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New research examines how using more appetizing words to describe healthful foods affects eating choices and finds that the wording can go a long way.
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Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers in the nervous system. They influence mood, muscle movement, heart rate, and many other functions. Learn more here.
October 11, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
Study results illuminate the potential of novel approach for the treatment of chronic pain.
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The walking speed of 45-year-olds can be used as a marker of their aging brains and bodies. The evidence was there in neurocognitive testing these individuals took at age 3 to indicate who would become the slower walkers. At 45, slower walkers have ‘ac…
October 11, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
The researchers recruited healthy older participants to two groups according to their history of tea drinking frequency and investigated both functional and structural networks to reveal the role of tea drinking on brain organization.
For the first time, scientists have identified a simple way that can effectively…
Conflicting parties experience threats to both their agency and morality, but the experience…
NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series Miguel Nicolelis, M.D., Ph.D., is the Duke School…
October 11, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
The neural circuit basis for motor learning tasks when myelination is impaired has been illuminated for the first time. Researchers also succeeded in compensating for the impaired motor learning process by pairing appropriate actions with brain photo-s…
October 11, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
A study has found that microglia drive neurodegeneration in diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, that are linked to tau protein. Targeting microglia may help treat such diseases.
October 10, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
Magnetic stimulation of the posterior parietal cortex increases functional connectivity of a neural network implicated in memory, shows human research. This finding confirms a previous study, validating further exploration of this technique for experim…
October 10, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
The cranial nerves are a set of twelve nerves that originate in the brain. Each has a different function for sense or movement. Learn more here.
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Researchers have identified brain circuitry differences that might be associated with suicidal behavior in individuals with mood disorders. The study provides a promising lead toward tools that can predict which individuals are at the highest risk for …
October 10, 2019 by NewsBot - No Comment
Researchers have identified a neural pathway implicated in social interaction between adult and juvenile animals.
