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“Hubs” in the brain — highly connected regions that like hubs of the airport system — act as critical destinations where information is received and integrated, scientists report. “Understanding how information transfer occurs in the brain is critica…
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New research shows the way the brain organizes its visual sense remains intact even in people blind from birth, and the pattern of functional connectivity between the visual area and the topographical representation of space (up/down etc.) can develop …
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Scientists have discovered a possible mechanism for how deep-brain stimulation, a widely used treatment for movement disorders, exerts its therapeutic effects. Few medical treatments show results as rapid and dramatic as those seen with DBS, in which s…
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The medical community owes it to the memory of the traumatized survivors of World War I to treat posttraumatic stress disorder in current veterans diligently, and to ensure that it is informed by…
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A study by researchers at The University of Manchester and the University of Liverpool has examined the psychological treatment of more than 300 people suffering from psychosis, showing that…
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If you had 10 chances to roll a die, would you rather be guaranteed to receive $5 for every roll ($50 total) or take the risk of winning $100 if you only roll a six?
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A new study has thrown light on how people can become killers in certain situations, showing how brain activity varies according to whether or not killing is seen as justified.
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New research from Sweden published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that serious life events (SLEs) in childhood, such as death or illness in…
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Researchers have identified increased activity in the amygdala brain region at time points when children experience the ‘cooties’ or ‘crush’ phenomenons.
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New research from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet in collaboration with Oxford University, UK, shows that close relatives of men convicted of sexual offences commit similar offences themselves more…
