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Birth time can alter when widespread neuron death begins
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Aerobic exercise training linked to enhanced brain function
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Individuals at risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) because of family history or genetic predisposition who engaged in six months of aerobic exercise training improved their brain glucose metabolism and higher-order thinking abilities (e.g., planning and …
Effect of coagulation factor fibrinogen on damaged brain
January 31, 2020 by NewsBot - No Comment
Researchers have discovered the influence of the coagulation factor fibrinogen on the damaged brain.
Brain drowns in its own fluid after a stroke
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Cerebral edema, swelling that occurs in the brain, is a severe and potentially fatal complication of stroke. New research shows for the first time that the glymphatic system – normally associated with the beneficial task of waste removal — goes awry d…
Students’ feelings about high school are mostly negative
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In a nationwide US survey of 21,678 US high school students, researchers found that nearly 75% of the students’ self-reported feelings related to school were negative.
Brain’s ‘GPS system’ toggles between present and possible future paths in real time
January 30, 2020 by NewsBot - No Comment
In a study of rats navigating a simple maze, neuroscientists have discovered how the brain may generate such imagined future scenarios. The work provides a new grounding for understanding not only how the brain makes decisions but also how imagination …
Patterns in the brain shed new light on how we function
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Patterns of brain connectivity take us a step closer to understanding the key principles of cognition.
High and low exercise intensity found to influence brain function differently
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A new study shows for the first time that low and high exercise intensities differentially influence brain function. Using resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (Rs-fMRI), a noninvasive technique that allows for studies on brain connectiv…
How the human brain solves complex decision-making problems
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A new study on meta reinforcement learning algorithms helps us understand how the human brain learns to adapt to complexity and uncertainty when learning and making decisions. A research team succeeded in discovering both a computational and neural mec…
Researchers discover how cellular senescence leads to neurodegeneration
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Although a link has been established between chronic inflammation and neurodegenerative diseases, there have been many open questions regarding how cellular senescence, a process whereby cells that stop dividing under stress spew out a mix of inflammat…
