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• Scientists apply new imaging tool to common brain disorders

  20-07-2016 20:35
  A new approach has been developed to scanning the brain for changes in synapses that are associated with common brain disorders. The technique may provide insights into the diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of disorders, including epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease, say authors of a new report.
  
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• Map provides detailed picture of how the brain is organized

  20-07-2016 19:56
  A detailed new map lays out the landscape of the cerebral cortex -- the outermost layer of the brain and the dominant structure involved in distinctly human functions such as language, tool use and abstract thinking. The map will accelerate progress in the study of brain diseases, as well as help to elucidate what makes us unique as a species.
  
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• New probe developed for improved high resolution measurement of brain temperature

  20-07-2016 19:23
  Scientists have created a new optical fiber-based probe capable of making pinpoint brain temperature measurements in moving lab animals.
  
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• Neuroscientists' study sheds light on how words are represented in the brain

  20-07-2016 18:55
  Using direct neural recordings from the visual word form area, researchers were able to see words that patients read as the patients read them.
  
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• Molecular messenger helps mice find new friends

  20-07-2016 18:55
  Meeting new people can be both stressful and rewarding. New research suggests that a molecule involved in regulating stress in the brain may also help determine how willing we are to leave the safety of our social group and strike up new relationships.
  
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• Higher-income students have an edge when it comes to working memory

  20-07-2016 18:54
  Researchers have discovered important differences between lower and higher-income children in their ability to use working memory, a key brain function responsible for everything from remembering a phone number to doing math in your head. Using functional MRI to measure and map the brain activity of a group of middle-schoolers, the researchers physically documented that the lower-income students tested had less working memory capacity than their higher-income peers.
  
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• Neurons form synapse clusters

  20-07-2016 18:48
  The contact points of cells in the cerebral cortex form functional groups.
  
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• Effectiveness of treatment for individuals with brain injury or stroke

  20-07-2016 18:28
  New articles explore the effectiveness of several neurorehabilitation treatments for individuals with brain injury or stroke. A number of published articles have covered the issue of efficacy of neurorehabilitation, but only a few have discussed the issue of effectiveness to date.
  
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• Pokémon Go: Healthful or deadly?

  20-07-2016 17:00
  
  Pokémon Go has taken the world by storm. Some praise its benefits, others condemn it as dangerous. Here, we ask whether or not this will end in tears.
  
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• Changes in brain activity after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in adolescents

  20-07-2016 16:54
  Researchers are studying how cognitive therapy that uses mindfulness techniques, such as meditation, quiet reflection and facilitator-led discussion, may serve as an adjunct to pharmacological treatments for youth with anxiety disorders.
  
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• The perils of being a powerful white man | Dean Burnett

  20-07-2016 16:00
  
  Powerful white men regularly claim to be among the most persecuted, oppressed people in society. Except they’re clearly not. Why do so many feel otherwise?You know who has it worse than anyone right now? Powerful white guys! No matter what they do, powerful white men are subjected to relentless criticism and oppression from those who don’t like them. A powerful white man can’t spend seven years running a country by dint of his background alone, sowing discord and inequality bef
  
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• FDA approves scalpel-free brain surgery for tremor

  20-07-2016 15:50
  The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first focused ultrasound device to treat essential tremor, the most common movement disorder, in patients who do not respond to medication. The scalpel-free approach has been demonstrated to show the safety and effectiveness of the device.
  
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• Thinking inside the box: How our brain puts the world in order

  20-07-2016 15:46
  The world around is complex and changing constantly. To put it in order, we devise categories into which we sort new concepts. To do this we apply different strategies. A team of researchers wanted to find our which areas of the brain regulate these strategies.
  
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• Patients with OCD are 10 times more likely to commit suicide

  20-07-2016 14:00
  
  Patients with OCD are 10 times more likely to commit suicide, contrary to what was previously thought.
  
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• How fiction might improve empathy

  20-07-2016 09:00
  
  In a new review, a psychologist discusses how engaging in fiction - whether through reading a book or watching a TV drama - may improve real-world empathy.
  
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• Same Genes Could Predispose Us to Happiness and Depression

  20-07-2016 08:54 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyResearchers suggest that while no gene 'causes' mental ill health, some genes can make people more sensitive to the effects of their environment -- for better and for worse -- leading to both mental ill health and enhanced mental resilience.
  
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• Antibody-based drug for multiple sclerosis

  20-07-2016 03:48
  A research team has developed an antibody with potential therapeutic effects against multiple sclerosis. The study paves the way for a new strategy to control the disease, say the scientists.
  
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