Researchers from Emory University have found that specific patterns of activity on brain scans may help clinicians identify whether psychotherapy or antidepressant medication is more likely to help…
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How children’s temperament and environment shape their problem-solving abilities
March 28, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new study indicates that early experiences of environmental harshness, in combination with a child’s temperament, can influence later problem-solving abilities.
A probiotic stress fix
March 28, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
An engineer is working to create a probiotic that would help protect the host from the negative health effects of adrenaline surges. The new probiotic could easily be mixed into yogurt or taken in pill form.
Psychologists enlist machine learning to help diagnose depression
March 27, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
Cognitive neuroscientists are using the Stampede supercomputer to provide accurate predictions of risk for those with depression and anxiety. They have been able to classify individuals with major depressive disorder with roughly 75 percent accuracy us…
Microrna treatment restores nerve insulation, limb function in mice with MS
March 27, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
Scientists partially re-insulated ravaged nerves in mouse models of multiple sclerosis (MS) and restored limb mobility by treating the animals with a small non-coding RNA called a microRNA. In a new article, researchers report that treatment with a mic…
Graphene-based neural probes probe brain activity in high resolution
March 27, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
Graphene-based transistors enable a flexible neural probe with excellent signal-to-noise ratio. Such probes are useful for examining neural activity for understanding diseases, as well as in neuroprosthetics for control of artificial limbs.
Graphene-based neural probes probe brain activity in high resolution
March 27, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
Graphene-based transistors enable a flexible neural probe with excellent signal-to-noise ratio. Such probes are useful for examining neural activity for understanding diseases, as well as in neuroprosthetics for control of artificial limbs.
Why are primates big-brained? Researchers’ answer is food for thought
March 27, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
Brain size in primates is predicted by diet, an analysis by a team of anthropologists indicates. These results call into question “the social brain hypothesis,” which has posited that humans and other primates are big-brained due to factors pertain…
Improving memory with magnets
March 27, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
The ability to remember sounds, and manipulate them in our minds, is incredibly important to our daily lives — without it we would not be able to understand a sentence, or do simple arithmetic. New research is shedding light on how sound memory works,…
Weight-loss drug shows potential to treat opioid abuse
March 27, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new study shows the prescription weight-loss drug lorcaserin has potential to treat opioid abuse – it reduced oxycodone seeking and craving in rats.
