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Concordia University research shows that kids as young as 18 months understand stoicismWhen you’re one and a half years old, having your favourite ball taken away is likely to result in a temper…

Women who had more hot flashes during sleep had a greater number of brain scan changes. More than 70 percent of women have hot flashes — a sudden feeling of intense warmth and sweatiness — while transitioning into menopause. While recent research has…

While participating in physical activities such as bike riding, dancing, walking and gardening and mentally stimulating activities such as crosswords and reading may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, they may not do so by affecting the underlying…

Fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited intellectual disability and the greatest single genetic contributor to autism. Unlocking the mechanisms behind fragile X could make important revelations about the brain. In a new study, researchers show …

Specialized brain proteins that are involved in the removal of damaged nerve cell materials may be detected in the blood of people who were diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. In a select group of people w…

Several neurodegenerative disorders are caused by aggregates of a single protein known as alpha-synuclein. Neurobiologists have discovered that the shape of these aggregates — ‘cylinders’ or ‘ribbons’ — determines whether a patient develops Parkinson…

Researchers have identified the mechanisms guiding interneurons to the striatum, a major brain center involved in the coordination of body movement and motivation.

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, a team of researchers has shown for the first time that children with autism spectrum disorder who are overly sensitive to sensory stimuli have brains that react differently.

Speech, emitted or received, produces an electrical activity in neurons that neuroscientists measure in the form of “cortical oscillations.” To understand speech, as for other cognitive or sensory processes, the brain breaks down the information it rec…

Research using gambling techniques shows that even very recent experiences carry a ‘temporal markdown’ so that those more immediate carry disproportionate weight in decision-making, meaning that a…