Summary: Study identifies a set of proteins that undergo experience-dependent changes while forming both short-term and long-term memories. Sponsored by The BlogDealer – Health, Fitness and Fat […]
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Differences in Dopamine Signals in Patients With History of Alcohol Use Disorder [W[R]C]
Summary: The connection between dopamine and counterfactual information, or notions of relief and regret, is altered in those with alcohol use disorder. Sponsored by The BlogDealer – […]
Video Game Playing Causes No Harm to Young Children’s Cognitive Abilities [W[R]C]
Summary: Regardless of the game type or length of time a child plays a video game, there is no correlation with a decline in cognitive […]
Brain Structural Differences Observed in Children With Conduct Disorder With and Without Childhood Maltreatment [W[R]C]
Summary: Children with conduct disorders who were exposed to maltreatment showed far more extensive changes in brain structure compared to children with conduct disorders who […]
Musically Active People Have a Slightly Higher Genetic Risk for Certain Mental Illnesses [W[R]C]
Summary: Musicians and musically active people tend to have a higher genetic risk factor for bipolar disorder and depression, a new study reports. Sponsored by The […]
The Brain Works Like a Resonance Chamber [W[R]C]
Summary: Using advanced neuroimaging techniques, researchers discovered distant brain regions oscillate together in time. Sponsored by The BlogDealer – Health, Fitness and Fat Reduction. Listen to “The […]
Why PTSD Patients Relive Highly Charged Fear Memories in Sleep [W[R]C]
Summary: In people with PTSD, during REM sleep norepinephrine and serotonin levels remain high, reducing the brain’s ability to inhibit fear-expression neurons through neural rhythms […]
How Sleep Deprivation Affects Cognitive Performance [W[R]C]
Summary: Sleep deprivation doesn’t just alter brain activity, it also changes the connection between neurons. Both changes have a significant effect on working memory and […]
More Variability Found to Help Learning [W[R]C]
Summary: Variable stimuli may lead to better learning performance and outcomes under novel circumstances, a new study reports. Sponsored by The BlogDealer – Health, Fitness and Fat […]
Brain Cell Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease Mapped [W[R]C]
Summary: A new method dubbed STARmap PLUS was utilized to track and map changes in tau and amyloid beta in the brain as Alzheimer’s disease […]