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For anxiety, a single intervention is not enough
June 1, 2018 by NewsBot - No Comment
No matter which treatment they get, only 20 percent of young people diagnosed with anxiety will stay well, researchers report. The study followed 319 young people aged 10 to 25 who had been diagnosed with separation, social, or general anxiety disorder…
Bigger human brain prioritizes thinking hub — at a cost
June 1, 2018 by NewsBot - No Comment
Some human brains are nearly twice the size of others — but how might that matter? Researcher have discovered that these differences in size are related to the brain’s shape and the way it is organized. The bigger the brain, the more its additional ar…
Your brain is multitasking, using a hunger peptide that tells you when to eat
May 31, 2018 by NewsBot - No Comment
Scientists have figured out how your brain tells you that you are hungry. They found that a neuropeptide associated with appetite is sent into the cerebrospinal fluid to connect with neurons responsible for alerting hunger.
This is your brain detecting patterns
May 31, 2018 by NewsBot - No Comment
Detecting patterns is an important part of how humans learn and make decisions. Now, researchers have seen what is happening in people’s brains as they first find patterns in information they are presented.
Meet NOTCH2NL, the human-specific genes that may have given us our big brains
May 31, 2018 by NewsBot - No Comment
The genetic changes behind the expansion of human brains that played an important role in our ability as a species to think, problem-solve, and develop culture have been elusive. But in a pair of papers publishing May 31 in Cell, two teams of researche…
Mothers with high emotional, cognitive control help their children behave
May 31, 2018 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new parenting study finds that the greater emotional control and problem-solving abilities a mother has, the less likely her children will develop behavioral problems, such as throwing tantrums or fighting.
Cocaine use alters gene expression in brain reward circuits
May 31, 2018 by NewsBot - No Comment
A study has identified unique genetic changes in the brain’s reward circuitry that are associated with cocaine use, including first-time use, withdrawal, and re-exposure to the drug after prolonged withdrawal. The findings reveal important information …
Social ties could preserve memory, slow brain aging
May 31, 2018 by NewsBot - No Comment
A strong social network could be the key to preserving memory. New research has found that mice housed in groups had better memories and healthier brains than animals that lived in pairs.
Is there a link between bipolar and narcissism?
May 31, 2018 by NewsBot - No Comment
Bipolar disorders are mood disorders characterized by extreme high and low moods. Sometimes, a person experiencing a manic episode can be mistaken for having narcissistic traits. Learn more about the link between narcissism, narcissistic personality di…
