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• Why exposure to rhythmic stimulation at certain frequencies facilitate epileptic seizures

  19-12-2016 19:44
  New research proposes an explanation for the occurrence of epileptic seizures as a result of the exposure to certain stimuli.
  
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• New biomarker predicts Alzheimer's disease, link to diabetes

  19-12-2016 19:44
  Higher levels of the enzyme, autotaxin, significantly predict memory impairment and type 2 diabetes. The research emphasizes the link between physical and mental health.
  
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• With eyes or noses? How young children use sensory cues to make social decisions

  19-12-2016 19:38
  Children begin using olfactory information to help guide their responses to emotionally-expressive faces at about age five, research shows. These findings advance understanding of how children integrate different types of sensory information to direct their social behavior.
  
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• Powerful defenders of the brain discovered, with big implications for disease and injury

  19-12-2016 18:01
  A rare and potent type of immune cell has been discovered around the brain, suggesting the cells may play a critical role in battling Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis and other diseases. By harnessing the cells' power, doctors may be able to develop new treatments for disease, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injuries -- even migraines.
  
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• Pregnancy leads to changes in the mother's brain

  19-12-2016 17:52
  A new study is the first to reveal how pregnancy causes long-lasting alterations in brain structure, probably related to improving the mother's ability to protect and interact with the child.
  
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• Charting a molecular map of the brain: Catalogue of dozens of new neuronal subtypes in the hypothalamus

  19-12-2016 17:52
  The human brain is made up of billions of cells. We do not know the identity or exact function of countless thousands of them since comprehensive efforts to catalogue neurons have just recently begun. Studying these many still unidentified cells is an important “hot-spot” in frontier brain research since it offers the discovery of new cell functions that could play important roles in many diseases. Scientists have now described many previously unknown neurons in the hypothalamus and
  
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• Sirt1 regulates proliferation, regeneration of glial progenitor cells after injury

  19-12-2016 14:56
  Developing brains in newborns have a sizable pool of a certain type of immature progenitor cell that can be expanded and induced to replace cells lost to brain injury. In a pre-clinical model of premature brain injury, the sirtuin protein Sirt1 plays a crucial role in regenerating glial cells from endogenous progenitor cells after hypoxia-related brain injury suffered by preemies, a research team reports.
  
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• Early life social stress has long-term impact on brain networks in rats

  19-12-2016 14:54
  Investigators in veterinary and human medicine have uncovered long-term changes in the brains of adult female rats exposed to social stresses early in life, with the biggest impact on regions of the brain linked to social behavior, stress, emotion and depression. The findings will enable researchers to begin testing preventative measures and treatments for depression and anxiety.
  
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• Noise sensitivity traced to changes in brain functions

  19-12-2016 14:50
  The degree to which one is disturbed by noises of everyday life may be related to how the brain processes variations in the sound stream, according to new findings.
  
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• National Geographic Makes History with Transgender Cover Girl

  19-12-2016 14:48 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Social Psychology Network NewsIn what’s being touted as a first for the magazine, National Geographic will kick off 2017 by featuring a transgender person on its cover. A stunning photo of 9-year-old Avery Jackson will appear on the subscriber’s edition of the magazine. "The best thing about being a girl is, now I don’t have to pretend to be a boy," Jackson says in a caption accompanying the cover image.
  
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• Character Disturbance Can Be Adaptive

  19-12-2016 12:28 via counsellingresource.com
  
  Behavior theory suggests that people act in ways they have good reason to believe will pay off, and when winning is an essential prerequisite for advancing their agenda, those who are predisposed to win at all costs have a distinct advantage over those who have qualms of various sorts that may hold them back. Tags: character disturbance, personality disorders, politics
  
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• Training the brain to boost self-confidence

  19-12-2016 09:00
  
  A new study has identified the brain activity patterns related to self-confidence and finds it is possible to manipulate this activity to boost confidence.
  
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• Analyzing brain patterns may help scientists increase people's confidence, reduce fear

  19-12-2016 09:00
  
  A new technique of analyzing brain patterns appears to help people overcome fear and build self-confidence.
  
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