Study reports the youngest children in a class are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD, suggesting immaturity in a peer group may influence diagnosis. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/bJqV6hp
The simple sight and smell of a meal prior to consumption triggers insulin release. This insulin release depends on a short-term inflammatory response. In those who are overweight, this inflammatory response is so excessive it can impair insulin secretion. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/RQtYJMc
Olfactory dysfunction can have both physical and social consequences, in addition to influencing food intake and weight. Researchers say foods that stimulate other chemical senses when consumed, such as chili or menthol, can improve life quality for those with olfactory dysfunction. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/09M73Kf
Researchers have identified a novel gene called MGMT that appears to increase Alzheimer's disease risk in women. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/ROVWm7s
A new mathematical model that identifies essential connections between neurons reveals some neural networks in the brain are more essential than others. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/EakF7BV
Study reveals the how stress can induce sleep in mice, and how this stress-induced sleep can help reduce anxiety the following day. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/Pqg0Usk
Parenting skill training can help multiple babies in the same family sleep longer, providing much-needed extra rest for the parents. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/9RtPV2C
Study reveals a possible mechanism by which anxiolytic medications act on the brain, leading to cognitive impairment. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/wuRUGrD
Researchers identified a novel brain network that includes the fronto-parietal networks and fusiform gyrus which helps with the encoding of visual mental imagery. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/gZrwGBq
Women who have undergone menopause have more white matter intensities in the brain than pre-menopausal women and men of the same age. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/cws96zh
A new study reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic changed the perception of time for many people. Researchers say people felt time passed more slowly during COVID lockdowns. This "time expansion" was associated with increased feelings of loneliness and a lack of positive experience during the early parts of the COVID pandemic. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/1UDjLtz
A newly developed word-score model is capable of estimating hidden hearing loss and the effectiveness of hearing loss interventions. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/fmgsPHM
With the help of brain-machine interface technology and robotic arms, a paralyzed man was able to feed himself for the first time in thirty years. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/8OtrcSR
Blocking M2Rs muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in the lateral habenula with an experimental drug increased cocaine-seeking behaviors in rat models of impulsive behaviors. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/tDOAUYG
Researchers have developed a virtual robotic arm that can be controlled by a person's feet in a virtual environment to provide an "extra" limb. After training, users reported feeling the virtual limb felt as though it was part of their physical body. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/LJGg1Q9
People have a tendency to form friendships with others who have a similar natural body odor, a new study reports. Using an electronic eNose to "smell" body odor, researchers were able to predict the quality of social interaction between strangers. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/UFDWr5f
Alterations in the nascent transcription of introns may indicate risk factors for, and the progression of Parkinson's disease. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/nvMDC35
Administering oxytocin to influential members of a social network helped increase overall group cooperation. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/3xpGqgV
Visual scanpaths during memory retrieval tasks were associated with the quality of the memory. Researchers say the replay of a sequence of eye movements helps boost memory reconstruction. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/iG1cRzf
A new mathematical model has the potential to accurately distinguish a misunderstanding from false information and lies. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/o4u9a5U
New software can perform computerized image editing using only input from electrical activity in the human brain. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/f6jNlhv
Older adults who received at least one flu vaccination were 40% less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease over the course of a four year follow up than their peers who did not receive a vaccine. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/I6Jh2yr
Black women in the US are twice as likely to be coerced into procedures during perinatal and birth, and to undergo them without explicit consent compared to white women. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/57EtLMP
Data collected from a tetraplegic man learning a BCI to play Simon showed the brain replays the learned information during sleep. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/1KCUfG7
Impostor syndrome, or a fear that a person's abilities will be exposed as a "deception", can appear regardless of age, gender, or level of intelligence. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/VXyo2BF
Babies who experience severe brain bleeds during their first year of life are more likely to have long-term visual problems, a new study reports. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/m1eXp4d
Researchers argue those with dyslexia are specialized to explore the unknown. This explorative bias has an evolutionary basis that plays a crucial role in human survival. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/Q8XiMlk
Study reveals brain wave activity in the medial prefrontal cortex and amygdala associated with social behavior in mice. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/MIW1oa3
The female hormone estradiol helps suppress itch associated with psoriasis. The findings shed light on why men are more prone to psoriasis and offers hope for new targeted treatment for itch disorders. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/rlEfmCZ
Regulatory T cells interact with skin cells using glucocorticoid hormones to generate new hair follicles and promote hair growth. The findings could have positive implications for the development of new therapies to treat alopecia and other hair loss disorders. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/jZYJuRr
A new study reports infertility in women and miscarriage elevate the risks for both fatal and non-fatal stroke in later life. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/NMXfD84
Researchers identified three different MINAR2 genetic mutations that were responsible for deafness in 13 people from four different families. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/iFM5WNy
Human cortical networks have evolved a novel neural network that relies on abundant connections between inhibitory interneurons. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/TOYEhgo
Maternal autoantibody–related autism spectrum disorder (MAR ASD) is marked by specific maternal antibodies that react to certain proteins in the fetal brain. Examining the plasma of expecting mothers, researchers found mothers with reactivity to one of the nine MAR ASD patterns were eight times as likely to have a child diagnosed with autism. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/sqOEhGy
The amygdala-pons connectivity in the pons-corticolimbic network is significantly stronger in patients with major depressive disorder. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/GmNtTQ5
Disabling activity in an area of the brain stem called the area postrema reduces nausea, while activating this area promotes vomiting, a new study reveals. The findings could lead to the development of new therapies to curb nausea. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/IPHqxSd
Study identifies a specific protein in sensory neurons that detects mechanical itch stimuli such as an insect crawling on the skin or when one touches an object that irritates the skin. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/3tzB52m
Researchers discovered both immune system and central nervous system dysfunction in animal models and people with ALS4, a genetic, juvenile, and slow-progressing form of ALS. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/O2N0IrZ
Study reveals the role of the urea cycle in the brain and explores the dual nature of astrocytes in the brains of those with Alzheimer's pathology. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/507O4rb
People who are more determined, or express more "grit" have different patterns of cognitive performance, researchers say. However, having more grit does not necessarily translate into having better cognitive performance. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/Tmpg1zi
People who intentionally hurt others because they believe they are morally right or justified, do not respond rationally to material benefits, a new study reports. Researchers say those who punish others to signal their own "moral goodness" may be more likely to question their claims of moral righteousness when judged negatively by their peers. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/oVskeu0
People with primary progressive aphasia who have difficulty producing complex words as a result of their condition, compensate by stringing together a sequence of simpler words to convey the idea they wish to express. from Neuroscience News https://neurosciencenews.com/ppa-complex-words-20880/
Researchers have discovered a novel neural mechanism involved in casual inference that helps the brain detect objects in motion while we are moving. from Neuroscience News https://neurosciencenews.com/motion-perception-movement-20879/