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Supercomputer Helps Digitally Preserve Destroyed Syrian Temple
Archaeology researchers are benefitting from the University’s first high performance computing (HPC) system. Revolutionising the capacity for data collation, the HPC cluster enables the archaeological team to effectively preserve endangered or destroyed heritage across the world, the Temple of Bel in Palmyra, Kathmandu and Notre Dame.
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Early Life Exposure to Nicotine Alters Mouse Neurons and Predisposes Brain to Addiction
Neonatal exposure to nicotine alters the reward circuity in the brains of newborn mice, increasing their preference for the drug in later adulthood, report researchers in a new study.
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You Can't See What You Don't Pay Attention To
Experts who use optical illusions to understand human vision have released a new study that shows that brain rhythms can cause us to perceive or not perceive complex images. These rhythms can be reset with voluntary actions, like pushing a button.
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Children of Both Young and Old Parents Are at Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
A new study reports that parental age is linked to the risk for the development of neuropsychiatric disorders in children, including autism spectrum disorder; attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; obsessive-compulsive disorder; and Tourette's disorder/chronic tic disorder.
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A Roadmap of Cell Death in the Alzheimer's Brain
Scientists have identified a new mechanism that accelerates aging in the brain and gives rise to the most devastating biological features of Alzheimer's disease.
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Brain Regions Governing the Complex Relationship Between Mood and Pain
Brain regions governing both executive functioning and sensory input are involved in moderating the relationship between dysphoric mood and pain. The findings, derived from an exploratory analysis of fMRI, may explain why the ability to govern the ruminative thought process can be harder in depressed persons.
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New Opioid Accelerates Recovery Time From Pain Compared to Morphine, Preclinical Study Shows
A new type of opioid doesn’t have the side effects (such as increased pain sensitivity or and increased risk of chronic pain) associated with morphine and other opioid-based painkillers, and accelerates recovery time from pain compared to morphine, according to a new preclinical study.
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Uncovering Our "Inner Pickpocket"
Researchers have identified how the human brain is able to determine the properties of a particular object from cluttered scenes by touch or sight alone: a result which suggests there is an 'inner pickpocket' in all of us.
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Traffic Pollution Linked to Childhood Anxiety
Exposure to air pollution is a well-established global health problem. Emerging evidence now suggests that air pollution may also impact the metabolic and neurological development of children.
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Putting Concussion Under the Genetic Microscope
The world’s first study on whether genetic variations are involved in the post-traumatic headache experienced by some people following concussion is underway at QUT, funded by a $250,000 US Department of Defence grant.
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