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A Neuroscientist Says Your Brain May Not Actually Make Decisions
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (358+ words) You may think you made a decision to read this article, but did you, really? What we consider to be making a decision might in fact be a different kind of brain interaction between what we perceive, and the actions…...
Scientists Uncover Shared Genetic Roots of OCD, Tourette Syndrome, And Autism
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (573+ words) The prenatal to postnatal development of our brains involves a complex cascade of chemicals, branching brain-signaling pathways, and unfolding neural cells – the evolution of a universe in microcosm. This incredibly intricate development can lead to potentially debilitating conditions like obsessive-compulsive…...
Scientists Identify a Nose-to-Brain Circuit That Links Anxiety And Breathing
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (283+ words) Anxiety disorders are humanity's most common mental disorders, affecting some 359 million people globally....
Deep Sleep Brain Waves Offer Protection Against Alzheimer's Disease, New Research Shows
1+ week, 6+ day ago (641+ words) We know sleep and Alzheimer's disease are intricately linked. In a new study published in the journal Neurology, a team of scientists explores the associations between particular kinds of electrical activity that occur during deep sleep, a peptide neurotransmitter called…...
Scientists May Have Found The Exact Brain Cells Crucial For Sustaining Motivation
2+ week, 4+ day ago (211+ words) Motivation (or a lack of it) shapes our lives in ways large and small every day: From changing careers to changing TV channels, we're guided by what motivates us and what we find rewarding....
Common Daily Vitamin Linked to 13% Cognitive Boost in Early Dementia, Study Shows
2+ week, 5+ day ago (636+ words) For anybody with a loved one experiencing dementia or Alzheimer's, news of prospective drug treatments failing or producing mixed results is a cause for concern. But emerging evidence gives reasons for hope too, with research suggesting a common vitamin supplement…...
Scientists Reveal The Strange Neurological Reason Your Pupils Dilate When You're Surprised
2+ week, 6+ day ago (358+ words) Your pupils quickly dilate when you enter a dark room, letting in more light to help you see....
Hidden Pulses Within Your Brain May Hold Your Thoughts Together
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (462+ words) When you recognize a familiar face, your brain must connect that face with a name, a place, and perhaps a memory....
Brain Scans Reveal a Striking Similarity Between Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder
3+ week, 1+ day ago (324+ words) Schizophrenia can affect how a person perceives reality, thinks, and communicates, sometimes causing hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, reduced motivation, and cognitive difficulties....
The World's Largest Psychedelic Brain Study of Its Kind Just Found 'Hidden Order' in The Chaos
3+ week, 2+ day ago (864+ words) Psychedelics are becoming more clinically relevant, and a slew of recent research has explored the effects of psilocybin in ever-greater detail, revealing that it has the ability to imprint lasting, meaningful changes in brain activity. Psilocybin, the psychoactive powerhouse in…...