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How Dangerous Are Concussions?

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Each year in the United States, players of sports and recreational activities receive between 2.5 and 4 million concussions. How dangerous are all those concussions?

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Learning and Unlearning Fear: The Role of Adrenaline in the Brain

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Scientists at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan have discovered that emotional and flexible learning rely on an important division of labor in the brain.

Autism Risk Higher if Pregnant Mothers Have Infection Requiring Hospitalization

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Studies have shown that mothers who experience an infection severe enough to require hospitalization during pregnancy are at higher risk of having a child with autism.

Precision Metabolomics – The Metabolon Advantage

2017 ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE FACTS AND FIGURES

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Video describing the prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease from the Alzheimer's Association

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Sexual Arousal Regulates Sleep Homeostasis

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Researchers use male fruit flies to show sleep pressure after sleep deprivation can be counteracted by raising their sexual arousal.

Visual Attention Drawn to Meaning, Not What Sticks-Out, In a Scene

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Our visual attention is drawn to parts of a scene that have meaning, rather than to those that are salient or “stick out,” research finds.

Inflammatory Markers Upregulated in Majorly Depressed Human Brains

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Patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) have increased brain levels of a marker of microglial activation, a sign of inflammation, according to a new study.