New Blueprint of Brain Connections Reveals Extensive Reach of Central Regulator

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Shown here in green are branches, or axons, from cells in the substantia nigra region that connect to the midbrain. Red spots label where cells connect. (Credit: Lauren McElvain / Kleinfeld lab / UC San Diego) Thousands of our daily activities, from making coffee to taking a walk to […]

Brain activity increases when politicians are inconsistent with party’s platform

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UA professor Frank Gonzalez recently conducted a study on how brain activity in certain areas increases when politicians deviate from party platforms. Photo Courtesy: the School of Government and Public Policy. Using functional MRI brain scanning technology, researchers within the field of political neuroscience under a project titled “Political […]

What Magic Can Teach Us About the Human Mind

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The Amazing Abner swirls his cape, waves his wand, and pulls a rabbit out of a hat. Polly Presto makes her assistant disappear while inside a locked cabinet. The old guy in the park pulls a coin from behind your ear. You know there’s some kind of a trick, […]

Is Empathy Born in Mom’s First Hugs?

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MONDAY, April 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Show your baby your love, and you’ll get a kinder, gentler adult child as your reward, a new study suggests. More than 20 years ago, researchers in Israel began studying the impact on newborns of time spent in physical contact with their […]

Mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders display metabolic dysfunction

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IMAGE: A new study using mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders identifies alterations in energy metabolism that are sex-specific and distinct between models. These findings point to novel peripheral anomalies and force… view more Credit: Illustration by Baptiste Lacoste. Created with BioRender.com Mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders possess unique, sex-specific […]

Q&A with Undergraduate Psychology Researcher Troy Hubert

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Troy Hubert is a senior psychology student at CU Denver. He works with Ben Greenwood, PhD, as part of Greenwood’s Neuroscience Lab through the EUReCA! Work-study Program. Here he shares about his experience with research to Student EUReCA! Ambassador, Jacob Torrens. Jake : What is your research on? And, […]

Forget the ‘Lazy Stoner’: Marijuana Users Don’t Exercise Any Less

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MONDAY, April 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The stereotypical image of pot smokers has long been one of “stoners” parked on the couch, surrounded by snacks and glued to the television, but a new study dispels that notion. Instead, people who use marijuana may exercise just as much as […]

Care for Children by Caring for Parents, Says Neuroscience

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By Nim Tottenham Early emotional experiences leave children with much more than memories. Neuroscience suggests how these experiences can literally shape the ways in which children – and the adults they become – think. These early experiences contribute to the development of the biological mechanisms that process and interpret […]

Neuroscience Market Analysis Based on Development Strategy, Industry Statistics, and Future Prospects

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Latest Neuroscience Market report provide current scenario and structure of the industry in different geographic regions across the globe and the fastest growing and competitive industrial segments are highlighted in the report. The data compiled in the report on various parameters of the market is validated by the industry […]

What a Video Game Can Reveal About Monkeys’ Minds

ABOVE: Rhesus macaques, pictured here on Cayo Santiago near Puerto Rico, offer researchers a chance to study theory of mind in nonhuman animals. LAUREN BRENT People who live with animals often feel these creatures have some perception of our intentions and feelings—for example, that a pet senses when we’re […]