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Neuroscientists at the Ruhr-University Bochum have determined a link between brain levels of the neurotransmitter GABA, the main source of inhibition in the brain, and tactile learning. Using magnetic resonance spectroscopy, they were able to show that…
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Adjusting a specific deep-brain circuit’s firing frequency immediately and dramatically alters rats’ forebrain activity and alertness levels, investigators have shown.
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The proportion of California public university and college students receiving treatment for mental health issues increased more than 10 percent in the final year of a statewide prevention and early…
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Despite the large number of posts on visual social media platforms that suggest–and fuel–depressing or suicidal thoughts, there aren’t many for users to read and share that would help them cope…
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More students using e-cigarettes than tobacco cigarettes in Ontario, Canada.
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A new study published in the latest issue of Biological Psychiatry reports the successful and instant reduction of fear in spider-fearful participants following a 2-minute exposure combined with a…
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Happiness itself has no direct effect on mortality, a study of a million UK women has shown. Further, the widespread but mistaken belief that unhappiness and stress directly cause ill health came from studies that had simply confused cause and effect, …
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Contrary to popular belief, a new study claims unhappiness and stress has no direct influence on health or mortality. Rather, ill health causes unhappiness.
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More resources and evidence-based guidelines are needed by health practitioners internationally to provide culturally sensitive medical and psychological treatment for women and girls that have had…
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Study by UCLA psychologists reveals that our senses are far from flawless.Our vision and hearing aren’t as reliable as we might think, according to a study by life scientists at UCLA.
