Anxious people take fewer risks—this is not surprising. However, a team of psychologists from the German Friedrich Schiller University Jena,
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Rare in-vivo study shows weak brain nodes have strong influence on memory network
Our ability to learn, remember, problem solve, and speak are all cognitive functions related to different parts of our brain.
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Shared genetics may shape treatment options for certain brain disorders
Symptoms of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, including psychosis, depression and manic behavior, have both shared and distinguishing genetic factors, an
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Deep brain stimulation showing promise for patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease over 65
An age group analysis of data from the ADvance trial has shown that participants over the age of 65 continue
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Left, right and center: mapping emotion in the brain
According to a radical new model of emotion in the brain, a current treatment for the most common mental health
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Study suggests well-known growth suppressor actually fuels lethal brain cancers
Scientists report finding a potentially promising treatment target for aggressive and deadly high-grade brain cancers like glioblastoma. But they also
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Observing brain plasticity during cello training
Music acquisition provides an excellent model of neural plasticity, and has become a hot research subject in neurology. Music performance
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Do excess fluids cause brain injuries in children with diabetic ketoacidosis?
For decades, clinicians have worried that giving too much intravenous fluid to children with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) may contribute to
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Investigators suggest that brain circuits could unlock new psychiatric treatments
A McLean Hospital scientific team’s comprehensive analysis of recent research into how the brain shapes responses to cognitive and emotional
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Parkinson’s: Vitamin B-3 may stop brain cell death
The researchers’ paper is now published in the journal Cell Reports. In it, they report how a form of vitamin
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