Risk-taking teens have brain differences
New research indicates that risk-taking teens have amplified connections between certain brain regions....
read moreEPO may reduce risk of brain issues in preemies
Researchers have discovered that administering the hormone EPO to preterm infants within 42 hours of birth reduced the risk of brain injury....
read moreRe-writing memory in mice
Researchers have discovered that emotional memory traces can be re-written to form new ones — e.g., from bad to good....
read moreBariatric surgery could reduce Alzheimer’s risk
There’s new evidence that weight loss after bariatric surgery could actually reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s in people who are obese....
read moreNew research may help stroke and TBI victims
Scientists at the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition found that people learn to generate certain neural activity patterns more easily than others and there is a limit on cognitive flexibility in terms of neurons....
read moreHuntington’s gene plays big role in long-term memory
Neurologists have discovered that the “Huntington’s gene” plays an important role in normal long-term memory....
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