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• Autism's early neuronal 'neighborhood'

  08-04-2015 20:53
  
  The first ever systematic look at connections between the entire cerebral cortex and the cerebellum have been gained by researchers using fMRI brain imaging, and its findings provide another piece in the puzzle that could one day lead researchers to develop a reliable brain-based test for identifying autism.
  
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• Game played in sync increases children's perceived similarity, closeness

  08-04-2015 20:52
  Children who played a simple computer game together in sync felt a greater sense of similarity and closeness -- suggesting that time-based synchronized activities, including in music, dance and sports, could help bring children closer together.
  
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• What can brain-controlled prosthetics tell us about the brain?

  08-04-2015 18:46
  
  The field of neuroprosthetics has grown significantly over the past two decades thanks to advancements in technology. A biomedical engineer working at the leading edge of the field contends that these devices are also opening a new portal for researchers to understand how the brain functions.
  
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• Lifelogging: quantified truths? | @GrrlScientist

  08-04-2015 16:43
  
  Lifelogging uses modern digital technologies to record, track, measure and share everything from heartbeats to heartbreaks. An exhibition at Science Gallery Dublin uses science, art and technology to explore the ethics, consequences and potential future uses of lifeloggingThe motivation for my recent Dublin visit was to attend the exhibition, Lifelogging, at Science Gallery. Billed as an exploration of “new ways to track everything from heartbeats to heartbreak”, this interactive exhibition
  
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• Brain scans reveal how people 'justify' killing

  08-04-2015 16:06
  
  A new study has thrown light on how people can become killers in certain situations, showing how brain activity varies according to whether or not killing is seen as justified.
  
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• Stroke survivors are 'at double the risk of attempting suicide'

  08-04-2015 16:00
  People who survive strokes are reportedly twice as likely to attempt suicide than the general population, and they are most at risk during the first 2 years following a stroke.
  
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• Researchers probing potential power of meditation as therapy

  08-04-2015 14:56
  
  The effectiveness of meditation as a therapy for mild cognitive impairment and migraine headaches is being studied by researchers, as well as its potential to reduce pain. "We're coming to recognize that meditation changes people's brains," said one researcher. "And we're just beginning to gain understanding of what those changes mean and how they might benefit the meditator."
  
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• Women think 'as rationally' as men - but also use more gut feeling

  08-04-2015 10:00
  How much do men and women differ psychologically? Does greater emotional empathy in women result in less rational thinking when it comes to choosing to do harm for a greater good?
  
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• Fertility patients' history is best predictor of risk for major depression

  08-04-2015 09:00
  A potent risk factor for developing major depressive disorder (MDD) during fertility treatment is something health providers are likely not even looking for, according to new research from San...
  
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• Depression and insomnia could lead to more frequent nightmares

  08-04-2015 09:00
  Researchers have identified depression and insomnia as the strongest predictors of frequent nightmares in a study of the Finnish general adult population.
  
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• New hope for Alzheimer's: Meds already in use for stroke in some Asian countries

  08-04-2015 03:29
  
  A drug discovery could hold promise in the fight against the devastating effects of Alzheimer's Disease. Scientists, using a animal model, have completed research to suggest that the drug Edaravone could alleviate the progressive cognitive deficits of Alzheimer's Disease, a major social and economic burden worldwide.
  
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• Discovery of communication link between brain areas implicated in schizophrenia

  08-04-2015 03:09
  
  An inhibitory connection between two brain areas has been discovered in mice that can control the timing of information flow into PFC. This insight may help explain what goes wrong in schizophrenia and indicate a path to new treatments.
  
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