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Researchers built deep artificial neural networks that can accurately predict the neural responses produced by a biological brain to arbitrary visual stimuli. These networks can be thought of as a ‘virtual avatar’ of a population of biological neurons,…
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Post-traumatic stress disorder in U.S. military members frequently follows a concussion-like brain injury. Until now, it has been unclear why. A team of psychologists and neurologists reports that a traumatic brain injury causes changes in a brain regi…
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Zebrafish research is a promising way to understand the neural and genetic causes of eye movement problems in people, according to multi-university research.
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The fundamental organization of brain networks is established in utero during the second and third trimesters of fetal development, according to new research. The finding lays the groundwork for understanding how the prenatal period shapes future brain…
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Researchers have found that the type of sleep most apt to calm and reset the anxious brain is deep sleep, also known as non-rapid eye movement (NREM) slow-wave sleep, a state in which neural oscillations become highly synchronized, and heart rates and …
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A new study documents structural differences in the brains of preschool-age children related to screen-based media use.
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Omega-3 fats have little or no effect on anxiety and depression according to new research. Increased consumption of omega-3 fats is widely promoted globally because of a common belief that it will protect against, or even reverse, conditions such as an…
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New research suggests that mindfulness meditation, together with psilocybin, can improve symptoms that have a close association with depression.
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According to new research, a form of therapy that teaches people with depression to break negative thought patterns could be the key to long term recovery.
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A recent study suggests novel ways of thinking about how our linguistic environments may shape subtle aspects of the ways in which we process language.
