Neuroscience
Early Autism Diagnosis Enhanced by Eye-Tracking Technology
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Summary: Eye-tracking biomarkers can improve autism diagnosis in children. Combining eye-tracking with primary care evaluations increased diagnostic accuracy to 91% sensitivity and ...
Activating Brain’s Serotonin Center Alters Behavior and Motivation
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Summary: Stimulating the brain’s serotonin center, the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN), activates areas responsible for behavior and motivation. This discovery, using opto-functional ...
SSRIs Reveal New Potential Beyond Depression Treatment
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Summary: A new study uncovers a key biological process targeted by SSRIs, suggesting new clinical applications. The study found that SSRIs affect ...
Higher TBI Risk Found in Wealthier, Healthier Seniors
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Summary: 13% of older adults are diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI), often from ground-level falls. The study found that wealthier, healthier, ...
Ketones May Help Reverse Cognitive Decline
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Summary: As we age, our brain naturally becomes more insulin resistant, disrupting neuron communication and leading to cognitive decline and neurodegeneration. Researchers ...
Astrocyte Receptors Impact Memory Differently in Men and Women
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Summary: Researchers discovered that astrocyte receptors impact cognitive function differently in male and female preclinical models. The study reveals that astrocytic signaling ...
Prenatal Amphetamine Exposure Impacts Brain Development
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Summary: A new study used C. elegans to study the long-term effects of amphetamine exposure during embryogenesis, finding significant alterations in dopamine-related ...
Age-Linked Sympathetic Denervation Worsens PD Non-Motor Symptoms
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Summary: Researchers found that Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients with sympathetic denervation in major salivary glands and the heart exhibit more severe non-motor ...
How ‘Not’ Changes Everything: Brain Interprets Negated Adjectives
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Summary: Researchers found that negating adjectives with “not” affects how our brains interpret their meaning, mitigating rather than inverting their definition. In ...