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 ...
How Sleep and Social Media Shape Teen Brain Function
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Summary: A new study links shorter sleep duration in teens to higher social media usage, involving brain regions crucial for executive control ...
