Individuals with many different psychiatric disorders have a higher tendency to choose smaller, immediate rewards over larger, delayed rewards, a
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How memories form and fade: Strong memories are encoded by teams of neurons working together in synchrony
Why is it that you can remember the name of your childhood best friend that you haven’t seen in years
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New data indicate rise in opioid use for migraine treatment
An increasing number of Americans are using opioids to treat their migraine headaches, despite the fact that opioids are not
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New technology improves atrial fibrillation detection after stroke
A new method of evaluating irregular heartbeats outperformed the approach that’s currently used widely in stroke units to detect instances
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Boosting amino acid derivative may be a treatment for schizophrenia
Many psychiatric drugs act on the receptors or transporters of certain neurotransmitters in the brain. However, there is a great
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Serotonin linked to somatic awareness
An international team spearheaded by researchers at McGill University has discovered a biological mechanism that could explain heightened somatic awareness,
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Novel oncogenic function for receptor linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Common and rare SORLA single nucleotide polymorphisms have been associated with the development of Alzheimer’s disease. So far, SORLA has
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Characterizing the relay station in the brain that controls our movements
The relay station of the brain, the substantia nigra, consists of different types of nerve cells and is responsible for
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Teaching happiness to dementia caregivers reduces their depression, anxiety: Simple positive emotion skills yield benefits in physical and emotional health
Caring for family members with dementia — which is on the rise in the U.S. — causes significant emotional and
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Same brain cells active during sleep and exploration in mice: Study suggests these cells may facilitate memory formation
Researchers have mapped the activity of individual neurons deep in the brain during sleep and exploration of novel objects in
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