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• Sheet music for creating the artificial sense of touch

  26-10-2015 22:18
  A new study led by neuroscientists brings us one step closer to building prosthetic limbs for humans that re-create a sense of touch through a direct interface with the brain.
  
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• 'Love hormone' helps produce 'bliss molecules' to boost pleasure of social interactions

  26-10-2015 22:18
  The hormone oxytocin, which has been associated with interpersonal bonding, may enhance the pleasure of social interactions by stimulating production of marijuana-like neurotransmitters in the brain, according to a new study. The research provides the first link between oxytocin -- dubbed the 'love hormone' -- and anandamide, which has been called the 'bliss molecule' for its role in activating cannabinoid receptors in brain cells to heighten motivation and happiness.
  
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• Neurological notes found that help identify how we process music

  26-10-2015 22:17
  Researchers have identified how brain rhythms are used to process music, a finding that also shows how our perception of notes and melodies can be used as a method to better understand the auditory system.
  
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• Discovery could lead to better recovery after stroke

  26-10-2015 22:14
  Researchers have identified a molecule that, after a stroke, signals brain tissue to form new connections to compensate for the damage and initiate repairs to the brain.
  
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• How Alzheimer's-associated protein tangles spread through brain

  26-10-2015 18:21
  Investigators have discovered a mechanism behind the spread of neurofibrillary tangles -- one of the two hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease -- through the brains of affected individuals.
  
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• Climate change poses major health threat to children

  26-10-2015 18:10 via cbsnews.com
  
  A leading group of pediatricians warns that climate change poses a rising global public health and safety threat, especially for children.
  
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• How performance reviews can harm mental health

  26-10-2015 18:09 via foxnews.com
  
  Big companies are starting to rethink how they do performance reviews which might do a lot to help their employees’ mental health.
  
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• Researchers discover an epilepsy switch

  26-10-2015 16:19
  Scientists have decoded a central signal cascade associated with epileptic seizures. If the researchers blocked a central switch in epileptic mice, the frequency and severity of the seizures decreased. Using a novel technology, it was possible to observe the processes prior to the occurrence of epileptic seizures in living animals.
  
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• Products expectant mothers should avoid during first trimester

  26-10-2015 16:19
  Expectant mothers in their first trimester should avoid certain cosmetics, cleaning agents and medicines, to protect the developing fetal brain from chemicals that can trigger autism, health researchers advise.
  
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• Reputation and the rise of the 'rating' society

  26-10-2015 13:05
  
  From Uber to Airbnb, ratings rule our world, but the system is far from perfectUber drivers are motivated to offer a better customer experience by being rated by every passenger at the end of each journey. Likewise, their passengers are incentivised to behave politely because their drivers rate them in turn. A recent version of the Uber app even allows passengers to see those ratings. And although anyone – driver or passenger – can have a bad day, it is valuable to see a person&rsquo
  
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• Economic hardship brought on by cancer diagnosis

  26-10-2015 08:00
  
  Research shows that the chance of working after a cancer diagnosis is 10% lower than before, and that family income drops by 20%, causing economic hardship.
  
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