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Destruction or removal of the cilia in the striatum impairs time perception and judgment, new research suggests. The findings could have implications for a range of diseases including schizophrenia, ASD, and Parkinson's. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/n2uFlvf

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Lecanemab, an amyloid-clearing monoclonal antibody drug shows positive results in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The drug is now poised for FDA approval early in 2023. Lecanemab slows cognitive decline by 27%. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/GM6Ke0F

The adult brain contains millions of "silent synapses", or immature connections between neurons that remain inactive until they are required for learning new information and storing new memories. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/lc6Wu3T

Researchers report a link between adverse psychosocial factors experienced during childhood and cognitive function during midlife. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/qUfjOCe

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Researchers have identified two proteins that prevent the formation of scars in the brain and help promote the regeneration of new neural tissue. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/lm42GuZ

Single neurons conveying visual information about two separate objects in line of sight do so by alternating signals about one object or the other. However, when the two objects overlap, brain cells detect them as a single entity. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/4ZeEDGj

Activating TREM2 on microglia in the brains of those with Alzheimer's could help slow down the progression of the neurodegenerative disease. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/LDTO91o

People with a neurotic personality type have a stronger relationship with both stressor exposure and perceived stress than any of the other four personality types. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/Asbhk8i

The financial circumstances a child experiences impact their well-being between the ages of 41 and 65. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/oNgnhjz

Higher weight and body mass index in pre-adolescence was associated with poor brain health. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/MGVb5Wy

Men with depression are 33% less likely to have children, and depressed women are 15% less likely to have children than their peers who do not suffer from depression. Additionally, women are more likely to suffer symptoms of depression during their childbearing years. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/BhtrHpq

Augmenting exposure therapy with ten minutes of aerobic exercise reduces PTSD symptom severity for up to six months after a nine-week course of treatment ends. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/vsfOiBu

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The fossil of a 525-million-year-old tiny sea creature with a preserved nervous system may solve a century-long debate about how the brains of arthropods evolved. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/nIA5so7

For children, the run-up to Christmas seems to take forever, but for adults, time appears to fly as the Holiday season approaches. Researchers say this is because our perception of time alters as we age. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/fKDahc6

A neural circuit that decodes the start, duration and sudden change of speed of locomotion has been identified. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/5npFZjY

Octopuses have a massively expanded repertoire of miRNA in their neural tissue, reflecting a similar development to that which occurred in vertebrates. Findings suggest miRNA plays a significant role in the development of complex brains. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/vOBT7uR

Previous TBI increased the risk of frontotemporal dementia in those without a genetic risk factor for FTD. Additionally, researchers found those with FTD tend to be less educated than those with Alzheimer's disease. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/flJOQqs

The shape of a specific set of proteins differs in the spinal fluid of patients with Parkinson's disease compared to those without the neurodegenerative disease. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/2jwDRoP

Contrary to expectations, researchers found older adults who live in countries with greater age bias had better health outcomes than those who lived in countries with less age bias. The study found older people tend to live longer in countries with more negative attitudes toward the aging population. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/P4qKM90

Study reveals a signaling pathway that controls the formation of synapses between pyramidal neurons and inhibitory neurons expressing the parvalbumin protein. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/4pRSMPt

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The color of the plate food is served on influences taste perception, a new study reports. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/OX0JrPZ

Krill oil protects dopaminergic neurons from age-related degeneration, decreases alpha-synuclein aggregation, and improves dopamine-dependent cognition and behavior in lab models of Parkinson's disease. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/tknWf3S

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Study reveals the benefits of family involvement in treatment outcomes for those who suffer from psychosis. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/PkCSXt0

Researchers have developed a family of adeno-associated viral vectors (AAVs) that are able to cross the blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapies directly to the brain. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/CtZbMhA

Pregnant women who drink small-to-moderate amounts of alcohol during pregnancy risk altering their baby's brain structure and delaying brain development. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/Ay4Lv5Q

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One-quarter of teens and young adults engaged in episodes of self-harm on more than one occasion. Repeated self-harm episodes are more likely to occur during the first year of the first episode, with the greatest risk within the first month. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/E16wpr7

A gene associated with autism overstimulates brain cells far greater in neurons without the mutation. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/3CRGydV

44% of adolescents who game heavily report a better sense of wellbeing than those who game less or don't play video games at all. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/cGo8tqV

Taking NSAIDs such as ibuprofen or naproxen for arthritis may make inflammation worse over time, a new study reports. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/aC1zjb9

Neuroimaging study reveals significant brain changes in areas associated with language comprehension, cognition, and circadian rhythm control six months after COVID-19 infection. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/vU5SoX0

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Exercise addiction is an obsessive or compulsive desire to exercise, even when it is detrimental to health. Researchers evaluate what causes exercise addiction and focus on methods to curb the compulsion to exercise. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/YAgV40h

Study explores why we hold irrational and superstitious beliefs, and how they can provide comfort. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/4KIpGfd

"Off-line" periods during AI training mitigated "catastrophic forgetting" in artificial neural networks, mimicking the learning benefits sleep provides in the human brain. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/OcsAhqE

Disrupted neurotransmission via nicotinic acetylcholine receptors during fetal development results in an impaired preference for animate objects similar to autism in chick models. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/Ez0vMuL

Novel PET imaging probes will show real-time brain activity that occurs during disease progression in autism and Alzheimer's disease. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/yKAiq69

Professional jazz musicians play certain combinations of notes and "licks" with more constant timing and force than other notes. Findings suggest jazz musicians possess a collection of patterns that are directly grounded in their brains and bodies. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/nHw96dX

New brain-machine interface technology allows those who are immobile to control their wheelchairs through mind control. The BMI allows users to traverse natural and cluttered environments after training. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/fKZgRYt

Coupling two approaches of game theory sheds light on how moral norms and selfless behaviors evolved. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/EVj9A5F

A new brain organoid study reveals how alcohol exposure hinders the development and function of new brain cells. Fetal alcohol exposure impaired cortical functioning in the organoid model. Researchers say during pregnancy, no amount of alcohol is safe when it comes to healthy fetal development. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/gU1nuND

People over the age of 45 who use anti-hyperglycemic medications to control their Type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis. However, those who are under 45 and take anti-hyperglycemic medications are at reduced risk of MS. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/ohpvC4c

Transplanting intestinal epithelial stem cells from healthy donors reduced stroke-induced mortality, decreased the volume of dead brain tissue and gut leakiness, and prevented stroke-induced cognitive decline. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/Ss9OMke

People with subretinal drusenoid deposits (SDD), a form of age-related macular degeneration, are more likely to have underlying heart damage as a result of heart failure or heart attacks, or other forms of cardiovascular disease associated with increased stroke risk. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/fQ1657T

Older adults who feel more positively about aging tend to have more fulfilling love lives, a new study reveals. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/coCwx3q

Many people turn to dating apps to find companionship and love, however, researchers say sexual predators are using dating apps to secure new victims. A new study reveals 14% of rapes committed by an acquaintance occurred as a result of meeting via a dating app. Victims with mental illnesses and other vulnerabilities were the most targeted, and the attacks were significantly more violent. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/7UAynL6

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Animal-based low-carb diets were associated with an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, while plant-based low-carb diets were associated with a lower risk of developing diabetes. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/q6VIXxa

Social media presents a new way for researchers to study memory. User-created media can evoke memories of emotion, location, time and other memory content all at once. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/QtuX4Pg

When people carry the Alzheimer's associated APOE4 gene, oligodendrocytes fail to transport fatty molecules to wrap neurons that make brain circuitry connections. This deficit of myelin may contribute to the pathology and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/BLDsjHr

Corporal punishment increases the risk of developing anxiety and depression in adolescents, researchers report. Additionally, corporal punishment alters brain activity and impacts brain development. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/bWvYcoF

Parts of the brain in which the APOE gene is most active are the areas that sustain the most damage associated with Alzheimer's disease. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/y8xK35M

Used to help treat mental health conditions, and improve spirituality, the plant-based psychoactive ayahuasca is becoming more popular. Researchers say there is a high rate of adverse physical and psychological effects from using ayahuasca although they are not generally severe. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/TXhSHwm

Study reveals differences in gene activity in the caudate and frontal cortex in those with ADHD. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/Xnx7vBJ

Mothers with school-age children perform slightly more moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day than those with younger children. Less than 50% of mothers met the recommended 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/8MfYlCk

A sense of purpose may have health-protective benefits including a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline associated with aging. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/wn0A1y8

Findings could have implications for new avenues of research for a range of neurodegenerative diseases including ALS and Alzheimer's. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/SQwIjez

Hormonal contraception disrupts signal transmission between cells in the prefrontal cortex of adolescents. Hormonal birth control also elevates levels of stress hormones in the brain. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/UmWr4X5

Adults with attachment anxiety are more likely to remember details incorrectly, especially when they can see the person relaying information, than those with other personality types like neuroticism or attachment avoidance. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/6RLGSFO

A newly developed brain atlas could help with the study and diagnosis of mental health and neurodegenerative disorders by correlating brain networks with underlying anatomical structures. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/x3s0Mfy

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Seals can distinguish between and react differently to changes in rhythm. The findings shed new light on musicality. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/k0jBALi

Investigating how psychedelics such as psilocybin act on serotonin receptors, researchers shed new light on how the drugs affect consciousness and assist in treating a range of mental health disorders. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/qlJQ3Yo

A newly developed vaccine blocks the ability of the opioid Fentanyl's ability to enter the brain, thus blocking the drug's "high". from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/g1dmJza

The claustrum coordinates networks associated with executive commands to work together to accomplish the many cognitively demanding tasks we perform on a moment-to-moment basis. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/71AolXj

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Researchers have identified patterns of white matter connectivity exclusive to core symptoms of autism. The study also reveals many structural brain connectivity patterns previously believed to be associated with ASD also overlap with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/GNeKCD7

Two common compounds, green tea catechins and resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, reduce the formation of Alzheimer's-associated amyloid plaques in brain tissue. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/8R63weI

People who experience chronic pain during middle age report poorer mental and overall health problems later in life. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/t956xNf

New findings reveal rats can move their heads to the beat of music, demonstrating animals have innate beat synchronization. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/YbRJmxn

Study reveals a potential link between respiration and neural activity changes in animal models. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/FkWNHR1

A new study reveals it is not only possible to determine Alzheimer's risks before symptoms appear, but it is also possible to determine who will deteriorate within the next few years. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/ofJbvcV

The commercial dietary supplement nicotinamide riboside, touted to improve cardiovascular and neurological health, may actually increase the risk of developing breast cancer that metastasizes to the brain. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/AEi9NB1

When it comes to musical tastes, people tend to favor songs with lyrics that correspond to their attachment style. This means most people tend to like songs that spell out what they are going through in a relationship, for better or worse. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/OrvHaj8

The ability to empathize, or share the pain of others is mapped onto neurons in the insula, a new study reports. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/vOpy027

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When it comes to pretend play, infants perform interactional patterns with elements of pretense a lot earlier than previously believed. Researchers say pretend play should be considered an interpersonal feature of cognitive development, and not an end product. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/5L6He1M

80% of patients with multiple sclerosis remain disease-free for the long term following an autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/TnoAOJZ

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Vsx2 neurons are vital and sufficient for spinal cord stimulation therapies to be effective to restore motor function in those with spinal cord injury and for nerve fiber reorganization. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/VH6wgLX

Researchers have identified 134 genes associated with autism and a range of genetic alterations associated with ASD. Notably, the study identified changes in copy number variations with likely associations with ASD, including autism-associated variants in 14% of people on the autism spectrum. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/beqhBvi

During eye contact, those with ASD have significantly reduced activity in the dorsal parietal cortex compared to those who are not on the autism spectrum. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/R4p6vci

Study reveals mindfulness-based stress reduction methods proved to be as effective as antidepressants for relieving symptoms for those with anxiety disorders. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/ofNtB7s

One reason why happiness can seem so elusive is that our current emotions and feelings can interfere with memories of our past well-being. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/ygWlaLi

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New insights into the maternal brain shed novel light on the neuroscience of parenting and have implications for developing treatments for treating postpartum depression. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/KgI0Ecl

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Major political events such as elections appear to have a dramatic impact on sleep, alcohol consumption, and emotional and psychological well-being, a new study reports. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/Z5K7x90

Female mice who have not been pregnant or given birth show activation in the anterior cingulate cortex when they acquire maternal behaviors after exposure to pups. The findings reveal through repeated exposure to pups, virgin female mice are capable of learning maternal behaviors that resemble those of mothers following birth. from Neuroscience News https://ift.tt/9E03gHY