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/
People who are competent at "near transfer", or skilled ability at similar games, are more likely to also have far transfer skills, meaning a greater ability to focus on daily living activities. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/Z3cfqnI
A smaller version of the amyloid-beta protein, AB 1-40, builds up on the wall of small arteries and reduces blood flow to the brain, a new study reports. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/EukX0ha
Researchers say using psychological interventions like CBT may help to alleviate anxiety and other symptoms associated with IBS. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/nwrpXtJ
New research finds smoking significantly increases the risk of a person developing schizophrenia or depression. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/igHWUJO
Inhaling air pollution could result in toxic particles being transported from the lungs to the brain via the bloodstream, ultimately resulting in neurological damage. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/NxH3QI0
A neuroimaging-based machine learning algorithm can detect Alzheimer's in the brain with 98% accuracy. The system is also 79% accurate at determining which stage of Alzheimer's disease a patient has. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/aTY2yvk
Machine learning algorithms help researchers identify speech patterns in children on the autism spectrum that are consistent between different languages. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/Lyz9Ek3
Researchers have identified a molecule in the blood that is produced during exercise. The molecule, Lac-Phe, can effectively reduce food intake and obesity in mouse models. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/39lwEfQ
Using single-cell technology, researchers discover how the social division of labor in an ant colony reflects in the functional specialization of the ant brain at a cellular level. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/V0ykX9g
Nearly all adults aged between 50 and 80 report experiencing ageism in their everyday lives, however, those with health conditions experience "everyday ageism" at higher rates. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/nNgHFVU
The absence of the NCX3 gene amplifies pain signals within the spinal cord, a new mouse study reveals. Increasing levels of NCX3 in the spinal cord helped reduce symptoms associated with chronic pain. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/Ke5AxlX
Using neuroscience concepts, researchers evaluate the emotional sensation and analytical representations that occur as we read poetry. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/ZbcO7oH
Artificial intelligence can understand complex words and concepts by representing the meaning of words in a similar way that correlates with human judgments. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/pQqnKUJ
People who believe their fate is determined by luck are more likely to develop gum disease, a new study reports. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/WMveQYA
Neuroimaging of a person's unique brain activity may help predict mental health problems during adolescence, a new study reports. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/1SZjlkH
Humans who use echolocation have better acuity in localizing a target from 45 degrees to the side compared to directly ahead at 0 degrees. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/zyMP1qU
The odds of those infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 suffering long-COVID are 20-50% less than those infected during the Delta wave of COVID. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/g7kq51v
Artificial intelligence helps shed new light on why many with autism have a difficult time when it comes to processing emotions via facial expressions. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/X0Qt1GT
Measuring the electrical activity of the retina in response to light stimulus could be a biomarker for ADHD and autism, researchers report. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/eSvqPOG
Researchers developed a new method for producing high numbers of human photoreceptor cells. The human photoreceptor cells can be transplanted in bulk to partially degenerated mouse retinas and improve the detection of daylight in mice with damaged eyesight. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/cAVgLG7
People with two of the diseases, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease or stroke have double the risk of developing dementia, researchers say. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/QzPl5CF
Children with higher cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness and a lower waist-to-hip ratio had higher scores in cognitive tests for attention and processing speed during middle age. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/I1Fcr7V
Dopamine in the cerebellum helps regulate social behaviors via its action on D2 receptors. Changes in D2 levels in Purkinje cells alter sociability and preference for social novelty without affecting motor function. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/nlkb2YQ
Study reveals the mechanism by which genes coding for a subset of long non-coding RNA interacts with neighboring genes to regulate the development and function of cortical neurons. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/0R83jyl
A new study reports that dog-assisted interventions lower cortisol levels and overall stress in young children. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/LnRlrke
Six months following COVID-19 infection, two-thirds of patients still experienced neurological symptoms including headaches, memory impairment, and decreased concentration that impacted their quality of life. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/56nOMd0
Researchers found no association between in vitro exposure to SSRI antidepressants and an increased risk of a child developing depression. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/b7fBKmA
Global cognition can be estimated in older adults by automatically analyzing key drawing features while performing a drawing test using a tablet and digital pen. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/2D1jcyB
For up to 7 years following the death of a grandmother, adolescent males show a 50% increase in depression symptoms than their non-grieving peers. Mothers of girls were also at increased risk of depression. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/3vxfgu8
A new protocol for differentiating human embryonic stem cells to RPE cells could be a safe and effective approach for treating age-related macular degeneration. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/U9oau37
Exposure to the opioid fentanyl induces autism-like behaviors in mice by activating mu-opioid receptors in the anterior cingulate cortex. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/9V1RcJ7
Neuroimaging study reveals those suffering from Gulf War Syndrome who experience chronic pain have increased volume in brain areas associated with pain processing and smaller volume in areas associated with pain regulation. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/OFRciNK