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Reaching for Answers on How Our Brain Anchors Our Gaze

Researchers have shed additional light on the machinations that ensure we don’t look away from where we are reaching.
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Fear Extinction Drug Proves Effective in Mouse Trial

Fearful events negatively impact the brain. In a study led by Tokyo University of Science researchers, the precise mechanism of suppression of such fearful memories has been uncovered.
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Exploring the Obsessions That Drive Athletes to Burnout

According to a study, athletes who strive for perfection and fixate on their mistakes risk burning out.
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Revealing the Birth of the Brain's Barriers

What gets into the brain and what doesn’t is strictly regulated. Researchers have now studied phagocytes that coat the blood vessels in the brain and reinforce the blood-brain barrier. The study shows that these cells only mature fully after birth according to a defined step-by-step developmental program.
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Epigenetic "Age" Predicts Cognitive Function

According to a study, epigenetic markers of cognitive aging can predict performance on cognitive tests later in life.
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Movement and Mind: The Brain Regions That Control Sequential Actions Revealed

Scientists report that they have identified areas of mice brains that interact to control the ability to perform complex, sequential movements.
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Face Algorithm Instantly Judges How People Would React To Meeting You

Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology, in collaboration with Princeton University and University of Chicago, have now taught an AI algorithm to model these first impressions and accurately predict how people will be perceived based on a photograph of their face.
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How Evolution Helped Crows and Ravens Take Over the World

Researchers show that crows’ and ravens’ incredible ability to rapidly expand and diversify across the planet was driven by a specific combination of traits.
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Autism Behaviors Linked to Astrocytes, Suggests Mouse Study

A preclinical study has indicated that abnormalities in astrocytes might contribute to the development of some of the behavioral symptoms of autism spectrum disorders.
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Where Neurons Begin Isn't Necessarily Where They End

A new study has traced the migration of neurons from where they are generated to their final location in the brain.
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