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Researchers treat depression by reversing brain signals traveling the wrong way

A new study has revealed how magnetic stimulation treats severe depression: by correcting the abnormal flow of brain signals.

What marsupials can teach us about brain development

Research has revealed features of early human brain development are mimicked in the brains of marsupials.

What makes news get shared widely? The answer is in your head

Research has shown that social media users are likely to share posts that contain information that they feel is relevant to themselves or to the people they know.

New insights into the complex neurochemistry of ants

Ants’ brains are amazingly sophisticated organs that enable them to coordinate complex behavior patterns such as the organization of colonies. Now, researchers have developed a method that allows them to study ants’ brain chemistry and gain insights in…

Effects on memory of neuron diversity in brain region revealed

Neurons in a key area of the brain have different functions based on their exact genetic identity, and understanding this diversity could lead to better understanding of the brain’s computational flexibility and memory capacity, potentially informing d…

Brain signatures for chronic pain identified in a small group of individuals

Researchers have recorded pain-related data from inside the brain of individuals with chronic pain disorders caused by stroke or amputation (phantom limb pain). A long sought-after goal has been to understand how pain is represented by brain activity a…

DDM Seminar: Zoom Fatigue

Dr. Allison Gabriel is a chaired full Professor of Management in the Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Area at Purdue University ’ s Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business. She will also be the lead faculty director of the brand-new Ce…

Infants go head-to-head with Artificial Intelligence models in a battle of wits, to test commonsense

Today’s Artificial Intelligence models are smart but lack the commonsense knowledge humans use to detect what motivates others’ actions. A new study by New York University researchers finds that infants use this commonsense psychology to understand int…

NIH – FDA COVID SIG Lecture with Valentina Parma, Ph.D.

Valentina Parma, Ph.D., is Assistant Director at Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia. From the speaker: ” I am a psychologist interested in human olfaction across the lifespan. Both my basic and translational work aims at finding ways to use sm…

NICHD Stillbirth Working Group of Council – January 2023

The NICHD Stillbirth Working Group of Council is charged with providing a report to the National Advisory Child Health and Human Development Council focusing on the current barriers to collecting data on stillbirths throughout the United States, commun…