Abnormal oscillations in neurons that control movement, which likely cause the tremors that characterize Parkinson’s disease, have long been reported in patients with the disease. Now, researchers working with stem cells report that they have reproduce…
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Long thought to simply pass on information received from the senses, the thalamus may also quickly assemble the circuits that enable successful decisions.
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Detailed images of chemical signaling in the brain may shed light on neurodegenerative disease processes, report scientists.
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New research further illuminates the surprising relationship between blood sugar and brain tumors and could begin to shed light on how certain cancers develop.
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Newly published research by Harvard Medical School and the RAND Corporation reveals a dramatic growth in the use of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders in rural…
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An online relapse prevention tool for Bipolar Disorder offers a “cheap accessible option” for people seeking support following treatment, say researchers.
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A study from the 1930s into what made people happy may have lessons for policymakers today. In 1938 the Bolton Evening News ran a competition for two guineas for the best letter on “What does happiness mean for you and yours?” The resulting 226 handwri…
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New research finds that the brain’s response to social exclusion differs depending on the structure of a person’s social network. Those with tight-knit social circles show less dynamic brain activity when excluded than those whose friend groupings are …
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A new study suggests that elite Kenyan runners cannot defend their brain oxygenation when they are obliged to run to the point of exhaustion and close to their physiological limits. This partly contradicts the results of a study published previously an…
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A new study has focused on language acquisition in the brain. Even short repetitive exposure to novel words induced a rapid neural response increase that is suggested to manifest memory-trace formation.
