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Brain Activity Study Suggests the Developing Brain Makes Inferences Differently
In a study of brain activity patterns during a memory task, it was found that adults build integrated memories with inferences already baked in, whereas children and adolescents create separate memories that they later compare to make inferences.
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Baby Brains and Adult Brain Recognize Faces in a Similar Way
In a study of babies ranging in age from two to nine months, researchers identified areas of the infant visual cortex that already show strong preferences for either faces, bodies or scenes, just as they do in adults.
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New Gene Discovered That Is Critical for Daily Rhythms
A team of neurobiologists has identified a new gene, called Tango10, that is critical for daily behavioral rhythms.
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Your Laughter Can Reveal Your Cultural Background
Can we infer someone’s cultural group from their laugher, even when we do not know what they are laughing at? And what kind of laughter do we find most positive? A new study shows that our laughter gives us away.
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Nutrition Trumps Drugs When It Comes to Healthy Aging
The pre-clinical study by the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre suggests the makeup of our diet could be more powerful than drugs in keeping conditions like diabetes, stroke and heart disease at bay.
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Common Blood Pressure Drug Does Not Slow Advanced Alzheimer's
New research has shown the drug losartan, normally used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension), is no more effective than a placebo, in slowing down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in people with mild-to-moderate disease after 12 months of treatment.
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Targeting Malignant Brain Tumors With T Cells
A neoantigen-specific transgenic immune cell therapy for malignant brain tumors has been successfully tested for the first time using an experimental model in mice.
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Anti-Inflammatory Diet Associated With Lower Dementia Risk
A new study shows that people who consumed an anti-inflammatory diet that includes more fruits, vegetables, beans and tea or coffee, had a lower risk of developing dementia later in life.
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Fundamental Difference Between Human and Animal Neurons Discovered
Neurons communicate with each other via electrical impulses, produced by ion channels that control the flow of ions. Neuroscientists have now shown that human neurons have a much smaller number of these channels in comparison to the neurons of other mammals.
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Vascular Defects Appear to Underlie the Progression of Parkinson’s Disease
In an unexpected discovery, researchers have identified what appears to be a significant vascular defect in patients with moderately severe Parkinson’s disease.
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