailed study of the ... full story
- Ever-so-slight delay improves decision-making accuracy
- Self-acceptance could be the key to a happier life, yet it's the happy habit many people practice the least
- Inherited Alzheimer's damage greater decades before symptoms appear
- Talking-therapy treatments to manage osteoarthritis pain
- Drug protects mice against malaria brain damage, raises levels of BDNF in humans
- Marijuana's anxiety relief effects: Receptors found in emotional hub of brain
- 'Seeing' bodies with sound (no sight required)
- Computers used to 'see' neurons to better understand brain function
- Learning how to listen with neurofeedback
- Cocaine, pleasure principle explored in new rat study
- Drug therapy could eventually reverse memory decline in seniors
- Blocking immune system protein in mice prevents fetal brain injury, but not preterm birth
- Similarity breeds proximity in memory
- Brain circuits multitask to detect, discriminate the outside world
- Ultra-high-field MRI may allow earlier diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
- What bat brains might tell us about human brains
- Drug war violence in Mexico connected with desensitization in social media
- Off with your glasses: Visual crowding linked to retina, brain processing
- New evidence confirms link between IQ, brain cortex
- Motion-sensing cells in eye let brain 'know' about directional changes
- Muscle-controlling neurons know when they mess up, according to research
- Cigarette smoking may cause physical changes in brains of young smokers, study shows
- Protein identified linked to most common movement disorder, essential tremor
- Doggy agility: are emotions thwarting performance?
- Poor sleep quality linked to reduced brain gray matter in Gulf War vets
- Brain differences linked to insomnia identified by researchers
- Education attenuates impact of TBI on cognition
- Novel therapeutic targets for Huntington's disease discovered
- Early strokes leave many young adults with long-lasting disability
- Dual role of brain glycogen revealed by researchers
- Mechanisms cancer cells use to establish metastatic brain tumors revealed by research
- Internal logic: Eight distinct subnetworks in mouse cerebral cortex
- Mouse brain atlas maps neural networks to reveal how brain regions interact
- The pain of social exclusion: Physical pain brain circuits activated by 'social pain'
- After death, twin brains show similar patterns of neuropathologic changes
- Effective treatment for youth anxiety disorders has lasting benefit
- Mental health of most UK troops serving in Afghanistan, Iraq is 'resilient'
- One gene influences recovery from traumatic brain injury
- Can non-invasive electrical stimulation of brain help patients regain state of consciousness after coma?
- Why breastfed babies are so smart: Moms who breastfeed are often responsive and read to their babies
- Factors affecting self-reporting among people with traumatic brain injury evaluated
- Causal link found between vitamin D, serotonin synthesis and autism in new study
- Exercise, surgically removing belly fat improves cognition in obese, diabetic mice
- Brain cell activity regulates Alzheimer's protein
- Increasing brain acidity may reduce anxiety
- Brainstem discovered as important relay site after stroke
- Music as therapeutic intervention can relieve anxiety, depression in older people
- Why almost winning is just as good for some gamblers
- White matter disease exacts heavy toll, increasing risk of stroke, Alzheimer's, dementia
- Stereotactic radio surgery procedure comes to New Mexico
- New ideas change your brain cells, research shows
- Watching how the brain works with new live imaging
- New research helps explain how social understanding is performed by the brain
- Stimulation glove for stroke patients helps improve tactile perception, motor function
- Could PTSD involve immune cell response to stress? Study in mice raises question
- Neuron-generating brain region could hold promise for neurodegenerative therapies
- Human and dog brains both have dedicated 'voice areas'
- Active thyroid may raise risk of depression in older individuals
- Mechanism behind activation of dormant memory cells discovered
- The musical brain: Novel study of jazz players shows common brain circuitry processes both music, language
- Brain signals move paralyzed limbs in new experiment
- Workings of working memory revealed
- Potential solution for feeding, swallowing difficulties in children with digeorge syndrome, autism
- Protein's role in human memory and learning: Deficiency in SNX27 could explain the learning difficulties in Down's syndrome
- 'Beautiful but sad' music can help people feel better
- Dreams, déjà vu and delusions caused by faulty 'reality testing,' research shows
- Family problems experienced in childhood and adolescence affect brain development
- A brain circuit for recognizing change
- Neuropsychological assessment more efficient than MRI for tracking disease progression in memory clinic patients
- Can you boost your brain power through video?
- Researchers discover how ALS spreads
- Surprising differences in brain activity of alcohol-dependent women discovered
- Researchers hijack cancer migration mechanism to 'move' brain tumors
- Thinking it through: Scientists seek to unlock mysteries of the brain
- Growing number of chemicals linked with brain disorders in children
- Another reason to not mix work, family: Money makes parenting less meaningful, study suggests
- New depression treatments reported
- Consequences of protein misfolding in neurodegenerative disorders
- Brain's 'sweet spot' for love found in neurological patient
- Impaired recovery from inflammation linked to Alzheimer's
- Brains have switch board to guide behavior in response to external stimuli
- Stopping smoking linked to improved mental health
- Rebuilding the brain after stroke
- How memory, schizophrenia are connected
- Call to scientists: Stop excluding left-handed people from scientific studies
- Common infections may increase risk for memory decline
- Understanding basic biology of bipolar disorder
- Sleep apnea common among stroke-related brainstem injuries
- Mathematical beauty activates same brain region as great art or music
- Two Parents with Alzheimer's Disease? Disease May Show up Decades Early on Brain Scans
- Sanfilippo B: Promising new therapy for devastating genetic disorder
- New pathway for fear discovered deep within brain
- Depressed girls suffer most: Adolescents with psychiatric problems also likely to suffer chronic pain
- Novel compound keeps Parkinson's symptoms at bay in mice
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