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Why Did Three Teenagers Develop Psychiatric Symptoms After COVID-19?
Suicidal thoughts, “paranoia-like fears,” delusions and “foggy brain” have been identified in three adolescents who had mild or asymptomatic COVID-19. Now, a new study into their immune responses identifies a potential mechanism by which these symptoms emerged.
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Word-Prediction Algorithms Mimic the Brain's Language Centers
Neuroscientists find the internal workings of next-word prediction models resemble those of language-processing centers in the brain.
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Pairing Patients With the Best Antidepressant Based on Their Health History
According to a new study a person’s existing medical conditions can have an influence on which antidepressant may work best.
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Learning a Second Language Boosts Cognitive Function
Learning a second language is an effective and enjoyable way to improve brain health, reports a new study. Researchers found that older adults who studied Spanish showed similar improvements in certain critical cognitive skills as did those who engaged in brain training activities.
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Gender Myth Busted: Men and Women Show Same Emotional Variation
Contrary to widely held gender stereotypes, women are not more emotional than men, researchers say. Feelings such as enthusiasm, nervousness or strength are often interpreted differently between the two genders. It’s what being “emotional” means to men vs. women that is part of a new study that dispels these biases.
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Air Pollution Reduces Sperm Count Through Brain Inflammation
Researchers have long known that air pollution can increase the risk of disorders such as obesity, diabetes, and fertility, but they did not know the exact mechanism for how it can lead to these health conditions. Now researchers have shown how air pollution reduces sperm count in mice by causing inflammation in the brain.
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Rats in VR Show Neural Basis of Learning
Scientists are gaining a deeper understanding of how the hippocampus works on a circuit level. That knowledge could be an important step toward the development of treatments for neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and epilepsy, all of which are related to dysfunction in the hippocampus.
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Breastfeeding Associates With Better Cognitive Outcomes in Women Over 50
A new study led by researchers at UCLA Health has found that women over the age of 50 who had breastfed their babies performed better on cognitive tests compared to women who had never breastfed.
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Why Two-Handed Coordination Is Harder for the Aging Brain
A team of researchers has discovered that the age-related decline in the ability to coordinate the left and right sides of the body while in motion is linked to differences in alpha and beta neural activity.
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"Pre-Programmed" Reward and Punishment Neurons Identified
Are animals born to seek rewards or avoid punishment? Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professor Bo Li and his lab found that mice have pre-programmed neurons and circuits that process “positive” and “negative” stimuli.
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