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Researchers have uncovered sex-based differences in the development of the hippocampus and amygdala. These brain areas have been implicated in the biology of several mental disorders that impact males and females differently.

Researchers have uncovered a molecular process controlling the rate at which nerves grow, which could inform therapies for nerve injury.

To investigate the biological origins of hearing "voices" in patients with schizophrenia, researchers used ultra-high field imaging to compare the auditory cortex of schizophrenic patients with healthy individuals. They found that schizophrenic patients had abnormal tonotopic organization of the auditory cortex, which is a process that begins early in life.

A study by LMU psychologists has investigated how reciprocity as a prosocial trait develops in children up to the age of 5.

A new toolkit goes beyond existing machine learning methods by measuring body posture in animals with high speed and accuracy. The deep learning toolkit, called DeepPoseKit, combines previous methods for pose estimation with state-of-the-art developments in computer science.

Many new parents are familiar with terms like "baby brain" or "mommy brain" that hint at an unavoidable decline in cognitive function associated with the hormonal changes of pregnancy, childbirth, and maternal caregiving. A new study of parental care in stickleback fish is a reminder that such parenting-induced changes in the brain and associated shifts in cognition and behavior are not just for females--and they're not just for mammals either.

Biologists have made a major finding on combating inflammation linked to the disease. The discovery concerns the role of a protein called TOM-1, and is part of a shift in the field toward examining the molecular underpinnings of Alzheimer's processes.

An MIT student has invented a novel algorithm that produces a portamento effect between any two audio signals in real-time. In experiments, the algorithm seamlessly merged various audio clips, such as a piano note gliding into a human voice, and one song blending into another.

Scientists have discovered a potential structural connection between awareness or consciousness and its contents, such as thoughts and experiences.

A new study has suggested that young people who are dependent upon their smartphones may be at an increased risk for depression and loneliness.