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Copper on the Brain at Rest: Lab Reports Proper Copper Levels Essential to Spontaneous Neural Activity
In recent years it has been established that copper plays an essential role in the health of the human brain. Improper copper oxidation has been linked to several neurological disorders including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Menkes' and Wilson's.

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Researcher Finds an Off Switch for Pain
Activating the Adenosine A3 Receptor Subtype Is Key to Powerful Pain Relief
In research published in the medical journal Brain, Saint Louis University (SLU) researcher Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D. and colleagues within SLU, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other academic institutions have discovered a way to block a pain pathway in animal models of chronic neuropathic pain including pain caused by chemotherapeutic agents and bone cancer pain suggesting a promising new approach to pain relief.

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How various brain areas interact in decisions
Our decisions can be pictured in the brain. Scientists at the University of Zurich were able to show in a recent study which areas are most active in decision making. Often the so-called prefrontal cortex not only apparently shows increased activity during decisions that require self-control, but in general during decision making.

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Pinpointing the gateway to human memory
The human brain continuously collects information. However, we have only basic knowledge of how new experiences are converted into lasting memories. Now, an international team led by researchers of the University of Magdeburg and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) has successfully determined the location, where memories are generated with a level of precision never achieved before.

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Perspective on salience processing
The journal Nature Reviews Neuroscience features an opinion article authored by Lucina Q. Uddin, assistant professor of Psychology in the University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences.

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Protein elevated in blood predicts post-concussion symptom severity in professional athletes
New Penn Medicine research has found that elevated levels in the blood of the brain-enriched protein calpain-cleaved αII-spectrin N-terminal fragment, known as SNTF, shortly after sports-related concussion can predict the severity of post-concussion symptoms in professional athletes.

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Why do people with autism see faces differently?
The way people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) gather information not the judgement process itself might explain why they gain different perceptions from peoples' faces, according to a new study from Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies and the University of Montreal.

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Better assessment of decision-making capacity
Physicians often find it hard to tell if a patient suffering from dementia or depression is capable of making sound judgements. This is shown by a study conducted within the scope of the National Research Programme "End of Life" (NRP 67).

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Babies remember nothin’ but a good time, study says
Parents who spend their time playing with and talking to their five-month-old baby may wonder whether their child remembers any of it a day later.

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Protein that Rouses the Brain from Sleep May be Target for Alzheimer's Prevention
Scientists at Washington University have established links between sleep problems and Alzheimer’s.
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