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A Moody Gut Often Accompanies Depression—New Study Helps Explain Why
A new study suggests that depression and GI trouble sometimes spring from the same source — low serotonin — and identifies a potential treatment that could ease both conditions simultaneously.
Synthetic Speech Generated from Brain Recordings
-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-START-Gopala Anumanchipalli, PhD, holding an example array of intracranial electrodes of the type used to record brain activity in the current study © UCSF-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-END- -AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-START-New technology is a stepping...
How Blindness Shapes Sound Processing
Research uses functional MRI to identify two differences in the brains of blind individuals — differences that might be responsible for their abilities to make better use of auditory information.
How vitamin D affects the immune system
Scientists have uncovered fresh insights into how vitamin D affects the immune system and might influence susceptibility to diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
Brain Marker for Angry Dreams
Researchers have identified a pattern of brain activity that predicts anger experienced during dreaming, according to a new study of healthy adults published in JNeurosci. The research could potentially inform efforts to understand the neural basis of the emotional content of nightmares, a feature of various mental and sleep disorders.
A brain circuit motivates us to overeat which anti-obesity treatments may target according to scientists
UNC School of Medicine scientists led lab experiments suggesting a particular brain circuit motivates us to overeat, and it could be a new target for anti-obesity and binge-eating treatments.
Bright-Light Device Called “Re-Timer” Help Treat Patients With Symptoms Of PTSD
In a small pilot study, researchers have obtained encouraging results in using bright-light therapy to treat people with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Opto-OISI: imaging connections in the living brain
Researchers can now see how the two sides of the living brain mirror each other thanks to a new combination-imaging technique.
KAIST Unveils the Hidden Control Architecture of Brain Networks
KAIST research team identified the intrinsic control architecture of brain networks. The control properties will contribute to providing a fundamental basis for the exogenous control of brain networks and, therefore, has broad implications in cognitive and clinical neuroscience.
When it comes to learning, what’s better: the carrot or the stick?
Researchers from the University of Geneva have discovered that we are more confident and decisive when aiming to get a reward but more resilient when trying to avoid punishment.