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Youngest Children Within Their School Year Are More Likely to Be Treated for ADHD

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 Mere Sight of a Meal Triggers an Inflammatory Response in the Brain

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

Suffering From a Smell Disorder? Eat Chili, Menthol and Rapeseed Oil

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

Novel Gene for Alzheimer’s Disease in Women Identified

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

Cosmological Thinking Meets Neuroscience in New Theory About Brain Connections

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

Sleep Triggered by Stress Can Help Mice Cope With Later Anxiety

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

How Do We Explore Our Knowledge to Be Creative?

Researchers say creativity is linked to two different semantic memory processes. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/Pw8cKBC

Helping Babies to Sleep More

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

Research Sheds Light on Mechanism by Which Long-Term Anti-Anxiety Drug Use Affects the Brain

Study reveals a possible mechanism by which anxiolytic medications act on the brain, leading to cognitive impairment. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/wuRUGrD

Visual Mental Imagery: A Patient Case Suggests a New Key Brain Network

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 Have More Brain Changes After Menopause

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

How the Pandemic and Social Distancing Have Changed Our Perception of Time

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

Dynamic Cells Linked to Brain Tumor Growth and Recurrence

Eliminating Collagen 1 production in tumor cells allowed animal models of brain tumors to live longer. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/7cvnSsM

Researchers Develop Word-Score Model Capable of Estimating Hidden Hearing Loss

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

Robotic Arms Connected Directly to Brain of Partially Paralyzed Man Allows Him to Feed Himself

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

New Brain Mechanism Involved in Impulsive Cocaine-Seeking in Rats Discovered

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

Supernumerary Virtual Robotic Arms Can Feel Like Part of Our Body

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

Scent of a Friend: Similarities in Body Odor May Contribute to Social Bonding

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

New DNA Clues for Parkinson’s Disease Risk

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

Oxytocin Spreads Cooperation in Social Networks

Administering oxytocin to influential members of a social network helped increase overall group cooperation. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/3xpGqgV

Molecular Mechanisms Behind Learning and Memory Identified

Findings reveal the molecular mechanism for acetylcholine in learning and memory. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/WtVdBxr

Eye Movements Could Be the Missing Link in Our Understanding of Memory

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

The Mathematics of Human Behavior: New Model Can Spot Liars and Counter Disinformation

A new mathematical model has the potential to accurately distinguish a misunderstanding from false information and lies. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/o4u9a5U

Smart Implants to Monitor Healing

A newly developed, self-powered smart implant is able to monitor spinal fusion healing. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/pDPHiqw

Let Your Mind Control the Computer

New software can perform computerized image editing using only input from electrical activity in the human brain. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/f6jNlhv

Flu Vaccination Linked to 40% Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

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

Theta Waves: A Marker of Emotional Regulation

Emotional regulation was linked to theta wave activity in the frontal cortex of the brain. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/uyOHViR

Black People in the Us Twice as Likely to Face Coercion, Unconsented Procedures During Birth

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

First Evidence of Replay During Sleep in the Human Motor Cortex, Which Governs Voluntary Movement

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: When Self-Doubt Gets the Upper Hand

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

Alzheimer’s Disease Affects Most Known Biological Pathways in the Brain

Out of 341 known biological pathways, 91% are linked to Alzheimer's disease. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/5sWu32F

Brain Bleeds in Babies’ First Year Can Lead to Long-Term Vision Problems

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

Study Argues Developmental Dyslexia Essential to Human Adaptive Success

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

Researchers Uncover Brain Waves Related to Social Behavior

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

Females Found to Itch Less Than Males

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

A Surprising Link Between Immune System and Hair Growth

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

Infertility and Pregnancy Loss May Increase Women’s Risk of Stroke Later in Life

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

Dysfunctional Gene Leads to Potentially Treatable Hearing Loss

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

Silence for Thought: Special Interneuron Networks in the Human Brain

Human cortical networks have evolved a novel neural network that relies on abundant connections between inhibitory interneurons. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/TOYEhgo

A Mother’s Blood May Carry the Secret to One Type of Autism

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 Pons-Corticolimbic Network Plays a Significant Role in Processing Sad Information

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

How Different Cell Types in the Brain Work Together to Suppress Nausea

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

Scientists Identify Sensor Underlying Mechanical Itch Stimulus

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

ALS May Be Linked to Both the Immune and Central Nervous Systems

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

How the Astrocytic Urea Cycle in the Brain Controls Memory Impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease

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

Uncovering Links Between Determination, Grit and Cognitive Function

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 Hurt Other People to Signal Their Own Goodness

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

Study Reveals Trade-off Between Complex Words and Complex Grammar in Sentences

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/

How the Brain Interprets Motion While in Motion

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/

Using a Supercomputer to Understand Synaptic Transmission

Researchers present an all-atom molecular dynamic simulation of synaptic vesicle fusion. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/1xYktDI