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Earl Miller wins George A. Miller Prize in Cognitive Neuroscience
When MIT neuroscientist Earl Miller was in graduate school at Princeton, he was inspired by the lectures of George A. Miller, an influential psychologist who helped to spark the young student’s interest in working memory. Now, as the newly named 2019 recipient of the George A. Miller Prize in Cognitive Neuroscience, Earl Miller is set to deliver a lecture honoring his teacher.
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Simulated Brain Models Help Understand Language Ability
The architecture of each person’s brain is unique, and differences may influence how quickly people can complete various cognitive tasks.o learn more, scientists are developing a new tool — computational models of the brain — to simulate how the structure of the brain may impact brain activity and, ultimately, human behavior.
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How a Chinchilla Hears
Researchers have developed a new device that can be used to visualize how sound-induced vibrations travel through the ear. The technology is providing new insight into how the ear receives and processes sound waves and, with additional development, might one day be used by physicians to diagnose diseases that affect hearing.
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Treatment Eliminates Nicotine Addiction in Preclinical Tests
Scientists at Scripps Research have successfully tested a potential new smoking-cessation treatment in rodents.
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Just the Right Dose: Antiepileptic drug clearance changes during pregnancy
A new study by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital examined whether pregnancy-related changes may influence how effectively five common AEDs prevent seizures and found that antiepileptic drug clearance significantly changes by the first trimester for the most commonly used medication and by the second trimester for two others.
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New Findings Cast Light on Lymphatic system, Key Player in Human Health
Scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation have broken new ground in understanding how the lymphatic system works, potentially opening the door for future therapies.
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Compound Could Target Protein Linked to Childhood Brain Cancer
Scientists have created a new series of compound that could form the basis for drugs that target the devastating childhood brain cancer diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG.
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Food or Sex?
Unicellular diatoms show complex behavior, selecting between the search for sex partners or nutrient sources based on an evaluation of their own needs.
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Study Suggests Biological Basis for Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Disturbances in Older Adults
Early Alzheimer’s brain pathology linked to psychiatric symptoms.
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Cesarean-Born Mice Show Altered Patterns Of Brain Development
The team of neuroscientists examined the effect of birth mode (vaginal delivery versus Cesarean section) on neuronal cell death, an important process that reshapes neural circuits early in development.
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