McLean Hospital researchers are reporting that xenon gas, used in humans for anesthesia and diagnostic imaging, has the potential to be a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other…
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Serotonin may not be a major factor in depression, study suggests
August 29, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
New evidence has put into doubt the long-standing belief that a deficiency in serotonin – a chemical messenger in the brain – plays a central role in depression.
Over-confident individuals deceive others better
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Over confident people can fool others into believing they are more talented than they actually are, a study has found.
Fragmented REM sleep may hinder effective treatment of PTSD
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The effectiveness of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment may hinge significantly upon sleep quality, report researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and…
Marching in unison makes men feel more formidable
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In the aftermath of the Aug. 9 shooting of an 18-year-old African American man by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, much of the nation’s attention has been focused on how law…
Mouse model provides window into working brain
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A protein marker that mice carry and reacts to different calcium levels allows many different cell types to be studied in a new way. This mouse model is a genetically engineered line of mice that is expected to open the door to new research on epilepsy…
Electric current to brain boosts memory: May help treat memory disorders from stroke, Alzheimer’s, brain injury
August 28, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
Stimulating a region in the brain via non-invasive delivery of electrical current using magnetic pulses, called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, improves memory. The discovery opens a new field of possibilities for treating memory impairments caused …
How studying damage to prefrontal lobe has helped unlock the brain’s mysteries
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Until the last few decades, the frontal lobes of the brain were shrouded in mystery and erroneously thought of as nonessential for normal function. Now a review highlights groundbreaking studies of patients with brain damage that reveal how distinct ar…
Learning to read: Tricking the brain
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While reading, children and adults alike must avoid confusing mirror-image letters (like b/d or p/q). Why is it difficult to differentiate these letters? When learning to read, our brain must be able to inhibit the mirror-generalization process, a mech…
Neuroscientists watch imagination happening in the brain
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By showing people their own photos during MRI sessions, neuroscientists distinguished between brain activity that is specific to memory and activity that is specific to imagination.
