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Single Blueprint Potentially Governs Early Brain Development
Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School investigated brain development to understand how different areas of the brain become specialized in handling information such as vision, sound, touch and planning.
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New Approach to Provoking Seizures Helps Guide Epilepsy Surgery
Researchers have developed a new method for triggering and imaging seizures in epilepsy patients, offering physicians the ability to collect real-time data to tailor epilepsy surgery.
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Lack of Focus Is Proof of an Intricate Brain
A new study provides some of the most detailed insights yet into the brain mechanisms that help people pay attention amid distraction, as well as what’s happening when they can’t focus.
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Flexible Diets More Sustainable Than Rigid Ones, Says Leading Dietician
Research points to a balanced, flexible approach to dieting as more sustainable than a rigid diet plan.
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Polyglots Expend Minimal Effort on Native Language Processing
A new study of people who speak many languages has found that there is something special about how the brain processes their native language.
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Blood-Based Marker Detects Sleep Deprivation
A blood test that can accurately detect when someone has not slept for 24 hours has been developed by researchers.
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Brain Waves Travel Forwards When Memories Are Made and the Opposite When Recalled
Traveling wave propagation directions in the memory task reveal how the brain quickly coordinates activity and shares information across multiple regions.
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Genetic “Switch” Controlling Anxiety Discovered
A genetic "switch" has been identified that plays a role in controlling anxiety levels, which researchers hope could provide a new anxiety drug target.
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How the Brain Prioritizes Breathing Over Speaking
MIT researchers discovered a brain circuit that drives vocalization and ensures that you talk only when you breathe out, and stop talking when you breathe in.
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How Does the Body Respond to Airway Closure?
Researchers identify a novel gasping reflex triggered in response to airway closure. Sensory neurons in the lungs signal to the brain through the vagus nerve to initiate the reflex.
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